No longer living on the right (meaning Left) coast, but rather in NYC, the formidable and revered Marni Nixon dropped out of sight, at least of mine, alas. And so, I very much appreciated mail today from Anne Nonnemacher -- a young and terrific singer in the Met Chorus (known to us, Leftcoasters, from the Oregon Bach Festival) -- "locating" Marni. She will, the message said, give a master class this Sunday (2/4) at 7 p.m., at Christ & St. Stephen's Church, 120 West 69th Street, NYC. The event is produced by John Russell, of the NY Verismo Opera Company. I don't think I can make it, much as I'd like to (she still owes me a return match after soundly trashing me on a Seattle tennis court in the last century), but all you locals: hele on! Janos Gereben/SF, CA [log in to unmask]