Fred Plotkin

Dead Man Walking (Heggie/McNally) opened the Metropolitan Opera season magnificently. Do try to see it in the house or on HD Oct. 21. I will do the pre-performance lecture at BAM. Tickets here: bam.org/opera/2024/dea…

@JoyceDiDonato @MetOpera Thank you dear Joyce. You and your colleagues were magnificent in a perfect production.

Happy opening night of @MetOpera’s 2023 / 2024 season! ✨🥂

Covid is not over. Pretending otherwise will kill you in one way or another theinsider1.com/post/we-may-be…

@Danielledeniese @Wimbledon @rogerfederer @Shelby_Rogers_ @ryanhpen No doubt Roger said, “I met Danielle de Niese!”

An absolutely stunning day in the Royal Box at @wimbledon today, meeting the always radiant Princess of Wales and… I finally met one of my ultimate idols: the one & only @rogerfederer 🎾 Talking to him about the similarities between opera & tennis was surreal! Amazing tennis from Rybakina @Shelby_Rogers_ Peniston, & of course deep admiration for the phenomenal unstoppable @andy_murray dailymail.co.uk/femail/article…

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@KBAndersen The Manhattan Project. Manhattan Transfer

Apart from the yucky red cocktail and the yucky red clam chowder, are there any other things named after Manhattan? (The town in Kansas, treacly or not, doesn’t count; it derives from a different native place name.)

The great American soprano turns 96 today. I will pay tribute on my show at 2 pm New York time #FredPlotkinOnFridays. #Leontyne96 app.idagio.com/live/event/fre…

“As a treasured accessory for novice travelers [to Italy], it will be second only to a passport.” —-Florence Fabricant in The New York Times about Rick Steves Italy for Food Lovers, by Rick Steves and Fred Plotkin. February 7, 2023. nytimes.com/2023/02/07/din…

@MarinaRebeka Loro sono intenditori e tu sei bravissima

Ringrazio dal cuore il pubblico caloroso della Scala per sincero e vivace accoglimento del mio debutto in ruolo di Elena nei I Vespri Siciliani. Era indimenticabile! 🖤 #ivesprisiciliani🏛 #Teatroallascala #Premiere

@GeraldFinley Very happy birthday Gerry. Word has reached all the way to NYC of your sublime singing in Tannhauser. No surprise, of course, but a pleasure to know. Wish I could get to London to hear you.

Thank you!

Signed my first copies of Italy for Food Lovers (which I co-authored with Rick Steves) today at Barnes and Noble in Union Square #ItalyForFoodLovers #RickSteves #FredPlotkin #ItalyTravel #CucinaItaliana

January 3 is publication date for this book that I had the pleasure of co-authoring with Rick Steves. Available wherever you buy books. #FredPlotkin. #RickSteves. #Italy #ItalianFood

Cara De Silva In Memoriam newyorktheater.me/2022/12/13/car… via @NewYorkTheater

Announcing online "Making Sense of Giuseppe Verdi" course on Idagio. Guest artists: Nov 2 THOMAS HAMPSON; Nov 9 NADINE SIERRA; Nov 16 ELEONORA BURATTO; Nov 30 GREGORY KUNDE. Each class 90 minutes and you will be able to interact with my guests and me idag.io/FredPlotkin_Ma…

Rick Steves on Eating in Italy: A Cultured Conversation with Fred Plotkin - Smithsonian Associates. Feb 2. Register to watch on Zoom. #RickSteves #FredPlotkin #Italy #CucinaItaliana #Pasta #Pizza #Vino smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tick…

I am doing the pre-performance lecture on Cherubini's MEDEA at BAM before you watch one of the great tours-de-force in opera. My talk is at noon and then the Met's HD transmission is at 1 pm. Don't miss it! #FredPlotkinSpeaks #MEDEA bam.org/opera/2022/the… via @BAM_Brooklyn

The former President did not condemn the attack on the Capitol building. He justified it.

His campaign manager knew he lost. His attorney general knew he lost. His top advisers knew he lost. His legal team knew he lost. His daughter knew he lost.   And Trump knew it too.

@AllOfItWNYC @phoebe_bridgers @macbethbway @AdlerEmmett @bencasselman @WNYC Ageism is real. All the jobs I am copiously talented at are going to people with much less knowledge and the work they do is often mediocre

Today: @phoebe_bridgers joins to discuss her live swing through the NYC area PLUS: - Hear from the director and composer behind @macbethbway; - @AdlerEmmett's new doc "End Of The Line" about NYC's subway crisis - @bencasselman on NOT retiring after 55, Live at noon on @WNYC

So now it can be told: Rick Steves and I have co-authored a book “Rick Steves Italy for Food Lovers”. It can be ordered now and is published January 3, 2023. #FredPlotkinCooks. #FredPlotkinInCucina hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rick-st…