To be sure, it’s been only nine years, but it certainly feels much longer
“In addition to her work on stage and in recordings, Renée Fleming has represented Rolex timepieces in print advertising since 2001. Master Chef Daniel Boulud has created the dessert ‘La Diva Renée’ (1999) in her honor, and she has inspired the ‘Renée Fleming Iris’ (2004), which has been replicated in porcelain by Boehm.
“Having been added to Mr. Blackwell’s best dressed list in 2001, her gowns have been designed by Gianfranco Ferré, Issey Miyake, Bill Blass, Vivienne Westwood, Angel Sanchez, Oscar de la Renta, John Galliano, Christian Lacroix, and Karl Lagerfeld.” [voiceofthecentury.net (NSFW: autoplays verismo!)]
La Voce? Surely it is also meant to be a wonderful throat gargle. Something that Renee’ called for, to habe the added ingredients – to aid those other sopranos less fortunate of voice, than her!
Perhaps we will see more extra operatic enterprise. What about a Angela brand of pouting lipstick , an Anna brand of genuine ready to eat Borscht or Stephanie’s hour glass magic corset.
It all depends on which century (and which millenium) the “singer of the century” refers to. So if Renee is the voice of the 20th century, well I don’t think she would make the top ten but maybe she is the voice of the 21st? Really doesn’t leave us much to look forward to…
CruzSf: I used to shock some people. I spoke of how if I entered a house where women were completely absent. I detected and was then intoxicated by the ‘healthy smell of man’ in the air. It is really identifiable if one is conscious of the phenomenon. I admit discussing such attributes in mixed polite company, would not impress too many.
Maybe we should slap a big ole “OT Warning” from here on out.
One can scarce imagine Joan Hammond touting salad cream or Walter Midgely lending his image to peddle lozenges.
Indeed not; one can scarcely imagine anybody bothering to ask them.
And did you mean Midgley, by the way…?
8. You must have been drunk — or had your head otherwise engaged — at the Baths — that was MIKE Farrell.
http://dumbfoundedone.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/mike-farrell.jpg
As a side track for a moment; who else has heard Bryn Terfel new disc ‘Bad Boys’?.
Everything from Iago’s Credo , Barber of Seville, Threepenny Opera, Faust to Mefistofele. Slightly correct in the titling….it is just plain bad…Terfel doing a portrait of himself , singing at his worst standard, possible.. Rating : Extremely Monotonous.
Harry, don’t you always feel that Bryn is more of a bully than bad? And his vibrato has gone all gurgly over the past few years.
I forgot to add (if people are thinking of opera stars and connection to advertising endorsements )’Who has smoked a Jean De Reszke cigarette? I have.
The REAL question is, which designer wants to take credit (or blame) fo Angela Gheorghiu’s gowns:
http://angelagheorghiu.com/gallery/stage/929/
Admittedly they are not ALL in that vein:
http://angelagheorghiu.com/gallery/stage/937/
When does the worst dressed list come out? Is there still time to get a nomination in??
I saw her wearing that very dress (929) at a concert the Royal Festival Hall a month ago – she also poured herself in two even more hideous creations: a black Halloweeny number and a red strapless job. The evening was originally billed as a solo concert, then she added James Valenti to the mix..and then of course cancelled. Valenti was not free for the alternative date, and she offered us a completely forgettable little Romanian tenor instead. But I forgave her because she sang “Pleurez, pleurez mes yeux” and gave four times as many encores as La Fleming.
Definitely needs more gay friends.
This is one of the meager encores La Fleming gave for her last concert:
“In that vein” is a most appropriate expression when discussing Draculette, is it not?