No one will be seated during the controversial “Rolling on Molly” sequence
First video snippets of the new Prince Igor are now live on the Met’s website.
Questo e Quello
Jersey girl
One has “made it” when one is gently lampooned by that edgiest of all late-night funnymen, Jay Leno.
Labor days
AGMA’s Alan Gordon warns his membership of a possible lockout by the Met if contract negotiations break down this summer.
Something besides Mary is outrageous, for once
“The gowns took weeks to make, therefore you will realize how difficult it would be to make a fixed price for gowns created by Lady Duff-Gordon.”
Theodora goes wild
Joined by the Choir of Trinity Wall Street, The English Concert concluded the US leg of its current tour at Carnegie Hall Sunday with a complete performance of the darkly moving Theodora, Handel’s penultimate oratorio.
Fresh air
Our Own Jungfer Marianne Leitmetzerin returns with a treat from the Teatro Colon: a live performance of Manon Lescaut starring Monterrat Caballé and Richard Tucker!
Where’s the fire?
Don’t be in such a hurry, cher public: linger a while to discuss off=topic and general interest subjects.
Happy February 1!
To celebrate the birthday of Renata Tebaldi, our friends at Opera Depot are offering a free download of live performances by this great diva.
Catch of another day
“A charming musical performance welded to a dramatic production so old and stale that, like fish left out too long, it’s starting to smell.”
Fire and music
“In her first role in a play, Ms. Fleming will make her debut at the [Williamstown Theater Festival] in Living on Love…”
Don’t bother with a rewrite
La Cieca’s operative deep in the bowels of the Josie Robertson Plaza has just informed her that the announcement of the Met’s 2014-2015 season is now less than two weeks away.
Your doyenne’s goodness is extreme
Well, “extreme” is such an, oh, how shall I put it… extreme word, my dears; really La Cieca is no more than the humble intermediary here between Mike Richter‘s CD-ROMs and you, the cher public. This time our treat from the trove is Eugene Onegin, a selection from his disc devoted to the Metropolitan Opera […]
Borne back ceaselessly into the past
So, cher public, have you heard about this fabulous new plan to revive the New York City Opera under the direction of Michael Capasso?
Ennis del Mar! Il storpi montano splende come un santo altar
“The cast, to a member, embraces every chance…”
I’ve something to say that’s less than urgent
peaking of vicious-minded small town gossips, Rupert Christiansen (not pictured) is at his exercise again this morning, trying to tempt Dame Felicity Palmer into saying unpleasant things about David Alden and Richard Jones.
Drama queen
The very first words in this issue are “Renata Scotto will return to the American operatic stage in the 2001 season!”
Separated at pearls?
Harmonious Sondra Radvanovsky and hormonal Justin Vivian Bond.
Gentlemen, start your engines!
“Era of the ‘Fat Lady’ is Over, Says American Soprano Danielle de Niese“
Bottom line
“Revenue for performances in the [Metropolitan] opera house ended up at 69% of total potential box office revenue in the 2012?2013 season (79% of seats were purchased, including discounts).”
Oh say can you view
“Tune in to ABC… at 11:00 am EST, when Renée joins the ladies of The View and guest co-host Jay Mohr to talk about her upcoming performance of the National Anthem at the Super Bowl.”
Mary Garden brings another novelty
“Such a costume! A dream in purple!”
What we read
A quick review of statistics for 2013 reveals your top ten favorite parterre pages for the year, cher public.
Butt of the joke
“The deep stirrings that open Brokeback Mountain, the opera, rise up from the bowels of the orchestra…. And those tones are gripping.”
You’ll sometimes walk alone
“Carousel – New Production/Lyric Opera Premiere. Denyce Graves; remaining cast TBA. Rob Fisher/conductor, Rob Ashford/director; remaining creative team TBA.”
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).