Tales of the citrus
Opera Philadelphia’s Love of Three Oranges is never less than extravagantly entertaining theater.
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Things to overcome
On this day in 1968 mezzo-soprano Shirley Verrett made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Carmen.
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).
“Among others”
“Here’s just one more catastrophic crisis — and it seems that at the Met, sufficiently powerful, popular men are beyond reproach.”
Aestival body
Broadway star Kelli O’Hara stepped out of her comfort zone.
Someday my prince will come
Yusif Eyvazov will sing Calàf in the October 3, 6, 9, and 12 Met performances of Puccini’s Turandot.
The bad and the beautiful
“Trove Thursday” offers Offenbach’s irreverent La Belle Hélène featuring the beauteous Véronique Gens.
Quando le sere senza Placido
The Philadelphia Orchestra’s opening night concert, for better or worse, was not a gala evening starring Plácido Domingo.
Curtain up! Light the lights!
On this day in 1974 the Winter Garden Theatre was evacuated due to a bomb threat.
Tragic mike
The Metropolitan Opera Guild has come such a long way since the days of dear Mrs. August Belmont!
“Maybe because I’m a nice and sweet person in life, I like the darker roles”
Happy 48th birthday soprano Anna Netrebko.
Better get there soon
Born on this day in 1933 actress Dorothy Loudon.
Things go better with woke
“This influx comes during a time in which opera companies around the country… are struggling to compete with the addictive quick-pleasure center that is the smart phone.”
“I am finding my way as I go”
The musical director of the Opera Royal de Wallonie at Liege is currently experiencing the early phase of a promising international career in music.
“On stage, I am in the dark”
Departed this world on this day 42 years ago in Paris.
“I am grateful that my horizons were not narrowed at the outset”
Happy 74th birthday soprano Jessye Norman.
Broadcast: Last Night at the Proms
Jamie Barton graces the Last Night at the Proms starting at 2:00 PM EDT.
Slapstick Tragedienne
Born on this day in 1933 actor and director Zoe Caldwell.
Anticipation
Fire up your calendars, cher public! The quintet of parterre box scribes who will be reviewing New York area performance are ready to share with you their choices for Must See Opera in the fall of 2019!
“Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value”
Born on this day in 1874 composer Arnold Schoenberg.
Where’er you woke
Our Own Jamie Barton graces the Last Night of the Proms with her “queer fat femme energy.”
Funny fascist
Leave it to Opera News to whitewash the revolting reactionary politics of Franco Zeffirelli.
Dido it again
“Trove Thursday” presents Purcell’s remarkably concise Dido and Aeneas in a pair of fascinatingly different interpretations.