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"June" in the movie may be the best of the lot. What Peck did with "Blow High, Blow Low" was rhapsodic, and his choice of making Jigger a dancer really worked very well. But...
Until they're in the public domain, we can't interpolate a song for her. (Mother Abbess - Bloody Mary)/Lady Thiang - A Song + A Butter Churn = Aunt Eller.
I was delighted to find Kiss Me Kate on the Châtelet’s 2016 programme, but in the end we left at the interval, very disappointed. The production was by Lee Blakeley.
Strange posting....... The foto is from Andrea Chenier, London Ma/June 2024; the audio seems to be from the farewell-evening for Pappano on 16. May 2024 and the occasion for speaking about...
Never saw this and was not an Oliver person. Thinking this is something Monsieur Cee is familiar with tho’— Hard life being a milkmaid. Of late I have been attempting to watch a film of Tess of the...
On Your Toes had a successful 1983 revival that starred Lara Teeter, Christine Andreas and Natalia Makarova, who won the Tony. Teeter went on to a successful teaching career at my Alma mater (CSU...
Though pretty much pre-internet, the carping about his modest singing voice, for me it all faded away because he was Billy, 100% every second he was on stage and thus, every second he...
Henry was terrific. As my (late) husband observed, though, it's just really, really hard to watch a muscled, menacing black man hit a white girl. I don't think that's what...
Following the successful launch of the new regular feature The Talk of the Town in January, the team at the box is inviting contributions for a new quarter of operatic potpourri.
Following the successful launch of the new regular feature The Talk of the Town in January, the team at the box is inviting contributions for a new quarter of operatic potpourri.
Yannick leads The Philadelphia Orchestra, superstars Nina Stemme and Stuart Skelton, and world-class singers in a rare concert performance that reveals every detail and nuance of this richly harmonic score. Experience the passion and cold-hearted revenge of this scandalous opera. Get tickets now!
Yannick leads The Philadelphia Orchestra, superstars Nina Stemme and Stuart Skelton, and world-class singers in a rare concert performance that reveals every detail and nuance of this richly harmonic score. Experience the passion and cold-hearted revenge of this scandalous opera. Get tickets now!