See how accessible you are?
Born on this day in 1956 actor Michael Biehn.
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Internet won
The above is, bar none, the greatest headline ever written.
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).
Another nun bites the dust
A leap forward of more than a century to present the Francis Poulenc opera Dialogues des Carmélites sounded ominous.
Step by step
Madeline Kahn‘s 1968 interpretation of “Glitter and Be Gay” has been widely disseminated.
The hole nine yards
Fleming will have only about 700 people to captivate tonight when she performs at Walk Festival Hall for the Grand Teton Music Festival.
Embraceable two
On this day in 1943, Girl Crazy, the final film in which Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney starred as a team, was released.
All tomorrows shall be as today
For your Wednesday listening enjoyment, here’s a BBC broadcast of the Gala Farewell to Sir David Webster (pictured, left) at the Royal Opera House on July 9, 1970.
Woman behind bars
On this day in 1579 King Philip II ordered the arrest of Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli, on the charge of betraying state secrets.
Hunch confirmed
George Gagnidze and Zeljko Lucic will share the title role of Verdi’s Rigoletto at the Met this fall, replacing Simon Keenlyside…
A pretty girl is like a melody
On this day in 1933, the first singing telegram was delivered (to Rudy Vallée, actually.)
“Confusion now hath made his masterpiece”
I have found myself truly bewildered by some of the online reviews of the Glimmerglass production of Verdi’s Macbeth.
Youth is wasted on the old
Piotr Beczala, Soile Isokoski and Kwangchul Youn star in this 2009 performance of Faust from the Wiener Staatsoper, idiomatically conducted by Bertrand de Billy.
Se uno squillo intenderà
On this day 100 years ago, tenor Mario del Monaco was born.
Oh Angela Merkel we love you get up
There is no snow in Bayreuth. There is no rain in Oberfranken.
Bühnenweihfestspiel
On this day in 1882 Richard Wagner‘s music drama Parsifal premiered at Bayreuth.
Two for one
Our dear friends over at Opera Depot are slashing prices in half on all their live recordings from the Bayreuth Festival this week.
Why? Is there one missing?
On this day in 1946 Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis staged their first show as a comedy team.
Rolling along
You might be surprised, though, when that title turns out to be Show Boat.
Light the candles
On this day in 1983 a revival of Mame starring Angela Lansbury opened at the Gershwin Theater, to run only 41 performances.
Don’t tell me the lights are shining
On this day in 1904 the first ice cream cone, created by Charles E. Menches, was served during the St. Louis World Fair.
Guilt trip
Part of what makes opera seem, at least, a camp art form is that fans of the genre have such inconsistent taste.
Ebben sia pure… anch’io son tal
On this day in 1933, soprano Caterina Jarboro performed the title role of Aida at the New York Hippodrome.
One night only, one night only, there’s nothing more to say
“The Art House in Provincetown, MA, headed by Mark Cortale, will present Metropolitan Opera Star Deborah Voigt in ‘Voigt Lessons’ created by Terrence McNally, Francesca Zambello and Deborah Voigt, for one night only on August 2 at 6:30 PM.”