Aida
Elena Guseva, Gregory Kunde and Ekaterina Gubanova star in this performance from the Vienna State Opera.
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Somebody up there likes him
The flawless, classical singing style of Perry Como. Perry Como?
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).
Western star
Happy 92nd birthday soprano Antonietta Stella.
Tosca
Starring Sonya Yoncheva, Vittorio Grigolo, Željko Lucic, and Patrick Carfizzi, conducted by Emmanuel Villaume. Production by Sir David McVicar. From January 27, 2018.
Nur Weinen war sie, Schmerzgebaren
On this day in 1991 the Metropolitan Opera presented a new production of Parsifal directed by Otto Schenk and conducted by James Levine.
Francesca da Rimini
A new production by Christof Loy from the the Deutsche Oper Berlin features Sara Jakubiak, Ivan Inverardi, Jonathan Tetelman and Charles Workman conducted by Carlo Rizzi.
Andrea Chénier
Starring Maria Guleghina, Wendy White, Stephanie Blythe, Luciano Pavarotti, and Juan Pons, conducted by James Levine. Production by Nicolas Joël. From October 15, 1996.
Die Walküre
From San Francisco Opera: Iréne Theorin, Karita Mattila, Jamie Barton, Brandon Jovanovich and Greer Grimsley perform under the baton of celebrated conductor Sir Donald Runnicles.
La vie en Roz
Born on this day in 1930 mezzo-soprano Rosalind Elias.
Fedora
Starring Mirella Freni, Ainhoa Arteta, Plácido Domingo, Dwayne Croft, and Jean-Yves Thibaudet, conducted by Roberto Abbado. Production by Beppe De Tomasi. From April 26, 1997.
“My name is Liza, and that’s my hair”
Happy 75th birthday to actress, singer and dancer Liza Minnelli.
Francesca da Rimini
Starring Eva-Maria Westbroek, Marcello Giordani, Robert Brubaker, and Mark Delavan, conducted by Marco Armiliato. Production by Piero Faggioni. From March 16, 2013.
No sleep, no rest
Following last week’s Golden Cockerel, Trove Thursday offers another classic Russian opera not in Russian: Borodin’s Fürst Igor with Nelly Miricioiu, Marjana Lipovsek, Bodo Brinkmann, Evgeny Nesterenko, Robert Schunk and Sergei Koptchak conducted by Mark Ermler.
The beetle bugs are zooming
On this day in 1954 John LaTouche‘s The Golden Apple began performances Off-Broadway at the Phoenix Theatre.
Adriana Lecouvreur
A second serving of violet-scented melodrama, this time with Anna Netrebko, Anita Rachvelishvili, Piotr Beczala and Ambrogio Maestri.
Adriana Lecouvreur
Kristine Opolais leads the cast in a film created by the Teatro Comunale Bologna.
Sail thou forth to seek and find
Born on this day in 1888 composer Max Steiner.
Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci
Starring Eva-Maria Westbroek, Marcelo Álvarez, and George Gagnidze; Patricia Racette, Marcelo Álvarez, George Gagnidze, and Lucas Meachem, conducted by Fabio Luisi. Production by Sir David McVicar. From April 25, 2015.
The broken idol
On this day in 1842, Verdi’s Nabucco had its premiere in Milan.
Manon Lescaut
Starring Renata Scotto, Plácido Domingo, Pablo Elvira, and Renato Capecchi, conducted by James Levine. Production by Gian Carlo Menotti. From March 29, 1980.
Don’t you forget about me
HERE’s new radio opera marks itself out by leaning into the dramatic affordances of the audio-only format in No One is Forgotten, an adaptation of a play by Winter Miller with new music by Paola Prestini and Sxip Shirey.
She came at me in sections
Born on this day in 1922 dancer and actress Cyd Charisse.
La Forza del Destino
Starring Leontyne Price, Giuseppe Giacomini, Leo Nucci, and Bonaldo Giaiotti, conducted by James Levine. Production by John Dexter. From March 24, 1984.