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Once in half a lifetime Once in half a lifetime

Then and now: the “Dio ti giocondi, o sposo” duet from Otello.

on November 01, 2012 at 10:04 PM
Out of the cradle endlessly rocking Out of the cradle endlessly rocking

No, not a Regie quiz—though that feature will return soon enough now that the season is up and running—but rather an image from the new Dmitri Tcherniakov production of Jenufa for the Opernhaus Zürich.

on September 27, 2012 at 2:34 AM
Window of opportunity Window of opportunity

You may recall a couple of weeks ago La Cieca spoke to Giuseppe Filianoti about the “lost” aria from Cilea’s L’arlesiana he had reconstructed to include in a concert performance of the opera.

on July 30, 2012 at 1:53 PM
Huis Clos Huis Clos

That most operatic of all operas, Il trovatore, has been done many ways, but here’s a first: the warhorse as bottle episode.

on June 21, 2012 at 12:29 AM
You got a brand new key signature You got a brand new key signature

You can call Robert Lepage many things (and the critics have!), but one thing you cannot call him is “inflexible.”

on May 16, 2012 at 12:39 AM
Re-entrance Re-entrance

La Cieca (not pictured) has just accessed a new feature in YouTube that imported a dozen or so “classic” parterre video clips from Google Video into the familiar YouTube interface.

on May 03, 2012 at 1:02 PM
La voce d’angela La voce d’angela

Jonas Kaufmann is ill.

on April 27, 2012 at 5:49 PM
L’Âge d’Or L’Âge d’Or

A friend of the box just reminded La Cieca that tonight, April 22, 2012 is the 40th anniversary of the farewell gala honoring Sir Rudolf Bing.

on April 22, 2012 at 7:19 PM
L’amour est un oiseau rebelle without a cause L’amour est un oiseau rebelle without a cause

Maestro Wenarto achieves video number 1,500 with this opéra comique take on the immortal “Habanera” from Carmen.

on February 23, 2012 at 6:53 PM
Happy Birthday Maestro Wenarto Happy Birthday Maestro Wenarto

Still going strong after (approximately) 1,500 YouTube appearances, Our Own Maestro Wenarto celebrates the anniversary of his birth today.

on February 21, 2012 at 11:21 AM

Is this the new Mari Lyn?

on December 16, 2011 at 6:11 PM

No shortage of interesting guesses, but, alas, none of the cher public were only MontyNostry was able to identify last week’s Regie quiz by the three images chosen. The opera, in fact, was Pikovaya Dama, and that lady taking a nap in her corset in the third photo is none other than the title character. Some…

on November 13, 2011 at 5:47 PM

In preparation for tonight’s Angela Gheorghiu/Jonas Kaufmann Sternstunde at Carnegie Hall, La Cieca invites the cher public to share your favorite memories and YouTube clips of Adriana Lecouvreur performances present and past. (Photo: Alastair Muir)

on November 08, 2011 at 10:57 AM

The already notorious or celebrated or whatever it is version of the “Habanera” featuring (in alphabetical order) Maria Callas and Angela Gheorghiu: it’s been released, and you can experience after the jump.

on November 02, 2011 at 12:17 PM