La rue est un musée pour tous!
Born on this day in 1907 comic book creator Hergé.
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Not since John Dexter’s ‘Billy Budd’…
“Uh, I have,” Mr. McDermott said, laughing.
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!
Mama is gonna see to it!
On this day Gypsy opened at the Broadway Theatre, to run 702 performances.
Cock of the walk
Zolotoy pyetushok (translated as The Golden Cockerel in English, is best known in these parts as Le Coq d’Or.
Darling, I’ve got to confess
Happy 84th birthday actress Constance Towers.
Do everything yourself
Born on this day in 1861 soprano Nellie Melba.
The son-in-law also rises
The 2017 Glyndebourne Festival opens on Saturday with the UK premiere of L’Ipermestra conducted by William Christie and directed by Graham Vick.
Mr. Imperium
Born on this day in 1892 bass Ezio Pinza.
Lady from Sweden
Born on this day in 1918 soprano Birgit Nilsson.
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).
The frailty of everything earthly
If everything you see is great, you are either new to opera or chronically easy to please.
“Children need pets,” Miss Munsel believes
Born on this day in 1925 mother of four and soprano Patrice Munsel.
Broadcast: Der Rosenkavalier
a More Farewells Than Melba Toast
Golden but not delicious
The cultiest of cult musicals, an All-American take on the Iliad and the Odyssey, the spectacularly witty Golden Apple of John Latouche (words) and Jerome Moross (music), opened Off Broadway in 1953 to some acclaim.
I am terrified at the thought that so much hideous and bad music will be put on records forever
Born on this day in 1842 composer Arthur Sullivan.
High school musical
On this day in 1988 Carrie: The Musical opened on Broadway at the Virginia Theatre and closed after five performances.
Saluting Kurt Moll
“Trove Thursday” pays tribute to the great German bass Kurt Moll
Brasileira
Born on this day in 1902 soprano Bidu Sayao.
Broadcast: Der Rosenkavalier
Here’s where you can discuss La Fleming‘s penultimate Marschallin, as these nice young people seem to be doing.
Glitter and be gala
Finally, Peter Gelb brings camp back to opera!
Mai Fosca alla scena più tragica fu!
On this day in 1994 Stephen Sondheim‘s Passion opened on Broadway.
Fifty shades of gold
Anticipation of events like the Metropolitan Opera’s 50th Anniversary bash turns me back into the newly opera-soused kid who begged his parents to let him watch the highlights of the Bing Gala on the family color television.
