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Cher Public

  • marshiemarkII: Brava manoucita! wow I would have never gotten five out of five, in my dreams! OK when you come to... 8:54 AM
  • WindyCityOperaman: Born on this day in 1909 bass Giulio Neri httpv://www.youtub e.com/watch?v=M0lK Ba7sJjc Born on... 8:53 AM
  • oedipe: Well, at least the Comte Ory production didn’t kill all the fun of the opera like the Elisir... 8:49 AM
  • tannengrin: Maybe the voting on ‘Ballo’ ; got blog-trolled, or whatever the correct terminus technicus... 8:40 AM
  • Buster: By the time I saw Zampieri, she could only cackle out of rhythm. The loudness was still there, though, but... 8:26 AM
  • Superconductor: Sure, the Lepage Ring makes an easy (and moving) target but here are five shows that (in this... 8:24 AM
  • papopera: Well, if she forgot the words, why didn’t she go TRA LA LA LA LA DEE DEE LA LA LA ? 8:24 AM
  • papopera: Hey hey Zinka, that’ll teach you. 8:13 AM

In the details

The saga of the Royal Opera’s production of Robert le Diable, infinitely more melodramatic than the plot of the opera proper, continues: “After much deliberation and consultation following the final rehearsals of Meyerbeer’s Robert le diable, it has been agreed between The Royal Opera and soprano Jennifer Rowley that the role of Isabelle would not be the right part for her debut at Covent Garden.” [Royal Opera]