In honor of the Amazing Grace’s 80th birthday, a repeat performance from Unnatural Acts of Opera of her duo concert with Shirley Verrett at Carnegie Hall from January 31, 1982.
Maybe it was Lily Pons or Freida Hempel interpolating Fille du Regiment in it as they were preparing to escape to France with Mario!
A favorite Donizetti performance from Remko Jas · 22 minutes ago
Apparently the rights to stream Moby Dick were an issue. Last season featured several contemporary HDs, so I can only assume they sold poorly, thus they programmed less for the HD.
Oh my.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Remko Jas · 40 minutes ago
What is the meaning of all the ladies being blonde? No Miss Clairol available?
A favorite Donizetti performance from Remko Jas · 42 minutes ago
Birgitta Svenden, Birgit Finnilä, Anne Gjevang, Gwenneth Bean.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Remko Jas · 46 minutes ago
It's bizarre, because contemporary operas and Met premieres would be my first picks for HD. Lower risk, plus a better view. But I suppose broadcast rights are a big issue.
I'm not sure they are analogous. There is more than one way to be bad. This ,like much on broadway, is entertainment for tourists.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Remko Jas · 2 hours ago
Isola Jones now claims she's a dramatic soprano. She was planning a concert recently.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Remko Jas · 2 hours ago
It was all those interpolations.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Remko Jas · 2 hours ago
Thanks, I forgot some of the ladies you mention. Bonynge always said Tourangeau was a true contralto with a freak extention. I also thought Isola Jones was a contralto hiding as a mezzo.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Remko Jas · 2 hours ago
It also sounds a bit like why I’ve never taken to Ainadamar.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Remko Jas · 2 hours ago
You’d look good in the Paris production.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Remko Jas · 2 hours ago
They probably thought it meant ‘cleavage’.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Remko Jas · 2 hours ago
That sounds fishy too.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Remko Jas · 3 hours ago
Well, it was the dangling shads that cost Al Gore the election, after all.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Remko Jas · 4 hours ago
This is my favorite duet of Gaetano! Remember you are my fourth husband! Is there a better role for a dramatic soprano anywhere? Campy story but utterly delicious.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Kevin Ng · 4 hours ago
I think I told you about the time someone wrote under a video of “Vissi d’arte”: “beautiful coloratura!”
A favorite Donizetti performance from Remko Jas · 4 hours ago
Here are some photos from the production on Facebook. I have to say the one thought that kept going through my head as I was watching was” Three little maids from school are we” !
A favorite Donizetti performance from Remko Jas · 4 hours ago
He said so on Reddit.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Remko Jas · 4 hours ago
I had quite a lot of fun some years ago collecting unintentionally comical customer reviews on Amazon. E.g. ‘The "Flower Duet" is an echo of ecstasy which can memorize you into a...
A favorite Donizetti performance from Remko Jas · 7 hours ago
In honor of the Amazing Grace’s 80th birthday, a repeat performance from Unnatural Acts of Opera of her duo concert with Shirley Verrett at Carnegie Hall from January 31, 1982.
“The island is only small / But the fairies inhabiting it / Welcome us all”
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“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 »
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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!
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.
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