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  • Andie Musique: Mario appeared at in his usual short pants. Applauded loud...
  • Camille: Apparently, RW has surpassed himself, entering a new categor...
  • cosmodimontevergine: More important -did Mario Batali appear in La Traviata and i...
  • brooklynpunk: This last scene usually has me sobbing...ACTUALLY...EVEN...
  • m. croche: Yes, the plot of Luisa Miller is a novella, and a pleasa...
  • atalaya: Did George Steel appear on stage this afternoon?
  • phoenix: She has become iconic:http://www.google.com/imgres?q=ren...
  • WindyCityOperaman: At the pre-opera lecture, the guy officiating made mention t...
  • operalover9001: Oops, El-Khoury is Frasquita in a later run with Garanca, Jo...
  • WindyCityOperaman: Born on this day in 1903 baritone Todd Duncan httpv://www.y...

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The law of diminishing divas

anita_arrivesLa Cieca invites the cher public to act as blue-ribbon panel in selecting the singers to be included in the “Greatest Diva” study.  Voting after the jump.  Read more »

in questa zombie oscura

Just in time for Halloween, an all-new profile by Anne Midgette, “The Undead Diva: Renée Fleming Has Virtuosity Under Control.”