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Voices of Springfield

by | 2:00 am | Sep 29, 2007

Placido Domingo stars as “himself” in what looks to be a steamy episode of The Simpsons this Sunday, September 30 on Fox. It seems Homer Simpson is tranformed into a tenor after he suffers a freak head injury (in other words, he’s no different from most tenors) and seeks the advice of maestro Domingo. Not about singing, mind you; rather, how to fend of unwanted groupies.

In honor of Domingo‘s debut in one of the few media he has not long since mastered, La Cieca presents an Unnatural Acts of Opera podcast featuring one of the tenor’s most spectacular live performances, Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana from Munich in 1978. Opposite Domingo is the Santuzza of Leonie Rysanek, with none other than Astrid Varnay sinking her teeth into the role of Mamma Lucia.

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  • OPÉRA CHANTEUSE says:

    Thanks for the reminder, Madame, I almost forgot about this.

    on September 28, 2007 at 12:10 PM
  • Kashania says:

    Wow, that’s gonna be some performance. Can’t wait!

    on September 28, 2007 at 1:51 PM
  • hipposkin says:

    i love it! so cool that he’s doing this. i can’t wait.

    on September 28, 2007 at 8:42 PM
  • sugarmezzo says:

    Ah, Peaceful Sunday.
    It will truly be one with him on the show.
    What a scream =)
    Miss you PDomiddy!

    on September 30, 2007 at 12:37 AM
  • ljc says:

    Are you sure that is a cartoon of PD? It looks a lot like the late and great Victor Mature.

    on September 30, 2007 at 12:41 AM
  • Brightshadow says:

    And while we’re discussing Domingo-land, I discovered today (at a performance of Dame Ethel Smyth’s The Wreckers) that the D.C. Opera is doing Lucrezia Borgia next year with Kate Aldrich (who sang Thirza) as Orsini. Anybody know who will be singing the other three leads in those performances, or likely dates?

    I like Lucrezia Borgia A LOT. The Wreckers was okay, too.
    - Hans Lick

    on September 30, 2007 at 8:27 PM
  • Julio says:

    the episode was a bunch of cliches without enough opera. placido’s cameo was pretty cool though. i think the simpson writers are better than that.

    on September 30, 2007 at 8:32 PM
  • Donna Anna says:

    I would bet you that most references were beyond the average audience–like the Springfield Opera House bearing more than a passing resemblance to Sydney’s. It was very funny and PD did a great job.
    Bravi!

    on September 30, 2007 at 8:58 PM
  • Anonymous says:

    Springfield had a concert hall designed by Frank Gehry. Then when attendance dwindled (c.f. the death of classical music), Mr. Burns bought it and turned it into a private prison. When will they turn Avery Fisher Hall into a men’s prison?

    on September 30, 2007 at 9:50 PM
  • Tom N says:

    Oh come on, Homer knocking Mimi out of the bed to sing was pretty funny. And I loved the opera groupies!

    on September 30, 2007 at 10:25 PM
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