Fred Plotkin

Pleasure activist and egalitarian. Italy, opera, author, speaker, food, wine

[Fred Plotkin @FredPlotkin]

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: https://t.co/s2C8TUk73t

[Fred Plotkin @FredPlotkin]

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

[Fred Plotkin @FredPlotkin]

Covid is not over. Pretending otherwise will kill you in one way or another https://t.co/tQxsRi8h1T

[Fred Plotkin @FredPlotkin]

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

[Fred Plotkin @FredPlotkin]

View your news diet at https://t.co/qMjjAq3Ihm

[Fred Plotkin @FredPlotkin]

@KBAndersen The Manhattan Project. Manhattan Transfer

[Fred Plotkin @FredPlotkin]

The great American soprano turns 96 today. I will pay tribute on my show at 2 pm New York time #FredPlotkinOnFridays. #Leontyne96 https://t.co/lVrAQm1X2w

[Fred Plotkin @FredPlotkin]

“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. https://t.co/OahQH2M7p2

[Fred Plotkin @FredPlotkin]

@MarinaRebeka Loro sono intenditori e tu sei bravissima

[Fred Plotkin @FredPlotkin]

@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.

[Fred Plotkin @FredPlotkin]

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

[Fred Plotkin @FredPlotkin]

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

[Fred Plotkin @FredPlotkin]

Cara De Silva In Memoriam https://t.co/cZQLcUJbIq via @NewYorkTheater

[Fred Plotkin @FredPlotkin]

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
https://t.co/Bq7Ij3oJoa

[Fred Plotkin @FredPlotkin]

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 https://t.co/jMoFMfjY0P

[Fred Plotkin @FredPlotkin]

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 https://t.co/ym0MhtYFQh via @BAM_Brooklyn

[Rep. Liz Cheney @RepLizCheney]

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

[Adam Schiff @SenAdamSchiff]

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.

[Fred Plotkin @FredPlotkin]

@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

[Fred Plotkin @FredPlotkin]

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 https://t.co/BY3OIGqzx1