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Happy 37th birthday soprano Lise Davidsen
Happy 37th birthday soprano Lise Davidsen
How many hours of our lives are spent looking back?
Carlo Lepore, Vuvu Mpofu, Giovanni Sala, Ya-Chung Huang, Karine Deshayes, and Markus Werba are conducted by Michele Mariotti in a live broadcast from Rome
On this day in 1928 soprano Grace Moore made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Mimi.
I had some trepidation about attending Terence Blanchard’s opera Champion because the “sport” of boxing has never appealed to me.
On this day in 1968 mezzo-soprano Fiorenza Cossotto made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Amneris.
Traditional Christianity has always used the threat of dying unabsolved and going to Hell as a tool to get us not only to accept Jesus but also obey the dictates of the Church. Last week in New York, two classical works touched on the theme of repentance and absolution.
On this day in 1887 Verdi‘s Otello premiered in Milan
Aziz Shokhakimov conducts Asmik Grigorian, Brandon Jovanovich, Violeta Urmana, and Roman Burdenko in the premiere of Benedict Andrews‘s production from Munich
On this day in 2006 tenor Jonas Kaufmann made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Alfredo.
Kazem Abdullah conducts Will Liverman, Leah Hawkins, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Michael Sumuel, and Victor Ryan Robertson in a broadcast recorded this fall from New York
Born on this day in 1887 poet and expatriate Gertrude Stein
And what a sonically fascinating and vibrant Atys it is!
Happy 87th birthday soprano Martina Arroyo
Lorenzo Viotti conducts a live opening night broadcast from Milan with Luca Salsi, Ain Anger, Roberto De Candia, Andrea Pellegrini, Eleonora Buratto and Charles Castronovo
Boston Symphony Orchestra recently confirmed an infinitely renewable contract upon Andris Nelsons, its music director since 2014. To understand why, one needed little more evidence than the outfit’s recent visit to Carnegie Hall.
Born on this day in 1922 soprano Renata Tebaldi
A trio of live Bellini recordings featuring Mirella Freni, June Anderson, and Angela Meade in the title role
On this day in 1974 Verdi‘s I Vespri Siciliani had its first Metropolitan Opera performance.
The newest Italian production of L’incoronazione di Poppea was a splendid example of how a 17th century opera can be performed in the best possible way today
On this day in 1957 soprano Martha Mödl made her Metropolitan Opera debut as the Siegfried Brunnhilde.
The flashing eyes, the floating hair, and the inexplicable barefootnedness during the second half of Saturday night’s performance confirmed one thing: Kristine Opolais is back.
On this day in 1781 the premiere of Mozart‘s Idomeneo in Munich
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