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La Cieca hears that the centerpiece of the 2021 Salzburg Easter Festival will be a new production of Turandot conducted by Christian Thielemann (not pictured) .
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The entire Metropolitan Opera schedule for 2020-2021, in what looks like a fairly plausible form, has been leaked.
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Beth Morrison Projects presents Opera of the Week
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Bass-baritone Craig Colclough makes his Met debut tonight in the title role of Macbeth.
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This overabundance of detail serves only to set La Cieca wondering who protested Ms. Davis.
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La Cieca has discovered a document of Plácido Domingo‘s faute de mieux Metropolitan Opera farewell performance.
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Yusif Eyvazov will sing Calàf in the October 3, 6, 9, and 12 Met performances of Puccini’s Turandot.
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2020 New York Virtual Opera Fest
New York Opera Alliance (NYOA) proudly presents the 2020 New York Virtual Opera Fest. The festival showcases the breadth and diversity of opera in NYC, and many events are free. All events are produced by participant companies of NYOA in partnership with OPERA America. Read more.
An “Anti-Harassment Workshop” was scheduled at the Met today in the same room where Plácido Domingo was rehearsing for this season’s revival of Macbeth.
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La Cieca hears that for the first time in recorded history, the Metropolitan Opera will have an official presence in the Pride March this Sunday.
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Karita Mattila has just rather casually let slip that she has “signed in for [her] first Isolde.”
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A report from a parterrian audience member indicates that Mariusz Kwiecien canceled Les Pêcheurs de Perles after the first part yet again at the Met tonight.
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A “spy” unaffiliated with parterre box whispers to La Cieca that yesterday’s dress rehearsal of Samson et Dalila at the Met was sung by Nancy Fabiola Herrera.
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La Cieca is almost certain that Diana Damrau will not appear at the Met this fall for La traviata.
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The third segment of New York City Opera’s gradually emerging 2018-2019 season will be Mascagni’s Isabeau.
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Jonas Kaufmann‘s acclaimed Dick will highlight the Met’s 2018-2019 season.
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