Ricky Ian Gordon
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Ricky Ian Gordon
@publicdove.bsky.social
I am a composer and a writer who grew up in, and lives in New York.
“This House is the closest thing to a Great American Opera that I’ve been privileged to see—a work that should take a canonical position in American drama and music.” - Opera Magazine
July 30, 2025 at 2:57 AM
July 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
July 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
July 2, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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June 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Amazing reporting here on how things have backfired on the capitulating law firms and their enabler.
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
June 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain on Monday promised to bring his country to "war-fighting readiness" as he announced plans to build up to 12 new attack submarines and invest in nuclear and other weaponry as part of a new military strategy aimed at deterring an increasingly hostile Russia.
U.K. to Build Up to 12 Submarines as Part of Shift to ‘War-Fighting Readiness’
www.nytimes.com
June 2, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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More than a century after the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, one of the most horrific episodes of racial violence in U.S. history, the city’s mayor announced a $105 million reparations package on Sunday. It is the first large-scale plan committing funds to address the impact of the atrocity.
$105 Million Reparations Package for Tulsa Race Massacre Unveiled by Mayor
www.nytimes.com
June 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Fact Checker by Glenn Kessler: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) says the Congressional Budget Office undercounted revenue projections by $1 trillion over five years, but even the CBO couldn’t predict a pandemic.
Analysis | Mike Johnson’s bogus attack on CBO’s score of the 2017 tax bill
The House Speaker says the CBO missed by $1 trillion, but even the CBO couldn’t predict a pandemic.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
“This House” is a triumph at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. The company’s 45th world premiere is a masterpiece. It has a dazzling score by Ricky Ian Gordon and a spellbinding libretto by Lynn Nottage and Ruby Aiyo Gerber, Nottage’s daughter.
June 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM