Global charming
Trove Thursday presents Rameau’s deliciously exotic omnibus Les Indes Galantes.
Trove Thursday presents Rameau’s deliciously exotic omnibus Les Indes Galantes.
Happy 59th birthday soprano Karita Mattila.
This season, the Metropolitan Opera offers the opportunity for “loyal supporter[s} of the Met” to revel in home versions of Live in HD telecasts for “a tax-deductible contribution of $10,000, over and above one’s current annual Patron commitment.”
Happy 55th birthday bass René Pape.
L’Italiana in Algeri‘s appearance at the Salzburg Festival should be no surprise since Ceciila Bartoli has been the intendant of the Whitsun Festival extension at Salzburg since 2012.
Pene Pati, originally scheduled to sing Romeo on October 1, will perform the role in all performances, replacing Bryan Hymel who has withdrawn for personal reasons.
Born on this day in 1910 singer, actress and arts administrator Kitty Carlisle Hart.
“Ein Wort. Adjektiv. Vier Buchstaben. Aber kein Four-Letter-Word. Dick. So wie dicker Baum, dicker Hund.”
Happy Labor Day / Labour Day US and Canadian parterrians!
Says Jamie Barton: “It’s so important for me to stand up proudly as a bisexual woman.”
The Great Domingo Question loomed above all other topics in the sleepy month of August.
Happy 78th birthday soprano Julia Varady.
An integral performance recorded earlier this month at the Pesaro Festival.
On this day 190 years ago, Rossini’s Guillaume Tell premiered in Paris.
Born on this day in 1922 operatic polymath Regina Resnik.
“Trove Thursday” remembers the company’s very first Lady Macbeth via Leonie Rysanek’s NYC debut in a concert performance of Verdi’s Shakespeare masterpiece less than a year before her first Met appearance.
Born on this day in 1862 playwright Maurice Maeterlinck.
On this day in 1850 Wagner’s Lohengrin premiered at the Staatskapelle Weimar.
It’s time for Plácido Domingo to man up and withdraw from the Met’s 2019-2020 season.
La Cieca is delighted to announce that friend of the box Jonathan Blalock has joined the Atlanta Opera as Individual Giving Officer.
Happy 70th birthday Canadian pop singer Irish mezzo-soprano Ann Murray.
On this day 1920 in the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was declared in effect.
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