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  • Buster: Opera South did the first Bieito opera staging ever: Il Monde delle Luna – really bad, not becasue... 2:24 AM
  • m. croche: Let’s just say that Lang was being a bit diplomatic. 2:15 AM
  • Krunoslav: “‘So far, Lang has found few “important operas by important composers” that haven’t been staged... 2:00 AM
  • Feldmarschallin: Here FragendeFrau… ;first Trovatore pic of both of them: https://www.facebo ok.com/photo.p... 1:42 AM
  • steveac10: He appears well qualified, and I’m not going to go as far as the fucking Brits meme, but it... 1:37 AM
  • CruzSF: reedroom, I didn’t know operas, except the Ring, were cut from future summers. That is bad news. I... 1:23 AM
  • CruzSF: Thanks for posting that link, Henry. 1:14 AM
  • reedroom: CruzSF: I was not involved in the search for Jenkins’ replacement, so I cannot comment on his... 1:07 AM

… and now the worse news

A couple of tweets from Thomas Hampson detailing some grisly-sounding future projects, following the jump.  Read more »

Couldn’t you just eat him up?

Just when you thought it was impossible to adore Yannick Nézet-Séguin any more than you already did (such a shayne punim!), Le Maestro Mignon comes up with this! [Twitter]

How tweet the sound

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And painted birds do hush their singing

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Divina comedy

So this is what it looks like when Faye Dunaway teaches Danielle DeNiese to sing “Vieni t’affretta” from Verdi’s Macbeth.

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Devil’s playground

UPDATE: Blogger Out West Arts reflects on the “Occupy Wall Street” incident at the Met’s Faust last night, noting that the shouts (and various responses from members of the audience) did not interrupt the music.

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Separated at UPC

A “Machine” that’s been dished and hung out to dry, and a “Magasin” you hang dishes on to dry. Thanks to Zerbinetta for noticing the striking similaries (not to mention that fact that the object that actually does something costs less than half the one that does nothing; a lesson for us all?)

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George at the bat

UPDATE: Complete press release after the jump! You know La Cieca will be following NYCO’s press conference starting today at 1:00 pm. The Twittering community will carry live updates from the event, and you, the cher public, can follow the tweets after the jump. 

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