Tuesday Reads

Boston Lyric Opera does Donizetti's "L'elisir d'amore" ("The Elixir of Love").

If you haven't read Mark Feeney's ode to the snapshot, you should.

Ricky Skaggs scores an honorary degree from Berklee.

Hey, ballet programmers. Here's one way to try to pull in those youngsters. Bring Big Boi to the ballet. The question, though, is whether OutKast and cabrioles mix. Note that the collaboration does contain adult language. Now that's promising.