Antoine Jefferson

For Dorothy Francis Snow Karpenske · 19 Sept 2026

My mother called me at 6am my time just to tell me Dorothy had passed. Didn't say much after that, just sat with the phone quiet between us for a minute.

For Eugenio Zanetti · 19 Sept 2026

Not somebody I followed close, but What Dreams May Come stuck with me, that afterlife looked like a painting come alive. Man had a real gift for making the unseen look like something you could walk into. Praying for his family tonight.

For Liang Shaoji · 17 Sept 2026

"Then what we see here is the life of a silkworm." Been sitting with that line all morning. Man found God's whole patience and suffering in a bug spinning thread. That's a preacher's eye if I ever saw one.

For Brian Wolfe · 16 Sept 2026

Brian took his talent all the way to Japan and back. That kind of courage to compete on two continents, that's something to admire. Rest well.

For Mary Gaudron · 13 Sept 2026

Her career was a sustained witness to the rule of law and human dignity. The way she carried both matters even more now.

For Mike McFarland · 10 Sept 2026

Heard Mike speak at a convention years back about the music and soul in voice work. He believed dubbing was sacred. The world needed that belief.

For Zenyazen Escobar García · 8 Sept 2026

Followed his work in education reform for years. He stood with teachers when it mattered most. Prayers for his family and for Veracruz.

For Michel Paulin · 4 Sept 2026

A man who gave his whole life to bringing other people's words to life, on stage and behind the screen. That's a calling. Rest well, Michel.

For Antonino Fogliani · 4 Sept 2026

Antonino had a gift for finding the sacred in these old operas, even when he said he wasn't looking for it. The bel canto repertory loses its best guardian today. His work in Pesaro and beyond will echo.

For Zhu Rongji · 14 Aug 2026

A man who lost his parents young and still chose to build something. That takes a different kind of faith. Rest well, Premier Zhu.

To Lawrence Ellis’s tribute on Von Scales’s page · 23d ago

same, thought he'd be on the new season