Questo e Quello
Like our beloved Cubs, Chicago Lyric Opera is in the midst of a championship season.
On this day in 1843 Michael Balfe’s The Bohemian Girl premiered in London.
La Cieca (pictured) begs your pardon for her unexplained absence from the site for the past several days.
When Sonja Frisell‘s Met production of Aïda was new and starred Oklahoma native Leona Mitchell, the similarly-intialled Latonia Moore was nine years old, singing in the choir of her pastor grandfather’s church.
On this day in 1898 Pietro Mascagni’s Iris premiered in Rome.
I offer a bit of operatic turkey, P.D.Q. Bach’s half-act opera The Stoned Guest, as an aural amuse-bouche.
Born on this day in 1694 writer and philosopher Francois-Marie Arouet (better known as Voltaire).
On this day in 1808 Beethoven’s Fidelio premiered in Vienna.
Born on this day in 1920 actress Gene Tierney.
“Ms. Netrebko is not the kind to wear sweatpants unless they are fancy…”
Last evening’s scorching performance of Fallujah by the New York City Opera demonstrated that sometimes impact is not limited by physical proximity.
In one important respect, a great production of Puccini resembles a great production of Wagner.
Jonathan Dove’s Flight is an opera that makes excellent use of setting.
Born on this day in 1891 soprano Maria Ivogün.
Leoncavallo’s Edipo Re.
“Extremely noisy without being nearly as mirthful as their other films”
Incoming Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin lavishes praise on former Met Music Director James Levine for actually doing his job, for once.
On this day in 1908 conductor Arturo Toscanini made his Metropolitan Opera debut.
Anna Netrebko‘s Manon was deeply unforgettable for its wide scope, control, and incredible virtuosity.
Lyric Opera of Chicago rose to the challenges mightily in its first-ever performance of Les Troyens.
Akhnaten, seen at the Los Angeles Opera on November 13 tells the story of the Pharaoh who abandoned traditional Egyptian polytheism.
Happy 82nd birthday actress Joanna Barnes!
Get your faces on, cher public, for tonight’s chat during the season premiere of Manon Lescaut.
Which two divine opera productions will make New York fans feel like they’ve got the sun in the morning and the moon at night when these stagings arrive here in the 2018-2019 season?
Tell us: What’s your favorite Verdi performance?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
