“Thrilling musical ideas rapidly alternate with banalities, as if Meyerbeer feared he was writing for an audience with the attention span of a gnat.” Our Own JJ weighs in on Les Huguenots in the New York Post.
https://youtu.be/wHcEWaDyR1Q [I had posted Scotto/Troyanos on Mixcloud years ago, but it disappeared! If I ever find the .mp3, I'll put it on...
A friend of mine who works at the me dress rehearsal tickets for tomorrow for Aida. I’m really looking forward to it. It should be very interesting even if it’s an awful production. The cast is...
I understand Mme Studer's agent is exploring bookings for "Ines" in Trovatore followed by Lucia's "Alisa" in her new "Stubenmädchen" fach.
Telva Zita
Ebers Angelica
Cortez Zia Principessa
Kubiak Giorgetta
Maliponte Lauretta
Griffel Nella
Any plans for a Studer Smeton or Clotilde in Ulm or Kiel in sight?
Thanks very much for the compliment!
Assuming that the information is accurate, it boggles the mind to realize that no less than ’Anna Bolena‘ and ‘Norma’ were given birth only a year apart to the day. The train containing those eras...
Nigel, your reviews are a consistent joy to read. Thank you so much for these recent contributions!
Vishnevskaya's Lisa in "Pique Dame" in San Francisco with her husband conducting was absolutely riveting. And utterly fascinating to have her perform the role of Chole in that...
Last minute Merry Christmas from Chicago. Had to pass by the Civic Opera House on the way to the train station earlier...
Well, it’s getting late, but time for my final holiday music posting - IMHO the best TV Christmas music concert and apparently, I am not the only one who things so!
We just finished watching the film Maria as our pre-Christmas-dinner entertainment. I will say that I enjoyed it more than I expected, though I don't think it is a very good movie. Angelina...
Well, thanks. I wish I had gotten to see Varnay in something besides Begbick at the Met-- she wrote that Dexter made that a miserable experience for her. I did get oi see Sills in a few serious...
And how do you feel about Cheryl Studer having won the Terras sam Sombra International Prize (2011) and the 2012 Ovation Award from the Interlochen Center for the Arts?
AKA Trixie Norton.
I posted a while back about the late great Quentin Crisp. I produced an appearance he made on "The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers." He was a big hit with the audience. Joan adored him and...
Nice to see this. Thanks for posting. Happy Holidays!
Thank you she is wonderful.
“Thrilling musical ideas rapidly alternate with banalities, as if Meyerbeer feared he was writing for an audience with the attention span of a gnat.” Our Own JJ weighs in on Les Huguenots in the New York Post.
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