Questo e Quello
Born on this day in 1874 composer Arnold Schoenberg.
Leave it to Opera News to whitewash the revolting reactionary politics of Franco Zeffirelli.
“Trove Thursday” presents Purcell’s remarkably concise Dido and Aeneas in a pair of fascinatingly different interpretations.
Born on this day in 1938 mezzo-soprano Tatiana Troyanos.
Born on this day in 1899 West End, Broadway and film crooner Georges Metaxa.
Sam Neuman shares tips and tricks for behaving like a cultured person at the opera.
Born on this day in 1890 fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli.
Politics and romance entangled in a spectacular fashion at San Francisco Operas’s Roméo et Juliette.
Born on this day in 1828 writer Lev Nikolayevich “Leo” Tolstoy.
The press department at the English National Opera is considering a revamp of the company’s press seating policy.
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts this live performance from the Finnish National Opera.
Happy 54th birthday soprano Angela Gheorghiu.
La Cieca is informed that the opening night of San Francisco Opera’s Roméo et Juliette was delayed by an “Impeach Trump” demonstration, with hundreds of flyers dropped into the auditorium.
Born on this day in 1937 big-voiced comic actress Joanne Worley.
“Yusif Eyvazov will sing Hermann in the performances of Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades on December 8, 14, and 21, replacing Aleksandrs Antonenko.”
An “Anti-Harassment Workshop” was scheduled at the Met today in the same room where Plácido Domingo was rehearsing for this season’s revival of Macbeth.
If any more women come forth with sexual harassment accusations against Plácido Domingo, the Associated Press is going to have to hire Leporello to keep track.
Trove Thursday presents Rameau’s deliciously exotic omnibus Les Indes Galantes.
This season, the Metropolitan Opera offers the opportunity for “loyal supporter[s} of the Met” to revel in home versions of Live in HD telecasts for “a tax-deductible contribution of $10,000, over and above one’s current annual Patron commitment.”