Where is style ? Where is skill? Where is forethought?
Happy 93rd birthday soprano Lucine Amara.
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“Rock-a-bye your rock-a-bye baby with a tune from Mycenae!”
Yummy Yannick Nézet-Séguin belts out a song in a Met practice room.
BASTA: Significant mother
At last, Jesús Halévy had found the right size. The small ecru sweater was buried beneath a stack of extra-larges at the Macy’s on Herald Square.
Ballet of the dolls
On this day in 1910 prima ballerina Anna Pavlova made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in Coppélia (on a double bill with Werther!)
To live through the music onstage
Happy 83rd birthday soprano Mirella Freni.
The Beautiful Voice at Emerson’s Bar and Grill
If you’ve ever wondered how Renée Fleming would react just at the moment the smack kicked in, you’re about to find out.
You go to my head
Finally, medical science offers the answer to the conundrum that has baffled opera fans for decades: what was Renée Fleming thinking?
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).
Teen model
While she brought many exceptionally appealing qualities to her portrayal, Ermonela Jaho’s slender soprano often struggled to cope with Puccini’s demanding music.
“To think of shadows is a serious thing”
Born on this day in 1802 author and playwright Victor Hugo.
Win a Free Ticket to Opening Night at the Met!
Quinn Kelsey and Lise Davidsen star in the Met's new Macbeth. We're giving away one ticket, so screw your courage to the sticking place and enter now!
The first time ever I heard her voice
The Summer of 1983 is when “it” happened.
The boy was having a real success
On this day in 1948 tenor Giuseppe di Stefano made his Metropolitan Opera debut as the Duke of Mantua.
Broadcast: La bohème
A 12:30 PM start for today’s broadcast of Puccini’s evergreen bohemians, cher public.
Incalculable theatricality
Happy 84th birthday to the diva of divas, Renata Scotto!
Nanette Fabray 1920-2018
The versatile singer and actress died yesterday at her home in Palos Verdes, Calif. She was 97.
Méditerranée
Born on this day in 1927 soprano Régine Crespin.
Like breathing out and breathing in
Has anyone who assigned, wrote, edited or published this piece ever seen My Fair Lady?
Women on the verge
“Trove Thursday” offers Così fan tutte with Pilar Lorengar, Josephine Veasey, Lucia Popp, Luigi Alva and Kieth Engen with Georg Solti conducting.
If dubbing you is wrong I don’t want to be right
Born on this day in 1930 soprano Marni Nixon.
Unprotected
Antonacci’s singing is remarkably beautiful for one who clearly doesn’t make that a top priority.
BASTA: Stridono lasso
Supernumerary callbacks for the Big Apple Singing Theater Association’s spring production of Bison Don’t Cry were held later that night at the Mariachi Playhouse.
“What price star system?”
On this day in 1957, Renata Tebaldi sang the title role in a new production of La traviata at the Met, directed by Tyrone Guthrie.
Surfacing: an appreciation in 20 fragments
I struggle to articulate the notion of an erotics of art.
