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Statuesque puzzle

La Cieca invites the newly reunited cher public to participate in an archeological dig scavenger hunt puzzle quiz promoting the new “Sacrificium” CD from Cecilia Bartoli.

Ready to play? Well, first you have to answer this question:

Farinelli’s remains were exhumed in 2006 from this cemetery in Bologna?

Most of you surely know the answer, of course, and those of you who don’t certainly know how to google. So, anyway, once you’ve identified the cemetery, you go to the puzzle site, enter that name, and get a piece of the puzzle. Whee!

After that, you may ask Daniel Stephen Johnson for the next clue.

We are back!

All things come home at eventide,
Like birds that weary of their roaming.
And I would hasten to thy side,
Homing!

It will not be tonight

Even though La Cieca is sure you will agree with her that “Meglio stasera, che domani o mai. Domani chi lo sa, quel che sarà,” the fact is the server people are still working on parterre.com with a “go” time set for sometime early tomorrow. Be assured that your doyenne will inform you here at the “Exile” site when we’re moving back,

So, while we’re waiting, La Cieca invites you to enjoy this video representation of how she imagines herself and you, the cher public, in the swinging virtual ski lodge of cyberspace.

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In a Lather

“Mr. Pell said that perhaps in a year or so, when a permanent general director has been found, the whole business with Mr. Steel’s brief tenure here may seem like the episode of ‘Dallas’ when Bobby Ewing stepped out of the shower and ‘the entire previous season was revealed to have been a dream’.” [NYT]

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Sex Takes a Holiday

Now, this, my dears, is how you do PR! Don Juan: Everyone’s Favorite Bad BoyTuesday, October 27, 7:00-8:30pmThe Museum of Sex233 5th AvenueNew York, NY 10016 New York City Opera’s own Don Juan (bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch) in its new production of Don Giovanni, director Christopher Alden, and sexlogist Esther Perel (Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence) explore history versus myth, the Don’s changing image, how Mozart’s Don Juan relates to the composer’s own lusty sexuality, City Opera’s new interpretation, and Don Juan in the 21st century. Moderator: Cori Ellison, City Opera Dramaturg. Tickets $10Museum of Sex Box Office: (212) 689-6337http://www.museumofsex.com/

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Gummidämmerung

Bayreuth scion Katharina Wagner treats her choristers well. When they complained about getting soaked with stage blood, she bought them all latex panties at sex shop Beate Uhse. [n-tv]

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Hope?

Which diva, whose performance of the first act is admittedly note-perfect, is making management lose sleep because she’s hasn’t yet attempted the second or third? (Maybe they’re worried she won’t cancel.)

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Will the dancing Marguerites please wait in the wings?

P.S. The old site will be back tomorrow, promise!

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