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Miss Mattila is ageless

La Cieca — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 03:08:47 +0000

La Cieca has managed to nab a few moments of video of tonight’s performance of Vec Makropulos from San Francisco, proving that Karita Mattila is indeed today’s ideal interpreter of the role of Emilia Marty. [Video]

Second chance?

La Cieca — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:14:40 +0000

Okay, so here’s that Luc Bondy production of Tosca again, this time as seen at the Bayerische Staatsoper earlier this summer, with the “original cast” of Karita Mattila and the singer who did all the rehearsals in New York until the last week, Juha Uusitalo. They rehearsed again for the co-production in Munich for festival performances and a telecast.

Where La Cieca is going with this is: what we see here likely is as polished as the staging will ever be. And so, cher public, shall we revisit?

PS: It’s Fabio Luisi conducting and, yes, that does make a big difference, doesn’t it?

Alla cantata ancor manca la diva

La Cieca — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:55:29 +0000

Patricia Racette will sing the title role in Puccini’s Tosca on April 14, 17, 20, and 24 matinee, replacing Karita Mattila, “who is ill” — this just in from the Met’s press office.

Math is hard

La Cieca — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:01:50 +0000

Here’s our dear Karita Mattila (left), currently occupied playing Émilie du Châtelet in the eponymous new opera by Kaija Saariaho.

Grey lady meets dark lady

La Cieca — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:32:51 +0000

A video glimpse of the new Tosca, from the New York Times.

The wig needs some major cleaning up.

Met Tosca: a first glimpse!

La Cieca — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:22:31 +0000

Don’t ask La Cieca how she obtained these photos of the Met’s new Tosca production, because if she told you, she’d have to kill you. Suffice it to say that admirers of Karita Mattila will not be disappointed!