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  • WindyCityOperaman: Happy 91st (95th?) birthday soprano Inge Borkh httpv://www.youtub e.com/watch?v=kRas TYiCipM... 7:03 AM
  • Ercole Farnese: Mr. Mack has been way too lenient towards Ms. Voigt. I haven’t seen/heard this DVD, so I... 6:59 AM
  • Feldmarschallin: The new Siegfried which opens on Pfinstsonntag at BSO. Funny that Lance Ryan sounds Eastern... 2:56 AM
  • MontyNostry: … and does Stemme’s voice really have a “bright sheen”? Oh, I’d... 2:55 AM
  • MrGuy1804: You are right on the money. I was not terribly impressed with any of the singing. There were a few... 12:29 AM
  • Camille: That was fun, thanks! I had completely forgotten Eastern Airlines, the Wings of Man. With a name like... 12:22 AM
  • Henry Holland: Thanks! Too bad they didn’t do Der Zwerg instead of the (wonderful) Puccini. The LA Opera... 12:09 AM
  • Camille: Thanks Blue, for the review. Lord, what are “earthy colorings”? 12:06 AM

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The Turandot chat

Tonight’s chat during tonight’s season premiere of Turandot from the Met begins at 7:30 pm.

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    The Damnation Chat

    Tonight’s chat during the season premiere of La Damnation de Faust from the Met begins at 8:15 pm.

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    Oh, de Nil!

    Olga Borodina goes on tonight in Aida at the Met, subbing for an ailing Dolora Zajick. It’s on Sirius, for those of you who feel like chatting.

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    Overture! Light the lights!

    This is it, cher public, the big night… and you’ve found the place to be. The traditional (that word again!) yakfest during the Met’s opening night festivities will take place here at parterre.com from 6:00 pm until the curtain falls. Members of the public attending the event proper or the various HD relays are invited to text their reactions here as well. To listen to Tosca: Sirius/XM RealNetworks from metopera.org More resources: Libretto Vocal score La Tosca, drama by Victorien Sardou Enjoy, and try to be civil!

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    Sirius schedule, printable form

    In response to readers’ requests, here’s the 2009-2010 Met Sirius/XM broadcast schedule, in printable form.

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    Met broadcast schedule, 2009-2010

    Presenting just for you, cher public, the complete Sirius/XM Metropolitan Opera broadcast schedule for 2009-1010. Performances on dates highlighted in bold will also be streamed via RealNetworks from the Met’s website. Season premieres are marked with (P). Obviously you are going to want to chat about some of these broadcasts, so let La Cieca know in the comments which look the most gabworthy.

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    dark lady

    Preseason puffery has commenced for the Met’s 2009 opening night production of Tosca, to star that noted brunette Karita Mattila. A release from the company’s press office today details the various ancillary events associated with the September 21 performance, including the first “Open House” of the season (i.e., the final dress rehearsal on September 17 at 11 a.m.), HD video relays in Lincoln Center Plaza and Times Square, broadcasts on Sirius and XM satellite radio and web radio streaming via metopera.org.  Devotees of New York City street art will be delighted to hear that the Met intends to “blanket buses and [...]

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