The distinguished British soprano died today. She was 88. Read more »
Quite an eye-opener from the Staatsoper Stuttgart this morning at 11:00 AM: a live video stream of Prokofiev’s Love of Three Oranges! Player and discussion are after the jump. Read more »
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Happy 83rd birthday mezzo-soprano Fiorenza Cossotto. Read more »
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On this day in 2005, the Metropolitan Opera presented a new production of Faust.
Legrenzi married the quirky libretto to a score of transcendental beauty.
On this day in 2015 Renée Fleming made her Broadway debut in Joe DiPietro‘s comedy Living on Love.
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