In what will surely be a fever dream for critics and diacritics alike, Renée Fleming sings Björk with the New York Philharmonic next season.
She also said she thought she could have been a real Verdi mezzo, but that would have meant leaving bel Canto behind, and she knew that was her strongest suit. "I always wanted to keep one...
A favorite Donizetti performance from Dawn Fatale · 7 minutes ago
As Cornelia?
A favorite Donizetti performance from Dawn Fatale · 8 minutes ago
Beth Taylor replied to my message on Instagram that she is looking forward to seeing me at the Carnegie Hall performance of Giulio Cesare
A favorite Donizetti performance from Dawn Fatale · 12 minutes ago
Ten years ago, we were very lucky in Paris to have Romeo Castellucci's production of Moses, with an excellent cast, to open the 'Lissner era' following the departure of his...
Die Sterne des Himmels werden zur Erde fallen · 13 minutes ago
Do know for sure that Sondra is coming back soon to do Fancullia del West, she announced it at her concert in Chicago
why is Garanca's arm so dark?
A favorite Donizetti performance from Dawn Fatale · 23 minutes ago
agree
A favorite Donizetti performance from Dawn Fatale · 24 minutes ago
yes, but they don't always if you get an Amneris singing them
A favorite Donizetti performance from Dawn Fatale · 24 minutes ago
I think that was around the time she sang Amneris to Leontyne’s Aida in the new Met production.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Dawn Fatale · 25 minutes ago
exactly. I think at some point she said Verdi did not suit her as she had to push the middle with some chest in those roles which made the top more difficult
A favorite Donizetti performance from Dawn Fatale · 27 minutes ago
Rimsky’s Mlada has a dead dancer! Auber’s La muette de Portici also.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Cornelia · 32 minutes ago
A Brussels favourite.
You can also enjoy him in a concert of Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti songs with Raffaella Lupinacci.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Dawn Fatale · 42 minutes ago
Once Is Not Enough.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Dawn Fatale · 49 minutes ago
I distinctly remember that after the Puritani run (Gruberova was WONDERFUL in that - the best I ever heard her), Edita had a revival run of "Semiramide" chalked in for her. I think she...
A favorite Donizetti performance from Cornelia · 54 minutes ago
Boston Baroque (which has a well-cast ARIODANTE this week) announced next Spring's opera: IDOMENEO Apr 24 & 26, 2026 | Robert J. Orchard Stage Conductor | David Bates with David Portillo...
A favorite Donizetti performance from Dawn Fatale · 54 minutes ago
Scala again? Ahime!
A favorite Donizetti performance from Dawn Fatale · 56 minutes ago
I have this concert on cd. It’s really lovely actually. I think she was appearing - and had failed to make much of a splash - at Royal Opera, Covent Garden Lucia around the same time.
No, it’s Waldo’s body.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Dawn Fatale · 1 hour ago
Sounds plausible,
A favorite Donizetti performance from Dawn Fatale · 1 hour ago
I saw her as Sieglinde and as the Färberin. Like you, I experienced the voice as a physical sensation. I think you are right that it had to be heard (and felt) reverberating in a large space. I was...
In what will surely be a fever dream for critics and diacritics alike, Renée Fleming sings Björk with the New York Philharmonic next season.
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