One Moore night
While the Met reruns over-familiar HDs, Trove Thursday offers a Puccini rarity: Edgar, the composer’s second opera, starring Latonia Moore and Marcello Giordani.
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Manon Lescaut
Starring Kristine Opolais, Roberto Alagna, Massimo Cavalletti and Brindley Sherratt, conducted by Fabio Luisi. From March 5, 2016.
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).
Met cancels spring season
The Met will be dark for more than a year, until the fall of 2021.
Perfect control
On this day in 1974 the Metropolitan Opera opened its season with a revival of I Vespri Siciliani.
La Fanciulla del West
Starring Deborah Voigt, Marcello Giordani and Lucio Gallo, conducted by Nicola Luisotti. From January 8, 2011.
Donna che t’amò tanto
Born on this day in 1894 soprano Elisabeth Rethberg.
La Rondine
Starring Angela Gheorghiu, Lisette Oropesa, Roberto Alagna. Marius Brenciu and Samuel Ramey. Conducted by Marco Armiliato. Transmitted live on January 10, 2009.
Keep watching the skies
La Cieca hears that major news is coming from the Met regarding 2021.
Comfort food
“In these few minutes we are given a précis of Leontyne Price as an artist.”
Take the money and run
The Met settled with disgraced former music director James Levine for a cool $3.5 million.
Silky-toned
On this day in 1968 mezzo-soprano Shirley Verrett made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Carmen.
Norma
Starring Sondra Radvanovsky, Joyce DiDonato, Joseph Calleja and Matthew Rose, conducted by Carlo Rizzi. From October 7, 2017.
You have to be born a sex symbol
Happy 86th birthday actress Sophia Loren.
L’elisir d’amore
Starring Pretty Yende, Matthew Polenzani, Davide Luciano and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo; conducted by Domingo Hindoyan. From February 10, 2018.
Mr. Lillian Russell
On this day in 1904 female impersonator Julian Eltinge made his Broadway debut in the Jerome Kern musical Mr. Wix of Wickham.
I Puritani
Starring Anna Netrebko, Eric Cutler, Franco Vassallo and John Relyea; conducted by Patrick Summers. From January 6, 2007.
Semiramide
Produced at Carnegie Hall by Matthew Epstein in 1983 with June Anderson, Marilyn Horne, Samuel Ramey and Douglas Ahlstedt with Henry Lewis conducting.
I shall die a bachelor
Born on this day in 1905 actress Greta Garbo.
La Cenerentola
Starring Elina Garanca, Lawrence Brownlee, Simone Alberghini, Alessandro Corbelli and John Relyea; conducted by Maurizio Benini. From May 9, 2009.
Get well soon, Anna!
La Cieca and the gang down at parterre box offer best wishes for a speedy recovery to Anna Netrebko.
I Capuleti ed I Montecchi
Joining the Met’s week of bel canto reruns and Tuesday’s premiere of Teatro Nuovo’s exciting new project, Trove Thursday presents Bellini’s I Capuleti ed I Montecchi with Tatiana Troyanos and Cecilia Gasdia.
Gemente aura
On this day in 1973, the Metropolitan Opera opened its season with a performance of Il trovatore featuring Plácido Domingo, Martina Arroyo, Cornell MacNeil, Mignon Dunn and John Macurdy.