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  • Regina delle fate: Ah, Gilda Cruz-Romo - my first Aida. Not a great singer but ...
  • manou: HH - nice bit of casuistry there...
  • manou: ...and restore the missing "o in Sophia.
  • Regina delle fate: The "toilet" opera was Ballo in maschera, courtesy of Calixt...
  • manou: The Signora also has an impressive range as she can s...
  • Regina delle fate: On DVD, of course. A Decca release and worth getting.
  • Regina delle fate: It was the Royal Danish Opera's production, available on vid...
  • m. croche: ACDouglas is no more reliable a guide to Taruskin than he is...
  • Ilka Saro: There was a production of Das Rheingold done where the Gold ...
  • Feldmarschallin: there is no DVD geplaned because they didn't have the fundin...

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Since the new Bayreuth Parsifal was so easily recognizable and the all barechested barihunk all the time Don Giovanni from Salzburg not particularly challenging, La Cieca offers a bonus Regie quiz for the first week of August. Blurting out the answer (as in “I saw this production last week: it’s [title]” or “I saw these photos in Opera News: it’s [title]“) will result in suspension of commenting privileges. (La Cieca hates to crack the whip, but she does want her cher public to have a good time!) Read more »