Questo e Quello
Congratulations to Michael Fabiano and Bryan L. McCalister, who have just announced their engagement.
Born on this day in 1898 actress Shirley Booth.
Meet Andreas Rosar, assistant director and hero/heroine of the 2017 Bayreuth Festival.
For those who thought opera to be a rare enough commodity that there shouldn’t be duels, Saturday night in the Berkshires offered the odd rebuttal.
Happy 62nd birthday composer and vocalist Diamanda Galas.
In addition to her first Met Aida performances next season, forthcoming projects for the one and only Anna Netrebko just keep gushing out.
Born on this day in 1921 actress Nancy Kulp.
Born on this day in 1916 actress and comedienne (and owner of a killer pair of gams!) Martha Raye.
This afternoon at 1:00 PM, The Ghosts of Versailles from Los Angeles Opera: all this and Patti LuPone too!
Born on this day in 1904 novelist Christopher Isherwood.
Michael Fabiano and Sonya Yoncheva star in Great Performances at the Met’s telecast of La Traviata tonight at 9:00 PM.
Born on this day in 1910 actress and dancer Ruby Keeler.
A spokesman for Anna Netrebko informs parterre box that the diva is scheduled to sing Aïda at the Met during the 2018-2019 season.
La Cieca hears that the controversial but parterre-acclaimed Norma of Cecilia Bartoli will tour to the Brooklyn Academy of Music in (our informant says) “an upcoming season.”
I first went bonkers for Bellini’s masterpiece during the previous century when the Met remounted it for Joan Sutherland.
Born on this day in 1913 actress Dorothy Comingore.
Happy 37th birthday author, commentator, podcaster and storyteller Matt Baume.
Bard College presented a semi-staged concert of Halka on Saturday evening as part of its impressively wide-ranging two-week “Chopin and his World” festival.
Born on this day in 1893 author and critic Dorothy Parker.
Happy Solar Eclipse!
Born on this day in 1918 (but you didn’t hear that from me) author Jacqueline Susann.
A new Pelléas et Mélisande from the Vienna State Opera featuring Simon Keenlyside as Golaud.
Born on this day in 1893 actor and director Alfred Lunt.
La Cieca sadly notes that LoftOpera has postponed their production of Pagliaccci (scheduled to open September 15) until a later date to be announced.
Tell us: What’s your favorite Verdi performance?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
