Questo e Quello
Sometimes when you find the club that will have you as a member, you do not easily give up your spot.
Subtitled by its creators as “A Fearful Radio Show,” this opera reminded Jerome Robbins of Orson Welles’ 1938 broadcast of War of the Worlds.
Happy Independence Day All U.S. Parterrians!
Born on this day in 1878 composer and performer George M Cohan.
Born on this day in 1714 composer Christoph Willibald von Gluck.
On this day in 1933 Richard Strauss’ Arabella premiered in Dresden.
This Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Lorraine Hunt Lieberson from breast cancer.
Born on this day in 1685 composer John Gay.
On this day in 1968 “Tip-Toe Thru’ The Tulips With Me” sung by Tiny Tim peaked at #17.
On this day in 1841 Adophe Adam‘s ballet Giselle premiered in Paris.
The cast of Wiener Staatsoper’s first-ever performance of Lulu in 1968 reads like a Who’s Who of then-contemporary Austro-German opera: the 28-year-old Anja Silja, Martha Mödl, Waldemar Kmentt, Hans Hotter, Hilde Konetzni, Manfred Jungwirth, Heinz Zednik, and Karl Böhm presiding over a production by Otto Schenk.
>Today at noon from the Bayerische Staatsoper, a live telecast of the premiere of Halévy’s La Juive.
Happy Pride!
The opera Patience and Sarah is a fantastic example of radical creativity.
Happy 29th birthday baritone Jarrett Ott.
“15 Classical Musicians Who Are Out and Proud”
“Deborah Voigt, whose commitments have increased with her new position as a member of the full-time faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.”
n this day in 1970 the movie Myra Breckinridge premiered.
Daniel Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas at NYCO charts the emotional trajectory of seven characters aboard a ship called the El Dorado.
Trove Thursday” presents Béatrice et Bénédict in a 2009 performance featuring Joyce DiDonato and Charles Workman and conducted by Sir Colin Davis.
Born on this day in 1927 dancer and choreographer Bob Fosse.
Happy birthday to critic Anne Midgette.
Cincinnati Opera presented the world premiere Fellow Travelers Friday and I’m here to tell you that not only does the opera have legs, it has balls.
Parterre fave Stefan Herheim returns to Dutch National Opera to direct Pikovaya dama, in which the director attempts to reflect on the composer’s life, notably his hidden love for men.
Tell us: What’s your favorite Verdi performance?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
