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  • Clita del Toro: Dumb, off-topic topic: Singers whose recordings you have never, ever bought. Mine are: Domingo,... 9:07 AM
  • Cocky Kurwenal: They did it in Seattle after Vancouver and before the recording, so it looks like they’ve... 8:50 AM
  • Cocky Kurwenal: Quite surprised the Vicar hasn’t chimed in with your enthusiasm for Carolyn Sampson. Come... 8:42 AM
  • phoenix: On this inaugural festive weekend: very best wishes to Bobensane (and all parterrianensane comrades) for... 8:18 AM
  • rysanekfreak: In addition to our regular features at Parterre (Guess the Regie and Intermission and Criticize the... 7:43 AM
  • Feldmarschallin: sz first I thought this was a joke until I went on the website and saw it myself. She is also... 7:25 AM
  • Marcello: http://www.salzbur gerfestspiele.at/P ortals/0/Pfingsten _2013_Programm_Web .pdf 6:34 AM
  • Marcello: The 2013 Whitsun festival in Salzburg will feature a new production of “Norma” ; starring... 6:32 AM

Space cadet

Who’s that girl in the “Hot Voodoo” wig riding on a rocket? Why, none other than the lovely and talented Cecilia Bartoli, offering us a glimpse of her Cleopatra at the Salzburg Pfingstfestspiele, which is a German word for “Memorial Day.” She heads a glittering company including Andreas Scholl,  Anne Sofie von Otter, Philippe Jaroussky, Christophe Dumaux and Jochen Kowalski in Giulio Cesare, to be  telecast tomorrow afternoon starting at 2:42 PM EDT, and the cher public are invited both to watch the show in the embedded player after the link and to chat in La Casa della Cieca.

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Home on the range


Our Own Betsy Ann Bobolink (not pictured) writes: “Well, let’s see. They’ve used sinks, bathtubs, commodes. Except for bathroom scales, that takes care of the primary fixtures in la salle de bain. Boudoirs have been done to death. Clocks, chairs, chandeliers are all hopelessly passe. The only room left for an aspiring director to seek inspiration would have to be—the kitchen! ” Read more »

Photo finish

La Cieca’s choice of chat topic today is of course I Capuleti e i Montecchi, as webcast from the Bavarian State Opera at 1:00 PM EDT. Our own Betsy Ann Bobolink, however, naturally has her own ideas, as she will expound after the jump.   Read more »

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Buzzworthy chat

Our Own Betsy Ann Bobolink has returned from Capistrano or wherever it is she winters to bring us our first selection of chat subjects for the long, sultry summer season.

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Ceasefire

Here’s a change of pace for you parterre chatters as the Met season winds down.

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Bonjour, je veux mon chat

The cher public are reminded that Verdi’s Macbeth will be broadcast and streamed from the Met tonight, and naturally La Casa della Cieca will be open for business.

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Business in the front, party at the back

The weekly Saturday afternoon chat continues today, cher public.

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Back to the beach

For this final evening of 2011, La Cieca invites you to a final chat. Starting at 6:30 PM, the cher public are invited to wade into The Enchanted Island, broadcast live from the Met.

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