“Alluring soprano star Danielle de Niese, wife of Glyndebourne Opera boss Gus Christie, had that sinking feeling when she arrived for a performance at the Arts Club in Mayfair—and discovered her glamorous gowns were missing!” [Daily Mail]
Fascinating Camille! I had not heard that about Robert Stephens. Bob Mackie did Costa's costumes in later years including her Violetta costumes and her Merry Widow costumes. In Mackie's...
A favorite Donizetti performance from Dawn Fatale · 5 minutes ago
These selections are wildly exciting. Thank you Chris for these musical treasures!
Die Sterne des Himmels werden zur Erde fallen · 8 minutes ago
It’s not entirely implausible. Fellow Wagnerian and Turandot sang Butterfly throughout her career at least as late as 1990.
https://youtu.be/8JKimhTTpcY
A favorite Donizetti performance from Remko Jas · 37 minutes ago
She got her doctorate from ASU and teaches at South Mountain Community College. You can judge her singing soprano here. She also has a number of very good videos where she talks about vocal...
A favorite Donizetti performance from Remko Jas · 42 minutes ago
Since this is an opera site, if we are going to honor the wonderful Carol Burnett, we must include this!
https://youtu.be/ydUljB20V-E
A favorite Donizetti performance from Kevin Ng · 3 hours ago
I once read a comment on Slippeddisc which decried cultural norms that would not have let Birgit Nilsson sing Butterfly had she been alive and ready to sing Cio-Cio-San, a role she never assumed in...
A favorite Donizetti performance from Remko Jas · 3 hours ago
ah, but monet x-change can actually sing it -
A favorite Donizetti performance from Remko Jas · 3 hours ago
I saw the HD and have two comments: 1. Per Mr. Billnitzer's comment, the theater I was in didn't have to cancel, but there was a serious sync error between the audio and video which...
On this date in history: Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) ascended Mont Ventoux in southern France in 1336. IN 1607, the Virginia Company colonists made landfall at Cape Henry on a coast they name...
A favorite Donizetti performance from Kevin Ng · 6 hours ago
You don't sound too demanding. You said pretty much what I would have said: nice enough but not memorable. It did sound like the audience was having a good time. I'm not a fan of this...
Siriusxm just cut off Debra in mid sentence wrapping up the broadcast... odd
A nice performance overall with young, fresh voices for the most part but that didn't grab my attention in the way I was expecting. Good but not individual enough. I'm sorry if I'm...
I think Mr. Hopkins sounds like he would make an ideal Giovanni.
and, THE MOMENT....nailed it.
Mallwitz has quite a wonderful way of keeping things fresh and moving.
I've mostly listened to the whole thing (an hour of it on the rowing machine) and I think I agree that I like the men better.
just tuned in about twenty minutes ago, nice Deh, vieni
The theater where I had tickets to see the HD canceled the showing a few minutes before 1:00 pm. Some sort of technical issue where the Met had updated its software but the theater didn't get...
"The psychophysics"!
I have not listened to the whole broadcast, but so far the performance lacks a certain charm. Perhaps this is not the case at the house or HD.
“Alluring soprano star Danielle de Niese, wife of Glyndebourne Opera boss Gus Christie, had that sinking feeling when she arrived for a performance at the Arts Club in Mayfair—and discovered her glamorous gowns were missing!” [Daily Mail]
Following the successful launch of the new regular feature The Talk of the Town in January, the team at the box is inviting contributions for a new quarter of operatic potpourri.
Following the successful launch of the new regular feature The Talk of the Town in January, the team at the box is inviting contributions for a new quarter of operatic potpourri.
“The island is only small / But the fairies inhabiting it / Welcome us all”
That means you—and your even more significant other—should you win this pair of seats. Enter now »
“The island is only small / But the fairies inhabiting it / Welcome us all”
That means you—and your even more significant other—should you win this pair of seats. Enter now »
Yannick leads The Philadelphia Orchestra, superstars Nina Stemme and Stuart Skelton, and world-class singers in a rare concert performance that reveals every detail and nuance of this richly harmonic score. Experience the passion and cold-hearted revenge of this scandalous opera. Get tickets now!
Yannick leads The Philadelphia Orchestra, superstars Nina Stemme and Stuart Skelton, and world-class singers in a rare concert performance that reveals every detail and nuance of this richly harmonic score. Experience the passion and cold-hearted revenge of this scandalous opera. Get tickets now!
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