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- Flamand
  You're welcome! I'm a middle aged lady who's been lurking around the edges of this community for a long time -- I even subscribed for years to the old paper Parterre zine! I'll...
  
  A favorite Donizetti performance from Flamand · 24 minutes ago
- grimoaldo2
  Iphegenie, Gluck, doesn't say if she is in Aulis or Tauride, Nov 23, Pearlfishers March 14, Idomeneo May 9
  
  A favorite Donizetti performance from Krunoslav · 26 minutes ago
- PCally
  I think Lombardi showed she had a great Norma in her but it was way too tentative and vague. I personally really didn’t like Grigorian in the role at all. Of the three Willis-Sorsen was IMO by far...
  
  Norma · 32 minutes ago
- guy pacifica
  I was called away for quite a bit of the broadcast, but I was impressed how vividly RWS sang, while maintaining a plangent core to her tone.
  
  Norma · 45 minutes ago
- Bianca Castafiore
  speaking of which …
  https://youtu.be/EFZc9xn7wq0?si=e2knKcYTTabXfjAQ
  
  Fathered in · 1 hour ago
- fletcher
  Can't believe they didn't consult me first so I personally could approve their role assumptions.
  
  Norma · 1 hour ago
- Dr. Hodel
  Asmik (in this same production I think) and Lombardi. Both last month I think.
  
  Norma · 1 hour ago
- fletcher
  Maybe I'm out of the loop but who else is having a go?
  
  Norma · 2 hours ago
- PCally
  Much to my surprise I think Willis-Sorsen is the best of three Norma’s in the “Norma Wars” of 2025. She sounds much surer of herself than the other two did.
  
  Norma · 2 hours ago
- NPW--Paris
  Berg, Janacek, Prokofiev, Britten, Shostakovich, Glass, Adams... and Händel and Rameau.
  
  Norma · 3 hours ago
- Le Petit Yniold
  Wonderful choice, Krunoslav. And it is nice to be reminded that there is more to Donizetti than sopranos (brilliantly as he wrote for them).
  
  A favorite Donizetti performance from Krunoslav · 3 hours ago
- fletcher
  I ended up listening to most of this away from my computer but I thought it was pretty great! Happy Sunday everyone.
  
  Norma · 3 hours ago
- Le Petit Yniold
  It's not really any better to say that they "did" Poliuto, is it?
  
  A favorite Donizetti performance from Krunoslav · 3 hours ago
- fletcher
  Wowzer
  
  Norma · 3 hours ago
- Rick
  Thanks
  
  A favorite Donizetti performance from Krunoslav · 3 hours ago
- AB
  Oh wow that was fun
  
  Norma · 3 hours ago
- AB
  I’m still really enjoying this, by the way!
  
  Norma · 3 hours ago
- Cornelia
  Villazon has sung Pelleas before in Berlin's Ruth Berghaus production conducted by Barenboim (with minimal acclaim sadly).
  
  A favorite Donizetti performance from Krunoslav · 4 hours ago
- Krunoslav
  SHINBONE ALLEY also featured NYCO baritone/director Jack Eddleman. In late run CARNIVAL shows, the u/s and then takeover lead was Julia Migenes.
  
  A favorite Donizetti performance from Krunoslav · 4 hours ago
- Rick
  Yes, they are both very exciting operas, dear Camille. And I totally agree about the end of Lucrezia Borgia.
  
  A favorite Donizetti performance from Camille · 4 hours ago

Day of the Divas 2: Divadienst!

Born on this day: four divas and counting!

By WindyCityOperaman on April 13, 2018 at 8:58 AM

Born on this day in 1931 soprano Anita Cerquetti, and in 1941 soprano soprano Margaret Price. Happy 62nd birthday soprano Barbara Bonney and happy 60th birthday soprano Aprile Millo.