Questo e Quello
The entire action is set at a cocktail party at the Taylor-Burtons’ circa 1971
Legendary comet Elena Suliotis takes the title role in this 1968 performance of Catalani’s Loreley.
On this day in 1960 the Meredith Willson musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown opened on Broadway.
The production will also mark a notable New York City Opera debut with the role of the Old Lady played by Linda Lavin.
Sony Classical has now released “Leontyne Price Prima Donna Assoluta” containing nearly her entire operatic oeuvre in a box set.
Born on this day in 1906 film, stage and opera director and designer Luchino Visconti.
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Janácek’s disconcerting commentary on youth and immortality received a full-throated performance.
Born on this day in 1923 soprano Victoria de los Angeles.
The 2016 Richard Tucker Award recipient is Tamara Wilson.
Seville bills itself as the “City of 150 operas,” and celebrated this fact at the Exposition of 1992 by erecting a magnificent new opera house, the Teatro de la Maestranza, right beside the Plaza de Toros.
Verdi’s Macbeth gets true blood-and-guts treatment from Guillermo Sarabia and the legendary Marisa Galvany.
Those of you who follow the blog Slipped Disc will not be at all surprised that Norman Lebrecht has taken the opportunity of this weekend’s difficulties at the Met to behave like a total dick.
Happy Halloween, parterrians!
Dallas native Roger Kaiser, identified as the guy who sprinkled a mentor’s ashes in the pit of the Met yesterday (and all that came after) is a parterre commenter.
On this day in 1940 Panama Hattie opened at the 46th Street Theatre, to run 501 performances.
A source close to the Met says tonight’s L’italiana in Algeri has been canceled in the wake of an incident this afternoon when “somebody dumped an unknown white powder into the pit following act 3″ of Guillaume Tell.
The centerpiece of Janácek’s Jenufa was the performance of Karita Mattila as the murderous Kostelnicka.
On this day in 1787 Mozart’s Don Giovanni premiered in Prague.
>The Crypt Sessions, in collaboration with On Site Opera, presented the world premiere of Gregg Kallor’s The Tell-Tale Heart
If there’s anything the Kostelnicka likes, it’s having people talk about her.
From 2008, Unnatural Acts of Opera recalls 1988, when Rossini’s Il viaggo a Reims invaded the Wiener Staatoper.
Happy 77th birthday actor, comedian, writer, and film producer John Cleese.
Stepping into the role of Dido will be American mezzo-soprano Susan Graham.
Tell us: What’s your favorite Verdi performance?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
