I remember the bliss
On this day in 1926, the Imperial Theatre was the setting for the opening night of the George and Ira Gershwin musical Oh, Kay!, starring Gertrude Lawrence and Victor Moore.
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Roméo et Juliette
Starring Anna Netrebko, Roberto Alagna, Nathan Gunn and Robert Lloyd, conducted by Plácido Domingo. From December 15, 2007.
Orlando
Music: Olga Neuwirth. Libretto: Catherine Filloux and Olga Neuwirth. Conductor: Matthias Pintscher. With: Kate Lindsey, Anna Clementi, Eric Jurenas, Constance Hauman, Margaret Plummer, Agneta Eichenholz, Leigh Melrose, Marcus Pelz, Carlos Osuna, Wolfgang Bankl
Call me by your dame
Born on this day in 1926 soprano Joan Sutherland.
La Forza del Destino
Starring Leontyne Price, Giuseppe Giacomini, Leo Nucci and Bonaldo Giaiotti, conducted by James Levine. From March 24, 1984.
Eugene Onegin
Conductor: Tomáš Hanus. Director: Dmitri Tcherniakov. With: Helene Schneiderman, Nicole Car, Anna Goryachova, Larissa Diadkova, Andrè Schuen, Bogdan Volkov, Dimitry Ivashchenko, Dan Paul Dumitrescu, Mykola Erdyk, Johanna Mertinz.
“A Teutonic Zaza”
On this day in 1928 the American premiere of Richard Strauss‘s Die Ägyptische Helena at the Metropolitan Opera, with Maria Jeritza typecast as the most beautiful woman in the world.
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Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci
From the Vienna State Opera, starring Roberto Alagna, Aleksandra Kurzak, Ambrogio Maestri, Brian Jagde and Eva-Maria Westbroek.
The future’s so bright
For this, the 250th edition of Trove Thursday, [hold for applause] a broadcast of a memorable evening at Carnegie Hall—and I was there: Smetana’s stirring Libuse, the Czech national opera, with a transcendent Gabriela Benackova as its titular prophetess.
Portrait of a lady
Born on this day in 1913 actress Vivien Leigh.
Idomeneo
Starring Elza van den Heever, Nadine Sierra, Alice Coote, Matthew Polenzani and Alan Opie, conducted by James Levine. From March 25, 2017.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Performance from the Vienna State Opera, October 2, 2019.
La Parisienne
Born on this day in 1881 singer and actress Gaby Deslys.
Götterdämmerung
A little light distraction during tonight’s election coverage.
Sex, lies and video opera
Webcasts helped keep both opera and parterre box alive in October 2020.
Come closer and listen
Happy 72nd birthday to songstress Lulu.
Rodelinda
Starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Renée Fleming and Dorothy Lamour, conducted by Harry Bicket. From December 3, 2011.
‘Morning’ has broken
Pretty, petite and forgettable where her predecessor was striking and irresistible, Susan Strasberg doesn’t convince as the headstrong, mercurial aspiring actress who takes Broadway by storm.
The front page
On this day in 2005 mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato made her Met debut as Cherubino.
Satyagraha
Starring Rachelle Durkin, Richard Croft, Kim Josephson and Alfred Walker, conducted by Dante Anzolini. From November 19, 2011.
She talks to angels
Born on this day in 1923 soprano Victoria de los Angeles.