I remember years ago flapping my jaws claiming that Lady Gaga was a hoax. A friend replied seriously-and kindly-that Lady G was in fact an accomplished musician. More the fool am I. This is from last night's Academy Awards, but since I watched Downton Abbey and went to bed, I missed it live. This is off the grid for us (me), but this performance is too good not to share. And yeah, I adore sentiment. Julie Andrews comes out to embrace Lady G. What's not to love?
Christopher Purdy is Classical 101's early morning host, 7-10 a.m. weekdays. He is host and producer of Front Row Center – Classical 101’s weekly celebration of Opera and more – as well as Music in Mid-Ohio, Concerts at Ohio State, and the Columbus Symphony broadcast series. He is the regular pre-concert speaker for Columbus Symphony performances in the Ohio Theater.