Questo e Quello
Happy 97th birthday actress Nanette Fabray.
In Andrea Chenier an unexpected Canadian star-tenor relishes beheading alongside a far less well-known Italian diva: Jon Vickers and Ilva Ligabue.
In September, Finnish National Opera gave the world premiere of Höstsonaten (Autumn Sonata), based on Mr. Bergman’s 1978 study of a troubled mother/daughter relationship.
Born on this day in 1946 actress Holly Woodlawn.
I fucking love Renée Fleming.
Born on this day in 1926 singer and actress Barbara Cook.
More Grigolerie this evening starting at 7:25.
I was extraordinarily happy Monday evening to encounter Angel Blue and Russell Thomas as Mimi and Rodolfo.
Happy 70th birthday actor Kevin Kline.
“Crema, vil schiava!”
“It’s not easy being green”: especially if you’re the two greatest Italian opera composers.
The tendency to rank—to create subjective lists of best or greatest, or to organize things in ascending or descending order—is a human compulsion.
Born on this day in 1931 actress Diana Dors.
Born on this day circa 1904 actress Constance Bennett.
It’s Choose Your Own Sir John Day at parterre, cher public.
Born on this day in 1912 conductor Georg Solti.
Born on this day in 1924 actress Nina Foch.
Our dear sister publication BBC Music Magazine has crafted the ideal experience for conservative opera buffs.
“Trove Thursday” offers a belated 55th birthday nod to Dmitri Hvorostovsky with a blazing live performance of Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Tsar’s Bride.
Born on this day in 1945 Harris Glenn Milstead AKA “Divine.
For all you Carl Maria von Weber fans out there, here’s Günther Groissböck.
Riccardo Zandoni’s Il Grillo del Focolare is an opera after all.
Emma Thompson is winning rave reviews for her performance as Maria Callas in Terrence McNally‘s Master Class.
For her first CD in six years, Angela Gheorghiu has chosen Italian repertoire.
Tell us: What’s your favorite Verdi performance?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
