In the year 2012 we will all have robot servants to organize our collections of antique CDs!
In the year 2012 we will complain about the mediocre sound quality of holographic opera telecasts!
In the year 2012, stem cells will be used to used to regenerate node-infested vocal cords.
Oh, and did I mention that in 2012 Cristina Gallardo-Domâs will sing Menotti’s Saint of Bleecker Street at the Met?
No, it’s still not opera, but here’s a classic lounge act in the holiday spirit.
At last La Cieca has discovered Renee Fleming‘s muse, or at least, as we have so often wondered “who the hell it was who taught her to sing that way.”
Meet the divine Naoko Maeda, asking the musical question . . .
Don’t forget to join La Cieca at 8:00 tonight for a live chat about the prima of The First Emperor at 8:00 p.m. Would any of La Cieca’s cher public care to give her a hand as moderators in the chatroom tonight? To serve, as it were, as Roger Alberto to her Vecchia Madelon? Well, if you’d like to help out, please drop La Cieca an email and she’ll give you the brief instructions necessary.
Cher public, you all know that La Cieca just adores Beverly Sills, and your scribe simply dotes on the Met’s new web presence. But, entre nous, given the new quizmistress’s recent viduity, is this caption really in the very best of taste?
La Cieca has only recently been able to catch up with the excellent programs produced by some of her podcasting compatriots. A particular delight is Handelmania, produced by the inimitable (and prolific!) Charlie Handelman. Each show is a virtual master class in the art of the recorded voice, and the current holiday-themed show is no exception. Enjoy great voices in songs of the season!
Cher Public