The hero with no vices
Born on this day in 1899 actor Ramon Novarro.
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Remote control
The Met Orchestra will stream a concert including the virtual participation of Angela Gheorghiu live from Bucharest.
Il pirata
From the Teatro San Carlo, featuring Sondra Radvanovsky, Celso Albelo and Luca Salsi, conducted by Antonino Fogliani.
“Sex and I have a lot in common”
On this day in 1949 the legendary Mae West revived her 1928 play Diamond Lil at the Coronet Theatre, playing (ça va sans dire) the title role.
The boys from Syracuse
Trove Thursday begins February with two striking versions of Rossini’s Tancredi.
The hard way
Born on this day in 1918 actress, director and producer Ida Lupino.
Dialogues des Carmélites
Starring Maria Ewing, Jessye Norman, Betsy Norden, Régine Crespin, and Florence Quivar, conducted by Manuel Rosenthal. Production by John Dexter. From April 4, 1987.
Win a Free Ticket to Opening Night at the Met!
Quinn Kelsey and Lise Davidsen star in the Met's new Macbeth. We're giving away one ticket, so screw your courage to the sticking place and enter now!
Idomeneo
From the Vienna State Opera, Christoph Eschenbach conducts Michael Schade, Margarita Gritskova, Maria Bengtsson and Chen Reiss.
Wild things leave skins behind them
We shared a feeling that writing about The Fugitive Kind was a date with destiny.
Half indoors and half out of doors
Born on this day in 1887 poet and expatriate Gertrude Stein.
La forza del destino
Starring Leontyne Price, Isola Jones, Giuseppe Giacomini, Leo Nucci, and Bonaldo Giaiotti, conducted by James Levine. Production by John Dexter. From March 24, 1984.
Jenufa
Lise Davidsen‘s role debut in Janacek’s opera with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Patrick Lange.
Celestial voice
Happy 84th birthday soprano Martina Arroyo.
Porgy and Bess
Starring Angel Blue, Golda Schultz, Latonia Moore, Denyce Graves, Frederick Ballentine, Eric Owens, Alfred Walker, and Donovan Singletary, conducted by David Robertson. Production by James Robinson. From February 1, 2020.
High notes and high drama
That Beczala/Radvanovsky online recital, viewed and reviewed, really caught the eye of the cher public in the month of January.
Der Rosenkavalier
Update: The previously announced Nozze performance has been canceled. In its place the VSO will stream Der Rosenkavalier.
On the side of the angels
Born on this day in 1922 soprano Renata Tebaldi.
La traviata
The 2014 SFO presentation of John Copley’s production stars Nicole Cabell as the courtesan Violetta Valéry and Stephen Costello as Alfredo Germont. The cast also includes Vladimir Stoyanov as Alfredo’s father, Giorgio Germont.
Rigoletto
Starring Diana Damrau, Oksana Volkova, Piotr Beczala, Željko Lucic, and Štefan Kocán, conducted by Michele Mariotti. From February 16, 2013.
Il palazzo incantato
A filmed performance of “the last Roman opera,” the lavish first opera by Luigi Rossi.
Metro-Goldwyn wants me to star
On this day in 1936 Billie Burke presented Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 with (among others) Fanny Brice, Bob Hope, Josephine Baker, Eve Arden, Judy Canova, Harriet Hoctor, Gertrude Niesen and The Nicholas Brothers. (Did I mention that the choreographer was George Balanchine and the sets and costumes were designed by Vincente Minnelli?)
Der Fliegende Holländer
Starring Anja Kampe, Mihoko Fujimura, Sergey Skorokhodov, David Portillo, Evgeny Nikitin, and Franz-Josef Selig, conducted by Valery Gergiev. From March 10, 2020.