For the December 24 edition of Fred Plotkin on Fridays, My guest will be the wonderful soprano Angel Joy Blue. You can find us on a live stream at 2 pm in NYC/11 am LA/7 pm London or watch later on YouTube or Vimeo. app.idagio.com/live/event/fre… #FredPlotkinOnFridays #AngelBlue

What a pleasure it was to converse with Jessica B. Harris on the Jan. 14 edition of Idagio's #FredPlotkinOnFridays. The subjects ranged widely and fascinatingly. No wonder TIME magazine named her one of the hundred most influential people of 2021.youtube.com/watch?v=nkeuLg…

I just completed my 100th show of "Fred Plotkin on Fridays" Cultured Conversations on Idagio with fascinating creative types. I have loved doing this and look forward to more. You can find links to all of my shows right here: vimeo.com/search/sort:al…... #FredPlotkinOnFridays

“Musicians are the craziest of all” Edward Sorel to ⁦The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast⁩. He did the magnificent cover of my book.

#Aretha Franklin was born on March 25, 1942. Today she would have turned 80. #Respect #Think #ISayALittlePrayer #RockSteady

My wonderful guest on April 8th's Fred Plotkin on Fridays was David Devan, General Director/President, OperaPhiladelphia. He gives a master class in arts management that you would do well to study and take to heart.#FredPlotkinOnFridays youtube.com/watch?v=G3djo-…

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…

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.

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

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…

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…

Cara De Silva In Memoriam newyorktheater.me/2022/12/13/car… via New York Theater

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

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

“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…

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…

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

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…