Questo e Quello
Happy 84th birthday actress, dancer and singer Chita Rivera.
Verdi’s Rigoletto returned to the Met Friday in the stilted “Las Vegas” production by Michael Mayer, with mostly competent singing from a good-looking cast.
The Metropolitan Opera’s revival of Carmen began with a bit of drama Thursday night when tenor Rafael Davila replaced Marcelo Álvarez.
On this day in 1953, Arthur Miller‘s drama The Crucible opened at the Martin Beck Theatre, to run 197 performances.
Here’s where you can discuss this afternoon’s performance of the Gounod tuner starting at 1:00 PM.
Born on this day in 1905 couturier Christian Dior.
“Trove Thursday” offers a sparkling performance of Rossini’s La Cenerentola from our nation’s capital featuring the scintillating conducting of Claudio Abbado and Lucia Valentini-Terrani in the title role.
Glenn Roven‘s concert piece based on two of Hillary Clinton’s speeches and sung by everyone you ever heard of will premiere at noon today.
Born on this day in 1920 film director and screenwriter Federico Fellin.
Anna Netrebko has become Edina Monsoon.
Born on this day in 1904 actor Cary Grant.
San Francisco Opera in 2017-2018 presents the Ring cycle, a new John Adams/Peter Sellars collaboration called Girls of the Golden West, plus new productions of Elektra (Christine Goerke, Stephanie Blythe, Adrianne Pieczonka) and Manon (Nadine Sierra, Michael Fabiano.)
“Clémentine Margaine will make her Met debut in the title role of Bizet’s Carmen this Thursday, January 19.”
The very first Vienna post-war performance of Elektra.
Happy 95th birthday actress Betty White.
Andrea Andermann is the veteran film producer who had the notion to assemble top-flight talent from the worlds of music and cinema for a generously funded film of Tosca.
Renée Fleming doesn’t sound Southern. In fact, she doesn’t even sound Earthian.
On this day in 1964 Hello, Dolly! opened at the St. James Theater, to run 2,844 performances.
The aesthetic vision of M. Lamar’s Funeral Doom Spiritual was undeniable.
On this day in 1559 the coronation of Elizabeth I of England took place.
“Marlis Petersen, in her first shot at the role, is as complete a video Violetta as Rosanna Carteri, Marie McLaughlin or the young Angela Gheorghiu, and as riveting as Teresa Stratas or Anna Netrebko.”
The Met’s final performance of La bohème this season is today’s Saturday afternoon broadcast.
On this day in 1925 Alban Berg‘s Wozzeck premiered in Berlin.
The Met has canceled its new production of La forza del destino, which was to have been directed by Calixto Bieito.
Tell us: What’s your favorite Verdi performance?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
