There is just one thing I need
Thank you, Jummy Jonas Kaufmann, for making us laugh at holiday crossover albums… again.
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The Tempest
With: Adrian Eröd, Audrey Luna, Thomas Ebenstein, Stephanie Houtzeel, David Daniels, Dan Paul Dumitrescu.
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).
It might as well be spring
On this day in 1940 Walt Disney‘s animated musical film Fantasia premiered at New York’s Broadway Theatre.
Lulu
Starring Marlis Petersen, Susan Graham, Daniel Brenna, Paul Groves, Johan Reuter and Franz Grundheber, conducted by Lothar Koenigs. From November 21, 2015.
Like an angel passing through my room
Tonight at the Met should have welcomed Barrie Kosky’s production of Prokofiev’s The Fiery Angel; in its absence Trove Thursday steps in with a recent broadcast featuring this summer’s breakout star Ausrine Stundyte as the enigmatic Renata.
“We’re just common people with a bank account”
Born on this day in 1929 actress Grace Kelly, later Princess Grace of Monaco.
La Fanciulla del West
Starring Deborah Voigt, Marcello Giordani and Lucio Gallo conducted by Nicola Luisotti. From January 8, 2011.
Les Contes d’Hoffmann
Conductor: Frédéric Chaslin; Production: Andrei Serban; with Olga Peretyatko, Gaëlle Arquez, Dmitry Korchak, Luca Pisaroni, Michael Laurenz.
I’ve got a crush on you
Born on this day in 1889 debonair actor, dancer and singer Clifton Webb.
Salome
Starring Karita Mattila, Ildikó Komlósi, Kim Begley, Joseph Kaiser and Juha Uusitalo, conducted by Patrick Summers. From October 11, 2008.
Recasting the mold
Kennedy Center could not have predicted just how aptly Saturday evening’s rescheduled recital of 2020 Marian Anderson Award winner, baritone Will Liverman, would respond to the moment.
Tri Sestri
Musical conduction: Péter Eötvös / Jonathan Stockhammer. Production: Yuval Sharon. With Aida Garifullina, Margarita Gritskova, Ilseyar Khayrullova, Eric Jurenas, Boaz Daniel, Clemens Unterreiner.
“I learn the lines and pray to God”
Born on this day in 1889 actor’s actor Claude Rains.
Iolanta / Bluebeard’s Castle
Starring Anna Netrebko, Piotr Beczala, Nadja Michael and Mikhail Petrenko, conducted by Valery Gergiev. From February 14, 2015.
Tosca
With Sondra Radvanovsky, Piotr Beczala, Thomas Hampson, Ryan Speedo Green, Alexandru Moisiuc, Benedikt Kobel, Igor Onishchenko, Ayk Martirossian, Rebekka Rennert. Marco Armiliato conducts.
“To be a star is to own the world”
Born on this day in 1914 actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr.
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Starring Annette Dasch, Johan Botha, Paul Appleby and Michael Volle, conducted by James Levine. From December 13, 2014.
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.
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.