Questo e Quello
A new CD
features the ten most gorgeous minutes recorded by a tenor in Wagner since World War II.
Not only cursed to bear a name nearly identical to that of one of the greatest geniuses who ever lived, Leonardo Vinci also had the misfortune to die just three months after the premiere of his greatest opera, reportedly murdered with a cup of poisoned chocolate at the age of 36.
The Pierre Audi production of Guillaume Tell has opened at De Nederlandse Opera.
The Met took a gamble on a new production of Rigoletto Monday night—but, dramatically at least, the show crapped out.
The stage production of Rigoletto contains very brief partial nudity, which will not be shown in the Live in HD transmission of the opera.”
Meet parterre’s new tutelary spirit, tenor August Schram, star of Metube.
Take a breather, cher public, and join in the general interest and off-topic conversation in this week’s intermission feature.
This week on Operavore: “Strong Women of Opera.”
Tenor Vittorio Grigolo, easy on the eyes despite the fright wig, is one of the “Hottest Opera Stars Of 2013.”
You know, information wants to be free and all that.
Which opera company that apparently still exists has sent out a casting call for no fewer than 40 supernumeraries to appear naked in an work whose title, ironically, includes a part of the body that is generally not concealed anyway?
In the interest of absolute accuracy (for surely the cher public deserves no less!) La Cieca offers the following correction.
FINAL RSVP REQUEST: La Boheme from The Royal Opera – This Sunday, Jan. 27.
Ah, finally a light begins to break.
The apparently immortal Anja Silja (all those performances of Vec Makropulos must have rubbed off!) is seen here in her newest role, Babulenka in Prokofiev’s Igrok at Oper Frankfurt.
… I’ll just keep on singing until everyone hears it.
In a winter rich with splashy debuts, Friday’s performance of Le Comte Ory introduced a 27-year-old South African charmer who may well be the Met’s next big star.
There’s that old joke; What’s the difference between opera and sex? Punchline; you can have good sex.
Another Sunday, another invitation to discuss off-topic and general interest subjects.
Today marks the premiere of the Operavore radio show on WQXR.
Elena Manistina will make her Met debut as Azucena in the Saturday, January 19 evening performance of Verdi’s Il Trovatore, replacing Stephanie Blythe, who is [obviously] ill.
Either you adore “The World Is but a Broken Toy” from Act II of Princess Ida and have always wanted to hear it sung by voices of operatic quality… or you don’t… and you haven’t.
Your doyenne invites you to drop by La Casa della Cieca.
At last, the quintessential targeted reader of parterre.com has been identified.
Tell us: What’s your favorite Verdi performance?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
