Questo e Quello
“Trove Thursday” presents a live Motezuma conducted by Alan Curtis with Karina Gauvin, Sonia Prina, Mary-Ellen Nesi, Vito Priante and Ann Hallenberg (as Hernán Cortés!).
On this day in 1944 the film Gaslight premiered at the Capitol Theatre in New York City.
“Roberto Alagna has found his most congenial and emotionally moving role yet: Cyrano de Bergerac.”
It is much to be regretted that song recitalists stick to the tried, the true, the excessively familiar when the repertory of song is so vast, so full of treasures ready for the light
Born on this day in 1917 lyricist and performer Betty Comden.
Only the grand forces of Lyric Opera could bring such power and life to this production of My Fair Lady.
Opera Philadelphia ended its season with Le Nozze di Figaro, Friday, and it will play May 3, 5, and 7—a matinee. Figaro is considered by most to be one of the few perfect operas and although it’s perhaps too easily encountered in routine run-throughs, there are usually rewards in seeing it.
Happy 65th birthday actress Christine Baranski.
Let’s be honest: I was there for Kaufmann and Kühmeier, two of my favorite singers.
On this day in 1941, Citizen Kane premiered at the RKO Palace Theater.
I don’t usually attend a performance of an opera I’ve known well most of my life expecting a revelation.
It was a timeout—but maybe it was a timeout we deserved.
Which operatic heartthrob—who’s loved everywhere on earth, in fact—plans to make a surprise return to the Met to sing in next weekend’s 50th anniversary gala?
Hear, view and discuss: Ariodante starring Joyce DiDonato.
Born on this day 1908 actress Eve Arden.
More Wagner listening excitement this afternoon at 1:00 PM, cher public, on the Met’s Saturday afternoon broadcast.
There was a moment during Natalie Dessay’s performance of Schubert’s “Gretchen am Spinnrade” when the singer summoned the ghost of her former self.
La Cieca wishes to extend her heartiest congratulations to that journalistic power couple the da Fonseca-Wollheim-Stephenses.
Born on this day in 1917 actress Celeste Holm.
In The Gypsy Baron (Der Zigeunerbaron), currently (through Sunday) enjoying a revival by the Manhattan School of Music Opera Theater, you get Strauss waltzes and patriotic marches.
“Ms. Fleming, 58, and Ms. Dessay, 52, faced the same problem over the past decade or so.”
>Happy 76th birthday actress Ann-Margret.
Not a few eyebrows arched on social media when L.A. Opera appropriated the hashtag “Fight like a girl” on street level poster adverts all over town for the revival of their 2013 production of Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca.
Met audiences might have to wait a very long time for Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.
Tell us: What’s your favorite Verdi performance?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
