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  • marshiemarkII: CammiB, Leonie died in early 1997, and I believe she was diagnosed with cancer in late 1994 or... 11:09 AM
  • oedipe: Yes Cocky, I think 20% French rep (one French opera and one Italian opera in French) is a perfectly... 11:02 AM
  • schweigundtanze: Perhaps I missed its mention, but did anyone notice that this forthcoming Chéreau Elektra is a... 10:51 AM
  • Quanto Painy Fakor: It’s OK, I gave his dog some too. 10:41 AM
  • Quanto Painy Fakor: She’s really not good at playing lunatics or even Carmen. 10:39 AM
  • Cocky Kurwenal: Is 20% French repertoire acceptable, Oedipe? Are Florez, Yende, Antonacci and Kunde suitable? 10:33 AM
  • oedipe: Yes Camille, you’ve just expressed what I didn’t dare say: I have nothing against ARPs (I... 10:20 AM
  • Camille: Yes, just think of all the inventive ways Rachel Ray would have with an “Agamemnon stew”.... 10:17 AM

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La Scoopenda tries on Vera Galupe-Borszkh‘s mantle of grandezza for an interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer (“I don’t even know where Indiana, Pa., is – but I’m going there soon, for a concert”), describing herself as being from the old school, “especially compared to the young turks running around on the operatic stages in Europe these days, sometimes wearing nothing but their underwear. Opera over there has become quite a youthful pursuit and competitive sport.”