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on July 01, 2019 at 8:06 PM
And now a word for our sponsors And now a word for our sponsors

La Cieca and the gang down at parterre box want to express our gratitude to our advertisers.

on July 01, 2019 at 10:30 AM
Eyes that see in the dark Eyes that see in the dark

A detailed and persuasive review by Christian Ocier was the most popular post on parterre box for the month of June.

on July 01, 2019 at 10:00 AM
Drama is real Drama is real

Teatro Nuovo put on a perfectly delightful show on Thursday night.

on July 01, 2019 at 9:00 AM
Coming out Coming out

On this day in 1933 Richard Strauss’ Arabella premiered in Dresden.

on July 01, 2019 at 8:00 AM
Broadcast: Cendrillon Broadcast: Cendrillon

The live telecast from the Glyndebourne Festival has just started!

on June 30, 2019 at 1:08 PM
Hoops to swell her Pride Hoops to swell her Pride

Born on this day in 1685 playwright and librettist John Gay.

on June 30, 2019 at 10:50 AM
Out of the pastiche Out of the pastiche

Born on this day in 1911 composer Bernard Herrmann.

on June 29, 2019 at 9:26 AM
Opera, queens Opera, queens

La Cieca hears that for the first time in recorded history, the Metropolitan Opera will have an official presence in the Pride March this Sunday.

on June 28, 2019 at 3:19 PM
Defying gravitas Defying gravitas

Benjamin Yarmolinsky’s The Constitution: A Secular Oratorio, performed by Vertical Player Repertory on Thursday evening, was an awful lot of legal speak for one evening.

on June 28, 2019 at 2:56 PM
He’s a Cat who has lived many lives in succession He’s a Cat who has lived many lives in succession

The Royal Opera Covent Garden is getting into the act with a star-studded revival of Cats featuring Sir Bryn Terfel (pictured) as “Old Deuteronomy.”

on June 28, 2019 at 10:44 AM
Let’s talk about sax Let’s talk about sax

Born on this day in 1902 composer Richard Rodgers.

on June 28, 2019 at 10:23 AM
From Russia with love From Russia with love

Under any circumstances, the Russian Opera Workshop’s radiant concert performance of Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta would have been an event to celebrate.

on June 27, 2019 at 12:16 PM
Vaness: Ah! Vaness: Ah!

“Trove Thursday” turns to an opera by a gay American composer prior to Sunday’s Stonewall 50 commemoration: Samuel Barber’s gothic melodrama Vanessa starring the great Carol Vaness.

on June 27, 2019 at 10:00 AM