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boy meets girl

by | 11:52 am | Jun 23, 2008

Two superstars of the 21st century, Diana Damrau and Juan Diego Flórez, bring exciting new life to a classic of the 19th century, Verdi’s Rigoletto. This new production of the warhorse was heard Saturday night in Dresden. Regie is by Nikolaus Lehnhoff and musical direction is by Fabio Luisi.

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  • tender niblet says:

    Rolando sang to Netreb’s vageegee in Manon. He got all in there.

    on June 25, 2008 at 3:02 AM
  • paddypig says:

    but everyone has been in Netreb’s

    on June 25, 2008 at 8:18 AM
  • il_guarany says:

    Rolando stuffs at least a thousand francs (in small bills) in Treb’s, ah…, “vageegee” in the Salzburg Traviata.

    on June 25, 2008 at 12:09 PM
  • jatm2063 says:

    paddypig: and as we all know, Erwin Schrott didn’t pull out either.

    on June 25, 2008 at 7:47 PM
  • Melot's Younger Brother says:

    This discussion is giving new meaning to parterre “box.”

    on June 25, 2008 at 7:55 PM
  • High C's @ 4:20 says:

    since when didnt it mean “box” ? I thought that was La Cieca’s imagination at work again.

    on June 25, 2008 at 8:44 PM
  • High C's @ 4:20 says:

    shit; HARD at work. La Cieca’s imagination is always HARD at work.

    on June 25, 2008 at 8:44 PM
  • lottecrabtree says:

    There must have been at least one baroque opera about Pandora ,with a big aria when she opened her box. I hope Pan wasn’t sung by Farinelli

    on June 25, 2008 at 10:44 PM
  • Melot's Younger Brother says:

    Pandora’s Box = Lulu

    on June 26, 2008 at 12:54 AM
  • lottecrabtree says:

    Thanks. I totally forgot about that. And “Pan” could also mean the forest pooka, which brings up Nijinsky. One thing leads to another.

    on June 27, 2008 at 1:14 AM
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