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- Bill
  Occasionally Der Freischuetz shows up in the Met futures as a possible (though unlikely) opera for a Met revival. To my taste a revival would be very welcome though these days casting Freischuetz...
  
  The Met should revive Der Freischütz · 8 minutes ago
- Camille
  If you would like to repeat this thrilling HOLLÄNDER broadcast from yesterday, there are two more opportunities: one at 4:00 pm (Eastern) from KUAC, Fairbanks, AK and then, At 6:00 pm Eastern from...
  
  Der fliegende Holländer · 41 minutes ago
- Sanford Schimel
  https://youtu.be/8joPQIiiDwk?si=6ma0wjuLTuZRtvMj
  
  The Met should revive Mignon · 56 minutes ago
- Ortrud Jones
  Good post, thank you, Krunoslav. And yes, not every Amina becomes a Norma, I was thinking more that she had the performance history in bel canto as well as dramatic roles beyond the bel canto, so...
  
  Goddess in three persons · 57 minutes ago
- Camille
  I’ve been listening intermittently to this René Jacobs, very scaled down version of FREISCHÜTZ, and must say it has a lot to offer musically. Since this opera was given initially at the Königliches...
  
  The Met should revive Der Freischütz · 59 minutes ago

More people should listen to Dorothy Kirsten

Reading Dorothy Kirsten's autobiography twice last year made me revisit her work anew.

By Niel Rishoi on March 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM

She was more versatile than I ever realized, and her writing is as smart as how she handled her long career with virtually no vocal decline. And got away with shaving several years off her real birth date until she died. She was a lady BOSS.