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  • Buster: Thanks, FM she is definitely worth taking the train for. I have seen her twice now, as Eudoxie – one... 2:03 AM
  • Bosah: Thank you, M. Croche. I’m looking at articles on hymn-lining now. Sad. 1:51 AM
  • la vociaccia: Cieca said it best. The only way one can logically respond to such straw-man bullshit is “Oh,... 1:40 AM
  • m. croche: Another example of a truly endangered art form. And another. And another. And in the U.S.... 12:46 AM
  • m. croche: Lorin M:What can be done to safeguard an endangered art form? Drama queen. It would be easy to come up... 12:25 AM
  • zinka: HiYA ALL, I heard a really cute (and true) story today I wish to share. It requires you know the plot of... 12:12 AM
  • Quanto Painy Fakor: BRAVO 11:47 PM
  • la vociaccia: Great news! Can’t wait to see the clips tomorrow 10:13 PM

Powers that will make martial law seem like anarchy

That’s the kind of casting abilities you’ve got, cher public, two of you in particular, who are the winners of the Manchurian Candidate competition. Read more »

Opera queen

Now that cold war thriller The Manchurian Candidate is on track to become an opera, La Cieca naturally will turn to you, the cher public, for production advice for the upcoming opus. Read more »

There’s no place like Regie

La Cieca (not pictured) tips her hat (pictured) to the participants in our second “Regie to the Rescue” competition. So fine were two of the entries that your doyenne—who you know is something of a Liza Elliott type—worked herself into a positive tizzy trying to decide on a winner. The result, plus the return of the prodigal “Regie Quiz” feature, after the jump.   Read more »

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I had a dream

And in this dream, WQXR’s Operavore was hosting an exclusive season preview for the Met at the charming downtown Greene Space.

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I could go on gavotting

It’s taken more than a month for La Cieca to return to the Regie to the Rescue competition thanks in part to the generous wordage of the cher public.

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September song

Here’s a quiz compiled by Our Own DeCaffarrelli to help fill out the tedious month before the season opens, cher public.

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Uncle Smania

Scoring the Fire and Music contest was tricky, cher public, as the selections were both quite brief and relatively obscure.

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Malgré Gardens

Well, that was one race that was won at a walk.

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