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  • Satisfied: A bit of an aside, but the exquisite Audra McDonald performing at Avery is being presented on PBS this... 2:11 PM
  • Quanto Painy Fakor: Holly Cats! httpv://www.youtub e.com/watch?v=d63j KihoYRg 1:15 PM
  • Batty Masetto: To celebrate Wagner’s birthday we finally got around to watching the Glyndebourne Meistersinger,... 12:37 PM
  • kashania: Marshie: That Böhm Bayreuth Walküre also features the best of Leonie’s screams. 11:56 AM
  • papopera: oH YES, wonderful great composer, rarely performed due to ignorance. 11:24 AM
  • MontyNostry: I thought there was some special French reference I wasn’t getting. 11:12 AM
  • MontyNostry: Oh, U and non-U … I remember reading about that at school. Didn’t get all of it at the... 11:11 AM
  • kashania: La Cieca’s bringing out all the big guns. First we had the legendary Macbeth broadcast last week... 11:09 AM

A river in Egypt

comebackAfter six months of professional silence, Natalie Dessay will return to the stage on Monday in Giulio Cesare at the Palais Garnier. A hint of what the Handel may sound like will be found after the jump. Read more »

The return of Unnatural Acts of Opera

la_cieca_singsAfter years (or was it months) wandering der Irrnis und der Leiden Pfade, La Cieca has returned to the broadcast booth for another episode of Unnatural Acts of Opera.

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As of now

nemorino_thumbEarly reports indicate that Rolando Villazón was back in form last night for his return to the stage in L’elisir d’amore at the Vienna Stage Opera. Read more »

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Comeback kid

According to first reports, Rolando Villazón enjoyed a much-applauded success earlier this evening at the Vienna State Opera as Nemorino, his first staged opera performance in almost a year.

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Alla stagion dei fior

Rolando Villazón has announced the schedule for his next comeback: L’elisir d’amore in Vienna on March 22, followed by Yevgeny Onegin in Berlin March 26 – April 2. [AFP]

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