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  • Clita del Toro: OT: Riccardo Massi, tenor. This tenor will sing Rhadames lat...
  • Feldmarschallin: Here more in todays paper on the ongoing Gruberova saga. Ai...
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Off track betting

dr_mabuseIt’s too bad bookmakers don’t offer odds on the casting predicted on Bradley Wilber’s Met Futures Page. Because, if they did, it would be hilarious to see just how long the odds would be against a 2011-2012 “NABUCCO with Maria Guleghina.” Or do you think there is any less likely casting anywhere in the latest update?

That’s why they don’t sing at the Met

why_they_dont_sing_at_the_metLa Cieca presents the first in a series of speculations why seemingly talented and well-respected artists don’t get hired — or rehired — by the Met. Read more »