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Cher Public

  • La Valkyrietta: Goody, goody. Youtube has the complete Walküre with Lehman, Melchior, Schorr Lawrence. It is from... 9:47 AM
  • Cocky Kurwenal: ArmerJ – yes, I suppose so. It just seems weirder to me in the case of Wagner and a German... 9:32 AM
  • Krunoslav: Indeed, armer. I tried Google and came up with results for “Opera Voyeur” which I... 9:27 AM
  • armerjacquino: Thank you google: http://forgottenop erasingers.blogspo t.co.uk/2012/01/gi ovanni-voyer-be... 9:21 AM
  • Krunoslav: When I was a visiting student in Leningrad in the 80s and early 90s, *all* of the works were sung in... 9:21 AM
  • Cocky Kurwenal: Very interesting stuff. I didn’t realise there were earlier Parsifal performances, with... 9:17 AM
  • Quanto Painy Fakor: Something strange here – new Intendantin of Miami Opera insults the new opera house... 9:14 AM
  • Krunoslav: June Anderson was to have sung the teenaged Marfa in TSARSKAJA NEVESTA but withdrew when she learned... 9:04 AM

Read meat

After last night’s opening of L’elisir d’amore, the first chirping of critics is heard.   Read more »

First sip

UPDATE: A video preview of the new Elisir follows the jump. La Cieca’s spy reports: “Bartlett Sher‘s warm and winning new production of Donizetti’s L‘Elisir d’Amore was presented at today’s annual Opening Night free public dress rehearsal. Read more »

La Cieca, like Nature, abhors a vacuum

“Upon my word,” exclaims La Cieca (pictured at right, in the background), “I could almost swear I see a few empty seats on the other side of theater for the Met’s opening night performance of L’elisir d’amore!” Read more »

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Anna of the thousands dazed

Tonight’s the night, cher public, traditionally the busiest of the year here at parterre. Complete details on the opening night performance of Anna Bolena after the jump.

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