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  • Camille: Yes. They all remember those hideous head school mistress nuns that rapped them on the knuckles or... 6:18 PM
  • kashania: Yannik Muriel Noah is a young(ish) lirico-spinto soprano of great promise. She was part of the... 6:06 PM
  • papopera: Often wondered who had the courage to blow his Polish kogut? 5:55 PM
  • Olivero is my Drug of Choice: J’adore La Zampieri. She is NEVER boring or rotouine. 5:42 PM
  • papopera: Ah!ah!ah! ce sont des folles….can& #8217;t be real ? 5:42 PM
  • ianw2: Carmelites seems to have a strange hold over opera queens, however. 5:40 PM
  • kashania: I don’t think Dialogues would have won Best Revival so easily had Clemenza di Tito been included... 5:30 PM
  • luvtennis: That’s because calories consumed while on stage don’t count. Sheesh, don’t you... 5:30 PM

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James Levine received $2.1 million in compensation from the Met for the 2010-2011 season, during which time he conducted 31 performances. His pay was about 150% that of Peter Gelb, who raked in $1.4 million in pay and benefits during that period. [Bloomberg Businessweek]