June 16th is Bloomsday, the 100th anniversary of the day on which James Joyce's novel, Ulysses, takes place. (It’s called Bloomsday in honor of Leopold Bloom, the novel's protagonist.) Isaiah Sheffer, Frank McCourt, and Marian Seldes are reading excerpts from Ulysses aloud in this year’s Bloomsday on Broadway celebration in New York’s Symphony Space.
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Music: Music From the Works of James Joyce, Kevin McDermott (tenor) and Ralph Richey (pianist): #6 (“Love’s Old Sweet Song)
#10 (“My Girl’s a Yorkshire Girl)
» Read more about Bloomsday on Broadway
Music: Music From the Works of James Joyce, Kevin McDermott (tenor) and Ralph Richey (pianist): #6 (“Love’s Old Sweet Song)
#10 (“My Girl’s a Yorkshire Girl)
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