On 07 May 2007 the air inside Theater an der Wien crackled with anticipation before the premiere of Leos Janácek’s Z mrtvého domu (From the House of the Dead) in a production by Patrice Chéreau conducted by Pierre Boulez.
Happy 82nd birthday actress and singer Diahann Carroll.
Born on this day in 1911 dancer and actress Ginger Rogers.
Mariusz Kwiecien heads the cast of Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Don Giovanni, starting at 1:00 PM today.
Happy 67th birthday author and blogress Arianna Huffington.
Lise Lindstrom and Roberto Alagna (not pictured) head the cast of the Royal Opera House’s Turandot.
Among several fine productions at Aix this summer, Dmitri Tcherniakov’s brilliantly conceived and executed Carmen proved a game changer.
We at parterre box wish you a joyous and thoughtful Bastille Day.
Wednesday brought Christopher Alden’s grimly dark and violent take on Handel’s Aci, Galatea e Polifemo at National Sawdust.
The highlight of this year’s Bard Summerscape festival must be a rare staging of Dvorak’s Dimitrij.
Born on this day in 1921 soprano Marcella Pobbè.
Two productions at the Aix-en-Provence festival shared one look.
Happy 42nd birthday actor and singer-songwriter Cheyenne Jackson.
Born on this day in 1925 soprano Mattiwilda Dobbs.
The gala New Year’s Eve Tosca at the Met next season is going to be conducted by that hot young talent James Levine.
It’s a pity that Francis Poulenc took so long to getting around to compose his operas.
Will Crutchfield’s Bel Canto at Caramoor program of concert operas concluded with a bang on Saturday with Bellini’s first success, Il Pirata.
Congratulations to dramatic coloratura soprano Klára Kolonits.
Born on this day in 1895 composer Carl Orff.
Wagner’s Tannhäuser in a controversial new production by Romeo Castellucci.
Gone are the halcyon days of tradition and ritual.
Born on this day very early indeed in the 20th century authoress Barbara Cartland.
Happy 66th birthday actress Angelica Huston.
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).
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