The gala lilies are in bloom again
Saturday night the Los Angeles Opera threw itself a party.
Recent Stories
Comme une fleur s’ouvre au soleil
Happy 87th birthday soprano Mary Costa.
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 shadow of it all!
On this day in 1859 Meyerbeer’s Dinorah premiered in Paris.
“Nel dì della vittoria io le incontrai…”
“Che tardi? Accetta il dono, / Ascendivi a regnar!”
A quiet girl
“Tatiana has developed into one of Netrebko’s very best roles.”
War, what is it good for?
Verdi’s ninth opera, Attila, offers all the noisy music from Nabucco without a “Va pensiero” to cherish.
At last my heart’s an open door
Today actress and singer Doris Day, 93, celebrates her 95th birthday.
See the pyramids along the Nile
“Je veux des éléphants! Je veux de l’or! Impressionnez-moi!”
Ligeti, split
On this day in 1968, Stanley Kubrick‘s classic science-fiction movie 2001: A Space Odyssey premiered at the Uptown Theater in Washington D.C.
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).
Clash of symbols
La Campana Sommersa (The Sunken Bell), which is being presented by the New York City Opera at the Rose Theater through April 7, is a true oddball.
Broadcast: Fidelio
Listen to Beethoven’s ode to the human spirit and kvetch about the singing this afternoon, cher public.
Me muero, me sale una hernia!
Born on this day in 1868 playwright Edmond Rostand.
Metamorphoses
Leos Janacek composed Adventures of Vixen Sharp-Ears, with its singing forest creatures of many species, in 1922-23.
Master of the house
Incoming Met music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin “plans to open his first season with a new production of Verdi’s Aida starring Anna Netrebko and to start the following season with Ms. Netrebko as Strauss’s Salome.”
The sky’s the limit
On this day in 1889 the Eiffel Tower officially opened in Paris.
Broadcast: Eugene Onegin
The cher public (pictured) will surely all gather this evening to discuss the broadcast of the Met’s season premiere of Eugene Onegin.
Blood and Gorr
Massenet’s La Navarraise in a live performance featuring Rita Gorr as Anita and George Shirley as Araquil.
The opposite of sax
Opera Philadelphia announced today that Lawrence Brownlee has joined the company as an Artistic Advisor.
Gotta change my life
On this day in 1966 Barbra Streisand starred on the Color Me Barbra special on CBS.
Baton vs. glass ceiling
The Dallas Opera is delighted to announce that applications are now being accepted for a unique residential program designed to provide training and career support for distinctively talented women conductors.
Too many clues
Born on this day in 1936 composer Richard Rodney Bennett.
Bass of diamonds
Happy 75th birthday bass Samuel Ramey.
