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  • louannd: Von Otter is Cornelia. And heavens to betsy, Phillipe Jaroussky is Sesto. Christophe Dumaux sings... 2:17 AM
  • Camille: CAN BELTO! httpv://www.youtub e.com/watch?v=NWxD VvwzRH4&sns=em 1:39 AM
  • A. Poggia Turra: Hmmmm – interesting cover art for an upcoming Don Giovanni DVD: http://sites.go... 1:17 AM
  • grimoaldo: so funny! I hope you are a writer for The Simpsons or SNL or something in real life. 12:25 AM
  • Tamerlano: I am assuming Von Otter is the Cornelia? I can’t imagine her singing Sesto very well anymore. 12:06 AM
  • bobsnsane: http://tinyurl.com /3jqnqmr 11:29 PM
  • Liz.S: and I thank LaC for the chat room announcement. It’s an awful lot more fun! :-) See you tomorrow! 11:26 PM
  • bobsnsane: Well, River, the devil is always in the details, ain’t it so ? Sew, weaving in the face of TMI, I... 11:22 PM

return of a classic, by request

An all-star “Walkürenritt” from 2003, featuring Alessandra Marc (Gerhilde), Eva Marton (Helmwige), Karan Armstrong (Waltraute), Agnes Baltsa (Schwertleite), Anna Tomowa-Sintow (Ortlinde), Gwyneth Jones (Siegrune/Rossweisse) and Jochen Kowalski (Grimgerde).

Golden Girls

25 comments

  • Effie de LaRue says:

    This is terrifying. I’m going back on the streets where it’s safe.

  • Ernest Low says:

    Hojotoho! The gala was organised by operaphile Tadatsugu Sasaki to celebrate his 70th birthday. 4 performances of the gala were given, all open o the public. 2 of the performances at the Bunka Kaikan had the Ride of the Valkyries. The other 2 at the Suntory Hall featured a different programme. Besides the above soloits, Kollo, Wiekl and Burchuladze also sang. Pity Behrens could not make it. The highlights were Baltsa as Eboli/Santuzza/Orlofsky and singing To frego fevgi stis okto and Marton in the monolog from Elektra. The performances were a riot and all in the autograph queue at the Bunka Kaikan were well pleased.

  • So how sick was James Levine that he had to cancel conducting a Ring opera?????

  • squirrel says:

    Well, if he has a stomach virus, he can’t exactly sit through 2 1/2 hours of Rheingold pooping all over himself, can he? I’m sure there is an orchestra union regulation about such things.

  • not telling says:

    Well, if he has a stomach virus, he can’t exactly sit through 2 1/2 hours of Rheingold pooping all over himself, can he?

    That doesn’t seem to stop 3/4 of the Met audience, who could very well be Depends spokespeople…