Questo e Quello
LA Opera opened their 30th season with a pairing of two of their most popular productions, both of which were initially staged by filmmakers not unfamiliar with the vagaries of our industry outpost here in Hollywoodland.
On this day in 1908 Maurice Maeterlinck‘s L’Oiseau bleu premiered at Constantin Stanislavski‘s Moscow Art Theatre.
Oh this day in 1954 A Star is Born starring Judy Garland and James Mason premiered at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood.
The Metropolitan Opera’s much vaunted so-called “Tudor Ring” of three royal operas by Donizetti got off to a bumpy start Saturday afternoon with a revival of Anna Bolena that stubbornly refused to cohere either musically or dramatically.
The Bayerische Staatsoper’s wildly popular series of free live streams returns for its fourth season, live and in full HD, on October 28 with a webcast of Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos.
My attempt at garnering some attention for forgotten and ignored Czech operas hasn’t exactly been a success.
“One of the most highly-regarded pianists of our time, Grigory Sokolov, has refused to accept the Cremona Music Award 2015 because it has previously been awarded to the blogger Norman Lebrecht.”
On this day in 1945 Mildred Price starring Joan Crawford premiered at New York City’s Strand Theater.
In between gazing at tonight’s Super Blood Moon, cher public, you are invited to post your favorite moon-related YouTube videos in the comments section below.
LoftOpera is just one, though perhaps the liveliest, of many homegrown opera troupes in Brooklyn.
Born on this day in 1898 composer Vincent Youmans
A clearly moved Hvorostovsky basked in the moment and momentarily broke character to acknowledge the love.
On this day in 1835 Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor premiered in Naples.
“I really didn’t say all those horrid things that were printed in the German paper under my name.”
Mezzo-of-the-moment Jamie Barton’s future Met assignments include . . .
Which erstwhile impresario, who surely heaved a sigh when he no longer was welcome at his previous theater, is about to sign on at the Met in a Director of Productions-type position?
Born on this day in 1929 newscaster Barbara Walters.
Here’s a charming example of an old European white male quoting another old European white male for the purpose of mansplaining to those silly Asians why they have no business getting offended at ethnic stereotypes.
Would exciting American dramatic soprano Christine Goerke be the next great ice-princess we have been waiting for?
It took me years to appreciate the serious Donizetti, but I’ve always loved the composer’s comic operas, particularly Don Pasquale and Elisir.
On this day in 1930 Noel Coward‘s play Private Lives premiered in London.
La Cieca guesses we will have to make these quizzes more challenging.
Born on this day in 480 BC playwright Euripides.
“Glenn Close‘s Norma Desmond is back.”
Tell us: What’s your favorite Verdi performance?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
