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I am once again going to laud the classic Rudolf Kempe commercial recording of Lohengrin (which I have lauded overall) for its conducting.
Roger Norrington conducted Rossini’s Semiramide in Pesaro ’94 and made the Orchestra part of the drama in a way I still have never heard duplicated in a Bel Canto opera.
Zany gags keep Zar und Zimmermann zipping along at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
One Italian soprano continues to save the day in bel canto roles at La Scala; this week Parterre Box features Marta Torbidoni.
Many years ago, when the Met was deciding who the next principal conductor/music director was going to be, it seemed to be a tie between YN-S and Fabio Luisi.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
Grand Tier Grab Bag
Grand Tier Grab Bag
Bel canto snarl for bel canto snarl
Bel canto snarl for bel canto snarl
Rising stars Chelsea Lehnea and Ricardo José Rivera are the protagonists of this week’s Grand Tier Grab Bag.
Rising stars Chelsea Lehnea and Ricardo José Rivera are the protagonists of this week’s Grand Tier Grab Bag.
Grand Tier Grab Bag
Wie tönender Schall schlug’s an mein Ohr
Wie tönender Schall schlug’s an mein Ohr
It’s a busy summer for Vida Miknevičiūtė and Eric Cutler, the subjects of this week’s Grand Tier Grab Bag.
It’s a busy summer for Vida Miknevičiūtė and Eric Cutler, the subjects of this week’s Grand Tier Grab Bag.
Grand Tier Grab Bag
Noch mein’ ich mir selber so sicher zu sein
Noch mein’ ich mir selber so sicher zu sein
Elina Garanča’s aborted first Ariadne may have been the headline item at the Salzburg Festival next month, but this week Parterre Box features the Zerbinetta, Ziyi Dai.
Elina Garanča’s aborted first Ariadne may have been the headline item at the Salzburg Festival next month, but this week Parterre Box features the Zerbinetta, Ziyi Dai.
Grand Tier Grab Bag
Lady in waiting
Lady in waiting
One Italian soprano continues to save the day in bel canto roles at La Scala; this week Parterre Box features Marta Torbidoni.
One Italian soprano continues to save the day in bel canto roles at La Scala; this week Parterre Box features Marta Torbidoni.
Grand Tier Grab Bag
Box Braid
Box Braid
Ambur Braid‘s biggest dramatic soprano assignment yet — the Dyer’s Wife in Aix — is occasion for Parterre Box to feature her in some of her old repertoire.
Ambur Braid‘s biggest dramatic soprano assignment yet — the Dyer’s Wife in Aix — is occasion for Parterre Box to feature her in some of her old repertoire.
Grand Tier Grab Bag
Goodnight, Irene
Goodnight, Irene
Grand Tier Grab Bag features the American Zwischenfach mezzo Irene Roberts ahead of an eclectic season of Wagner.
Grand Tier Grab Bag features the American Zwischenfach mezzo Irene Roberts ahead of an eclectic season of Wagner.
Pierre Monteux‘s career defies time.
A grandly sung revival of The Ballad of Baby Doe at Central City Opera mines poignance from America’s past and present.
Daniel Barenboim’s Tristan und Isolde is a performance I keep coming back to, again and again.
I first experienced the magic of Seiji Ozawa in 1972 when I was 12 years old.
Ambur Braid‘s biggest dramatic soprano assignment yet — the Dyer’s Wife in Aix — is occasion for Parterre Box to feature her in some of her old repertoire.
Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town
Some filth or dementia from Mat Hal
Some filth or dementia from Mat Hal
Who doesn’t love a slightly murky archival recording?
Who doesn’t love a slightly murky archival recording?
The Talk of the Town
Some filth or dementia from Mister Snow
Some filth or dementia from Mister Snow
I sort of have a love/hate fascination with countertenors/male falsettists.
I sort of have a love/hate fascination with countertenors/male falsettists.
The Talk of the Town
Some filth or dementia from Myra Norman
Some filth or dementia from Myra Norman
Karina Gauvin slays for the slayed. Werk Bitch.
Karina Gauvin slays for the slayed. Werk Bitch.
Fausto Cleva, in this glorious Fanciulla from the old Met, demonstrates all the great skills of opera conducting
A Pasolini-inspired Tosca at La Monnaie does not quite find the pleasure in the pain.
Mesdames et Messieurs, this summer’s broadcasts from the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence begin this weekend!
I think Patanè did far more than just hold it together: he did full honor to Verdi.
Opera conductors … my favorite subject!
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