November 2007 - Vol. 36, No. 11 - Philadelphia Bar Association

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Philadelphia Bar Association and the Friends of the National Association of Women Judges Invite You to Attend The 29th Annual NAWJ Conference Luncheon Friday, November 9, 2007 at 12:00 p.m. Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue Keynote Speaker: Judith Rodin, Ph.D. President, The Rockefeller Foundation NAWJ was founded in 1979 and is comprised of over 1,200 federal, state, municipal, administrative, military and tribal women judges at both the appellate and trial levels from every state in the nation. NAWJ’s 29th Annual Conference will be held in Philadelphia, and in connection with that conference, there will be a luncheon held on Friday, Nov. 9 at the Park Hyatt at the Bellevue, open to the public. This year’s luncheon will feature keynote speaker Judith Rodin, Ph.D., current president of the Rockefeller Foundation and the past president of the University of Pennsylvania. It will be attended by hundreds of leading federal and state women judges from across the United States. Also in attendance will be a number of distinguished women judges from foreign countries. Please join us for what is sure to be an exciting event. To register for the Friday, Nov. 9 luncheon, please complete the registration form below and send with a check or credit card information to: National Association of Women Judges, 1341 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 4.2, Washington, D.C. 20036 Name __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Firm, Company or Organization ______________________________________________________________________________________ Mailing Address __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone Number ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ E-mail Address ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Method of Payment: ___ Enclosed is a check payable to NAWJ for $ 75. ___ MasterCard, AMEX or Visa Account Number: ________________________________________________________ Exp: __________ Signature: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 22 Philadelphia Bar Reporter November 2007 philadelphiabar.org
n By Marc W. Reuben When the relatively young Salzburg Music Festival engaged the great conductor Bruno Walter in 1930 to conduct Mozart opera, his assignment included performances of “Don Giovanni” (Don Juan) and the lead was to be the immensely popular Italian bass-baritone Ezio Pinza. Pinza was known as a troubadour and a ladies man and his skill at reading music was often questioned. Walter wished to meet him prior to rehearsals to see what all the fuss was about, and, early one morning, Walter’s maid interrupted him at breakfast with the breathless announcement “Maestro, the most handsome man is standing at the door!” It was always to be that way and the public embraced Pinza as a heartthrob, a title he enjoyed Arts & Media Pinza’s Performances Lit Up Stage for Years and filled for decades. Born the seventh child of Italian parents (his father was a carpenter) in 1892, he was the first of the children to survive birth. His father did not expect him to live long and the child was named only after it appeared he would survive. He was named for the brother of a co-worker, who suggested the name because the brother was off studying music and perhaps the child would become a musician. Instead, the young boy took an interest in bicycle racing and became an athlete in the belief that musicians didn’t make a good enough living. Pinza was known to sing after competition victories and his father talked him into various auditions for teachers, who guided him in placing his voice. He made his operatic debut in 1914 in Italy. His career was sidetracked by service in the Great War. He was 6-1, with brown curly hair, muscular with olive skin and chiseled features and a grand smile. And yes, he could sing. In an age when operatic performers tended to be soft and round, Pinza was tall and muscular. His penetrating voice rose above the orchestra and made the floorboards rumble, and could be reduced to a silken murmur when called for. The combination of physical and musical beauty he represented was irresistible to audiences, who treasured both the seeing and the hearing. His persona lit up every performance he ever gave, and the personal charm he exuded while singing often turned minor tasks into major triumphs. (He sang the “Coat Aria” in a 1937 performance of “Boehme” in which lovely Grace Moore lay dying stage left, and he sang it with such vulnerable charm that the audience forgot the suffering of the soprano, albeit for a short while.) He was a charmer. He was the most celebrated Don Giovanni of his age since everyone could easily imagine him seducing woman after woman and the sharp glint in his eye made the saga of the world’s most famous lover his own. He was more than a singer had a right to be. He was charm itself, partly due to his imposing stature and often to his rapport with the audience. He enjoyed what he did and it almost seems a shame that someone who leaves such an indelible impression should also possess one of the lion voices of the century. During a performance of “Marriage of Figaro,” another of his triumphs, he sang the comic aria “Non Piu Andrai” so casually that he put his foot up on the prompter’s box, continued on page 24 NAWJ 29th Conference in Philadelphia; Rodin Will Deliver Keynote Field Portrait Unveiled The Philadelphia Bar Association welcomes the 2007 National Association of Women Judges’ 29th Annual Conference to Philadelphia Nov. 7 – 11 at the Four Seasons Hotel. “We are honored to welcome members of the NAWJ to Philadelphia, and salute them for their dedication to preserving judicial independence, ensuring equal justice and access to the courts for women, minorities and other historically disfavored groups, providing education, and increasing the numbers and advancement of women judges at all levels,” said Bar Association Chancellor Jane Leslie Dalton. Senior Judge Norma L. Shapiro, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and Senior Judge Carolyn Engel Temin, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, are co-chairs of the 29th Annual Conference. “We extend our congratulations to the Honorable Norma L. Shapiro and the Honorable Carolyn Engel Temin, and thank them for their outstanding contributions to our profession and tireless dedication to ensuring fairness and gender equality in our courts. As trailblazers who have paved the way for many, they are invaluable role models who continue to inspire us always,” said Chancellor Dalton. “Likewise, we congratulate the Honorable Brenda Stith Loftin, NAWJ President, and Honorable Fernande R.V. Duffly, President-Elect, for their accomplished leadership and vision.” In connection with the annual conference, there will be a luncheon held on Friday, Nov. 9 at the Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue, open to the public. For ticket information, visit nawj.org. This year’s luncheon will feature keynote speaker Judith Rodin, Ph.D., president of the Rockefeller Foundation and the past president of the University of Pennsylvania. It will be attended by hundreds of leading federal and state women judges from across the United States. Also in attendance will be a number of distinguished women judges from foreign countries. NAWJ was founded in 1979 and is comprised of more than 1,200 federal, state, municipal, administrative, military and tribal women judges at both the appellate and trial levels from every state in the nation. E. Harris Baum stands next to a portrait of his late wife, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Myrna Field. The portrait, commissioned by Baum, was unveiled Oct. 3 at Family Court where Judge Field presided and where the portrait will be installed. Presiding at the ceremony were Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice James J. Fitzgerald; Justice Sandra Schultz Newman; and Judge Kevin Dougherty of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Family Court Division. philadelphiabar.org November 2007 Philadelphia Bar Reporter 23
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