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The iconic American soprano was born April 14, 1958.

on April 14, 2011 at 10:08 AM

To salute the American spinto soprano, an assortment of podcasts from Ed Rosen, Charles Handelman and yours truly. Just click on the “play” button and turn up your speakers!

on April 14, 2006 at 2:58 PM
Grazie Millo Grazie Millo

There are, on rare occasions, moments in a live performance where some intangible symbiotic relationship between audience and performer creates an instant that borders on the sublime.

on February 01, 2019 at 11:27 AM
A very Millo sequel A very Millo sequel

“Can the Diva Who Once Ruled the Met Make a Comeback?”

on January 29, 2019 at 1:08 PM

Attached you will find the song lineup for last night’s Aprile Millo recital, though as the saying goes, there were some changes to the printed program. The first half went more or less as planned, though after the R. Strauss a man exiting the auditorium tripped and fell in the aisle, hit his head on…

on November 18, 2009 at 10:18 AM

La Cieca’s latest episode of Unnatural Acts of Opera features Aprile Millo. The occasion is her upcoming appearance at Alice Tully Hall here in New York on November 12 — a concert performance of Leoncavallo’s verismo gem Zaza with the Teatro Grattacielo. The podcast features selections from two previous concert opera performances by Miss Millo:…

on November 08, 2005 at 2:06 AM

parterre box fave Aprile Millo is on WQXR tonight at 9:05 PM EDT in a broadcast of a concert given for the George London Foundation. Sharing the bill are tenor Garrett Sorenson and Ken Noda on the 88s. You can listen in to the excitement here.

on October 20, 2005 at 11:45 PM

Beginning tonight on “Unnatural Acts of Opera,” La Cieca presents a potpourri of operatic scenes and arias sung by latter-day stimmdiva Aprile Millo, including selections by Rossini, Verdi, Beethoven , Dvorak and Cilea.

on October 12, 2005 at 8:34 PM

Sister Sieglinde summarizes the roiling controversy so far in her Diary, and the most recent whisper La Cieca has heard is, “if that rock promoter wanted Avril Lavigne, he should have hired Avril Lavigne; Aprile is an opera singer.” Among the rumors La Cieca doesn’t believe: Millo is afraid to sing high notes. [Duh, she…

on September 23, 2005 at 2:39 PM

… down at Carnegie Hall. Or will be, on October 14, when the soprano performs a solo recital at the venerated venue. Details are sketchy at the moment, but La Millo is always good for golden-age tone and demeanor. Diva-fanciers should find themselves either run ragged or in heaven that week (depending on the quality…

on August 21, 2005 at 10:06 PM
The real and the ideal The real and the ideal

Chris’s Cache offers a Leoncavallo double-bill: Aprile Millo in Zazà and Jon Vickers and Carol Vaness in Pagliacci

on March 14, 2024 at 9:00 AM
When divas collide When divas collide

On this day in 1989 Dolora Zajick and Aprile Millo faced off in Aida at the Metropolitan Opera.

on October 07, 2022 at 5:00 AM
“Be as a bird” “Be as a bird”

Lyric Opera of Chicago opens its new season on September 9 with an all-American Ernani, prompting a Trove Thursday preview with three versions of my favorite early Verdi opera featuring as its unlucky heroine: Leontyne Price, Martina Arroyo and Aprile Millo.

on July 21, 2022 at 10:00 AM
The Battle of Carnegie Hall The Battle of Carnegie Hall

Trove Thursday sneaks in one more OONY offering before 2021 ends: Verdi’s rare La Battaglia di Legnano from 1987 with Aprile Millo, Mario Malagnini, and Matteo Manuguerra.

on December 16, 2021 at 2:02 PM
Young Toscanini Young Toscanini

For your afternoon delight: the campy 1988 Franco Zeffirelli biopic starring C. Thomas Howell, Elizabeth Taylor and the decidedly un-campy singing of Aprile Millo.

on February 19, 2021 at 12:00 PM
Un ballo in maschera Un ballo in maschera

Starring Aprile Millo, Harolyn Blackwell, Florence Quivar, Luciano Pavarotti, and Leo Nucci, conducted by James Levine. Production by Piero Faggioni. From January 26, 1991.

on February 11, 2021 at 5:30 PM
Un ballo in maschera Un ballo in maschera

Starring Aprile Millo, Harolyn Blackwell, Florence Quivar, Luciano Pavarotti and Leo Nucci, conducted by James Levine. From January 26, 1991.

on January 02, 2021 at 5:00 PM
Un ballo in maschera Un ballo in maschera

Starring Aprile Millo, Harolyn Blackwell, Florence Quivar, Luciano Pavarotti and Leo Nucci, conducted by James Levine. From January 26, 1991.

on August 20, 2020 at 4:30 PM
The elusive quality of command The elusive quality of command

On this day in 1983 soprano Aprile Millo made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Amelia Boccanegra.

on December 03, 2019 at 8:00 AM
You can’t stop the divas You can’t stop the divas

Happy 61st birthday soprano Aprile Millo.

on April 13, 2019 at 9:00 AM
Happy April 1! Happy April 1!

At tonight’s performance of Das Rheingold, the role of Woglinde will be sung by Aprile Millo.

on April 01, 2019 at 8:49 AM
One night only, one night only, she’ll be the only one One night only, one night only, she’ll be the only one

“New York City Opera will present, in a rare New York appearance, beloved soprano Aprile Millo in concert.”

on December 18, 2018 at 3:13 PM
That girl! That girl!

On this day in 1983 soprano Aprile Millo made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Amelia in Simon Boccanegra.

on December 03, 2018 at 8:00 AM
Double cross Double cross

“Trove Thursday” offers due local Lombardi: one with Renata Scotto and José Carreras, the other with Aprile Millo and Carlo Bergonzi.

on October 25, 2018 at 9:45 AM