Intermission feature
Here’s your chance to discuss off-topic and general interest subjects and maybe make time for a waltz or two, cher public.
Recent Stories
Big Daddy says “bullfighter”
“Teddy Tahu Rhodes, who determined in rehearsals that the role was no longer suitable for his voice.”
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).
Wack on Wacker
The announcement of the 2013-2014 season at Lyric Opera of Chicago is not good news at all.
The sound of two hands clapping
If it’s in the New York Times, it must be true, right?
Dream team
Director Daniel Moshel (not pictured) who created the YouTube sensation MeTube, sat down recently—and virtually—to chat with La Cieca (also not pictured.)
Robber soul
C-Major continues their full frontal attack on the Verdi catalogue with this release of I Masnadieri which, I’m thrilled to report, does not hail from the Teatro di Regio in Parma like the previous aspirants. We’ve travelled south to Naples and the Teatro di San Carlo and we’re all the better for it as the […]
E il sol dell’animator
Something contemporary for the cher public: starting at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, the new Philip Glass opera The Perfect American.
I can name that diva in six notes
In this clip from an Italian quiz show of the 1950s, Toti dal Monte requires not even a whole phrase to identify the unique voice of Magda Olivero.
World of song conquered
La Cieca invites the cher public to take a brief respite from the performance of La Alexander to enjoy this week’s discussion of off-topic and general interest subjects.
Sticks and stones
Here’s a story in which practically nobody in authority comes off well.
Parting shot
Somewhere around the early 80’s, stage directors realized that the odious theatre practice of “audience involvement” was over.
Tiny tunes
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s best known opera is La Serva Padrona, but the Neapolitan composer also composed several other works, which are now lovingly presented on video by the Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini at Jesi.
And now a word…
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Under a linden tree
A new CD
features the ten most gorgeous minutes recorded by a tenor in Wagner since World War II.
Veni, vidi, Vinci!
Not only cursed to bear a name nearly identical to that of one of the greatest geniuses who ever lived, Leonardo Vinci also had the misfortune to die just three months after the premiere of his greatest opera, reportedly murdered with a cup of poisoned chocolate at the age of 36.
Swiss you were here
The Pierre Audi production of Guillaume Tell has opened at De Nederlandse Opera.
No dice
The Met took a gamble on a new production of Rigoletto Monday night—but, dramatically at least, the show crapped out.
Jiggoletto
The stage production of Rigoletto contains very brief partial nudity, which will not be shown in the Live in HD transmission of the opera.”
Point and shoot
Meet parterre’s new tutelary spirit, tenor August Schram, star of Metube.
The wrong box
Take a breather, cher public, and join in the general interest and off-topic conversation in this week’s intermission feature.
Snow business
This week on Operavore: “Strong Women of Opera.”
Steam heat?
Tenor Vittorio Grigolo, easy on the eyes despite the fright wig, is one of the “Hottest Opera Stars Of 2013.”
Everybody cut loose
You know, information wants to be free and all that.