La Rondine
Starring Angela Gheorghiu, Lisette Oropesa, Roberto Alagna, Marius Brenciu, and Samuel Ramey, conducted by Marco Armiliato. Production by Nicolas Joël. From January 10, 2009.
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Les Troyens
Susan Graham, Bryan Hymel and Anna Caterina Antonacci star in this production from San Francisco Opera.
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).
Start my heart singing
Born on this day in 1935 songstress Diahann Carroll.
La fanciulla del West
Starring Barbara Daniels, P______ D______, and Sherrill Milnes, conducted by Leonard Slatkin. Production by Giancarlo Del Monaco. From April 8, 1992.
“Career is too pompous a word”
Born on this day in 1907 actress Barbara Stanwyck.
Madama Butterfly
Starring Hui He, Elizabeth DeShong, Bruce Sledge, and Paulo Szot, conducted by Pier Giorgio Morandi. Production by Anthony Minghella. From November 9, 2019.
Color Me Barbiere
Live opera returns to Lincoln Center when Teatro Nuovo presents Il Barbiere di Siviglia on July 27 and 28.
‘Cries’ baby
Should the new John Corigliano / Mark Adamo opera The Lord of Cries be renamed The Lord of Crisis?
The medley lingers on
Happy 42nd birthday to Broadway’s Laura Benanti.
Tosca
Starring Shirley Verrett, Luciano Pavarotti, and Cornell MacNeil, conducted by James Conlon. From December 19, 1978.
La Bohème
Starring Renata Scotto, Maralin Niska, Luciano Pavarotti, Ingvar Wixell, and Paul Plishka, conducted by J____ L_____. Production by Fabrizio Melano. From March 15, 1977.
Something for everyone
Born on this day in 1913 Broadway’s go-to character actress Despo.
Soft opening
As the Met gears up for its first performances in a year and a half. the company is already canceling shows in the early fall.
Manon Lescaut
Starring Karita Mattila, Marcello Giordani, and Dwayne Croft, conducted by J____ L_____. From February 16, 2008.
Ask me how do I feel
Happy 46nd birthday actor and singer-songwriter Cheyenne Jackson.
Keep that breathless charm
Born on this day in 1931 actor Tab Hunter.
Jenufa
From San Francisco Opera with Malin Bystrom, Karita Mattila, William Burden, and Scott Quinn under the baton of Jiri Belohlávek. Directed by Olivier Tambosi.
Hear her, what a song
Born on this day 99 years ago “Miss Show Business” Judy Garland.
Salome
Starring Karita Mattila, Ildikó Komlósi, Kim Begley, Joseph Kaiser, and Juha Uusitalo, conducted by Patrick Summers. Production by Jürgen Flimm. From October 11, 2008.
Le nozze di Figaro
“Le Festival international d’art lyrique d’Aix-en-Provence ouvre son édition 2021 par son identité Mozartienne et dans un irrésistible mélange des genres avec Les Noces de Figaro mises en scène par Lotte de Beer.”
Joust in time
Zachary James builds on his early career experience as a musical theater performer to deliver a thoughtfully crafted, blessedly restrained Quixote/Cervantes.
Park and recreation
On this day in 1972 soprano Lucine Amara headlined the Met’s concert performance of Tosca in Van Cortlandt Park.