Recent Discussion
- JustMe
  Yes, its available on demand on the Met site...from 2023.
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 1 minute ago
- Willowbarcelona
  My mistake definitely! Thank you so much for correcting me💕
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 1 minute ago
- SiVendetta
  I'm glad you disagree. I'm glad some people like this. Or something like the new Carmen, which I also find needlessly stark and uglified.
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 2 minutes ago
- David Billnitzer
  Wait, was this done in the HD a few years ago, or was that an intermission feature during something else?
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 4 minutes ago
- PCally
  It’s worth pointing out that the actual critical reception Fleming got for this was primarily positive and while she did end up bailing before finishing the run, there was no more booing. It’s...
  
  A favorite Donizetti performance from Camille · 9 minutes ago
- David Billnitzer
  I would have liked to see it. It sounds like fun.
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 10 minutes ago
- PCally
  Thank you, Moe. I can’t speak to what Fleming was like later on when she returned to the part but while I don’t care for some of her Fleming-isms, in terms of sheer tonal beauty this is very much...
  
  A favorite Donizetti performance from Camille · 12 minutes ago
- JustMe
  It certainly is a love it or hate it production, more so than most productions at the Met. Not many in between opinions,
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 13 minutes ago
- SiVendetta
  I think most scores have a staccato marked there - I just checked the first printing of the vocal score (Simrock) on ISMLP and it's in that one. But there's no staccato mark in...
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 22 minutes ago
- David Billnitzer
  Ein echter, guter Sprecher, klar ausgesprochen.
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 26 minutes ago
- SiVendetta
  The sound effects are part of the production, done by a foley artist. One of the very few things I found fun about this production.
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 33 minutes ago
- CCorwinNYC
  Disagree with every point you make. 🤷‍♂️
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 34 minutes ago
- CCorwinNYC
  Incorrect. She's performing the role at the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie in August and at Covent Garden in October.
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 36 minutes ago
- Dina Middlebrow
  Is this as noisy in the house as it is in the broadcast? Irritating.
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 40 minutes ago
- Gualtier Maldè
  Oliemans created Papageno in the McBurney production's premiere in 2012 at the Dutch National Opera. He is very steeped in the role but also, he is not young anymore.
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 41 minutes ago
- Apulia
  She's certainly sung enough of them, but she won't equaled any time soon.
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 43 minutes ago
- SiVendetta
  I wish I could agree with you. Why does this production have to be so drab and downright UGLY? Even down to the guy scrawling (projected) text onto the stage like a 3-year old? There's no...
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 44 minutes ago
- Hugo Santos
  Time to branch out, it seems.
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 44 minutes ago
- Willowbarcelona
  These are her lasr Queen of the Night performances. She wanted to end her time with this role where it began, at the Met ❤️
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 45 minutes ago
- Dina Middlebrow
  Seriously, rush so fast that the Queen can't even get her applause?!
  
  Die Zauberflöte · 46 minutes ago