Fire Shut Up in My Bones
An audio stream of tonight’s sold-out Met performance.
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Do you believe in magic?
Remember that time you went to the opera and the whole evening was like magic? Saturday night at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion probably ranks among my greatest nights in the theater and I’m finding the superlatives in my thesaurus inadequate to the task.
Disjointed
La Cieca hears that Anna Netrebko has cancelled her November performances of Nabucco in Vienna to schedule shoulder surgery.
A seacoast of Bohemia
The people—I assume most of them were natives—seemed pretty happy at La Boheme at the San Carlo on Saturday night. For one thing, the theater was packed to the top tier, all of us masked (vigili di fuoco—firemen—made sure of that)
The big cube
Ludwig van Beethoven’s “rescue opera” Fidelio was presented by San Francisco Opera as their first new production of the season last Thursday in reinterpreted fashion.
Born to be hurt
Born on this day in 1914 actress Juanita Moore.
Edita Gruberova 1946-2021
The Slovak soprano, whose career spanned more than 50 years, died yesterday in Zurich. She was 74.
Pirate Jenny
Born on this day in 1898 actress and singer Lotte Lenya.
The love goddess
Born on this day in 1918 actress Rita Hayworth.
I don’t want to know
Happy 96th birthday to actress and treasure Dame Angela Lansbury.
Some people ain’t me!
Happy 84th birthday actress Linda Lavin.
Lehman’s terms
The Lehman Trilogy had me in its thrall from the moment the lights went up. It’s absolutely spellbinding. That’s not to say I endorse it wholeheartedly, though.
Emperor concerto
The fifth annual edition of Trove Thursday’s “Handel for my Birthday” actually falls on the very day this year, and there are few broadcasts I love more than the 1972 BBC Tamerlano starring the greatest Janet Baker along with Norma Burrowes, Patricia Kern, Maureen Lehane and Alexander Young.
Turandot doesn’t exist
It’s back to business as usual at the Met, for better and for worse.
“Do they criticize me?”
Born on this day in 1893 actress Lillian Gish.
Aller-retour
Born on this day in 1932 actress, dancer and singer Liliane Montevecchi.
Turandot
Christine Goerke and Yusif Eyvazov star in a live broadcast from the Met.
Broadway baby
Happy 53rd birthday to actress, comedian and singer Jane Krakowski.
The battle rages on
Born on this day composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813) and soprano Leyla Gencer (1924).
Jenufa
Asmik Grigorian as Jenufa in her Covent Garden debut and Karita Mattila as the Kostelnicka lead a star cast with conductor Henrik Nánási.
Copper, won’t you dance with me?
On this day in 1947 High Button Shoes opened at the Century Theatre, to run 727 performances.
Jazzing around and painting the town
Born on this day in 1880 singer and vaudevillian Nora Bayes.
Riddle me this
Turandot finally arrives on Trove Thursday, but it’s the setting by Ferruccio Busoni which predates by a decade the one by that other Italian guy, and it’s paired today with Arlecchino, the composer’s other commedia dell’arte-influenced short opera.
Infused with individuality
On this day in 1965 mezzo-soprano Grace Bumbry made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Eboli.