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  • la vociaccia: Also oedipe, Degout in Ory! And grimoaldo can attest that shalva mukeria should be a lovely iopas 11:18 AM
  • Camille: Well, it is just that it is quite curious, that’s all! What motivates these singers to do these... 11:16 AM
  • marshiemarkII: CammiB, Leonie died in early 1997, and I believe she was diagnosed with cancer in late 1994 or... 11:09 AM
  • oedipe: Yes Cocky, I think 20% French rep (one French opera and one Italian opera in French) is a perfectly... 11:02 AM
  • schweigundtanze: Perhaps I missed its mention, but did anyone notice that this forthcoming Chéreau Elektra is a... 10:51 AM
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  • Quanto Painy Fakor: She’s really not good at playing lunatics or even Carmen. 10:39 AM
  • Cocky Kurwenal: Is 20% French repertoire acceptable, Oedipe? Are Florez, Yende, Antonacci and Kunde suitable? 10:33 AM

It’s Pat!

patTonight’s Met season premiere of Il trittico features Patricia Racette‘s first local whack at the three heroines, which means La Cieca expects the parterre posse to be out in force. Check back here at parterre.com beginning at 7:45 for a live chat coinciding with the Sirius/RealNetworks broadcast of the Puccini three-parter.

44 comments

  • Krunoslav says:

    dorion says: “Racette is a generic soprano, a limited actress…”

    OK, dorion, if Racette is ‘limited” ( which nothing I have ever seen her do would suggest), whom would you consider a “gifted” operatic actress?

    Jeez…