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Unlike more surface-level historically informed practice which has become the norm in early music ensembles, this project stands out in its surprisingly deep engagements with the ethical and practical challenges posed by “recreating” Wagner’s sound.
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On this day in 1791 Mozart‘s La clemenza di Tito premiered in Prague
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Following Gundula Janowitz and Janet Baker, Chris’s Cache sends birthday greetings to another favorite diva—Karita Matilla—with a quartet of broadcasts.
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Two experimental new works from thingNY explore decadence, quarantine, digestion, and lineage at The Exponential Festival.
Only by knowing what went on around the great composers is it possible to truly understand why they are great and why their operas have come down to us (and why dozens of other titles have been left behind).
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Born on this day in 1910 singer and actress Kitty Carlisle Hart
Michael Anthonio crunches the numbers on San Francisco Opera’s recent seasons and goes straight to the top to General Director Matthew Shilvock for a look at where SF Opera has been and where it’s headed
Born on this day in 1919 dancer Marge Champion
Marc Minkowski conducts Benjamin Bernheim, a fourfold Kathryn Lewek, Christian Van Horn, and Kate Lindsey in a live broadcast from the Salzburg Festival
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On this day in 1829 Rossini‘s Guillaume Tell premieres in Paris
When the subject of New York City Opera comes up, you always hear the same query: “What happened to City Opera? Are they even performing these days??”
Born on this day in 1922 soprano/mezzo-soprano/opera director Regina Resnik
Anja Bihlmaier conducts Rihab Chaieb, Evan LeRoy Johnson, Lukasz Goli?ski, and Janai Brugger in a Proms concert performance of Glyndebourne’s production
One of the goals of both Trove Thursday and now Chris’s Cache has been to share pirate recordings of the valuable NYC groups that have presented concert operas over the decades.
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