Questo e Quello
A multibillionaire right-winger—best remembered locally for plastering his name on the once-beloved New York State Theater at Lincoln Center—has died.
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Orfeo’s 150 Years box chronologically documents some of the finest nights of live opera from the Wiener Staatsoper in the years following its restoration in 1955.
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Following the successful launch of the new regular feature The Talk of the Town in January, the team at the box is inviting contributions for a new quarter of operatic potpourri.
Like an echo from the caves of Coccamaura, film, drag and cabaret legend Charles Busch came forth whilst Deirdre wept cool tears.
“Trove Thursday” escapes to an exotic place with Rimsky-Korsakov’s Sadko.
Born on this day in 1862 composer Claude Debussy and in 1928 composer Karlheinz Stockhausen.
Saturday August 17 the Merola Opera Program wrapped up its annual Summer Festival with the Merola Grand Finale concert at the War Memorial Opera House.
Happy 86th birthday mezzo-soprano Dame Janet Baker.
It is indeed tragic when an ignorant mass of plebes like the opera public openly scoff at the venerated Western Enlightenment standard of Trial by Headline.
Bard SummerScape’s concert staging of Die Tote Stadt emerged triumphant thanks to Clay Hilley and Sara Jakubiak.
Born on this day in 1918 (not that she’d admit it) author and actress Jacqueline Susann.
Whitney George’s music falls pleasingly upon the ear and is wittily scored for a small ensemble conducted by herself.
What is the best metaphor for this year’s Bard Music Festival?
Born on this day in 1883 designer Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel.
Born on this day in 1920 actress Maureen O’Hara.
“Trove Thursday” turns to a quintet of baritone/bass voices: Matthias Goerne, Simon Keenlyside, Georg Nigl, Thomas Quasthoff and René Pape performing works by Pfitzner, Sibelius, Adams, Martin and Schubert.
Dell’ Arte Opera Ensemble theme this summer is women composers, which is timely, and the more to be applauded as likely to turn up unusual works.
Born on this day in 1938 wide-ranging mezzo-soprano Huguette Tourangeau.
On this day in 1930 Betty Boop made her film debut in Max Fleischer’s cartoon Dizzy Dishes.
“Trove Thursday” features its two favorite baritones in a pair of comforting settings of the Requiem.
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