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Sounds of Diminution

Glyph and Gospel by Suzanne Coley Love's Not Time's Fool , 2025, Suzanne Coley In a recent production of  The Merry Wives of Windsor  at the Globe, I had the pleasure of seeing the minor characters deliver their lines in regional dialects. One actor, in particular, spoke as though singing hymnal gospel, in tones that evoked monastic chant or Catholic liturgy. He received a standing ovation. Perhaps it was the brilliance of the performance—or perhaps it was the first time Shakespeare had ever sounded like that. I looked him up afterward. On Instagram, the actor Samuel Creasey wrote, “The summer of dreams at the Globe.” That performance affirmed what I had been trying to do: to read Shakespeare not just as text, but as sound. Sound that resonates from the deepest part of the soul. Sound that remembers: church bells, complex organ music, spiritual vortices, harmonies composed of both joy and despair. In Shakespeare's sonnets, especially, I hear the  diminution,  a ...

Rome, Italy

Palazzo Esposizioni Roma What a beautiful exhibition in the heart of Rome. The marriage of art, fashion, and innovative vision by designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. Dolce&Gabbana's Exhibition, Dal Cuore Alle Mani ( From the Heart to the Hands ), 14 May - 13 August 2025.