January 2009
La Cieca managed to capture a couple of minutes of the gala entertainment at the 2009 Pitchy Awards.
Cher public, La Cieca begs you to consider yourself among the little people to be thanked as your doyenne accepts the award for “Best Overall Classical Music Coverage in a Blog or Newspaper” as awarded by artsjournal’s Life’s a Pitch. La Cieca is honored to be recognized among so eclectic a group of honorees as Mark…
A dramaturg, a renowned actress, an Egyptologist, a Shakespeare expert, an art historian, an opera singer, and Samuel Barber’s biographer walk into… well, not a bar, at least to start with. As a warmup for NYCO’s only opera production of the season, Antony and Cleopatra, the company will present “What Becomes a Legend Most,” a…
For Cassandra and others of the cher public who seem to be interested in the topic: here’s some operatic stage direction that’s a little more advanced than we tend to get here in New York. Discuss.
Oh, La Cieca just can’t put anything over on a smartyboots like our own Hans Lick, who guessed within seconds that last week’s Regie quiz was in fact Benvenuto Cellini. Let us hope that even Ironic Hans will be puzzled by this week’s mystery production, after the jump.Â
Yesterday “nonplused” Counter Critic Ryan Tracy unveiled his detailed plan for his directorship of the New York City Opera. Even if his manifesto is meant less than completely seriously, there are some provocative ideas there. But surely the cher public will have their own opinions.
“English National Opera continues its strongest season in years with what promises to be another Jonathan Miller long-runner – a new La Bohème.” [via The Independent]
Miraculous Mariella Devia sings “Casta diva” at a New Year’s Day concert at La Fenice. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/1rEx2M5zRX0″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mariella Devia at amazon.com
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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