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Sous le ciel tout étoilé
FINAL RSVP REQUEST: La Boheme from The Royal Opera – This Sunday, Jan. 27.
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 revolution will be televised
Ah, finally a light begins to break.
She got through all of last year and she’s here
The apparently immortal Anja Silja (all those performances of Vec Makropulos must have rubbed off!) is seen here in her newest role, Babulenka in Prokofiev’s Igrok at Oper Frankfurt.
When I have sung my songs to you
… I’ll just keep on singing until everyone hears it.
Pretty perfect
In a winter rich with splashy debuts, Friday’s performance of Le Comte Ory introduced a 27-year-old South African charmer who may well be the Met’s next big star.
One Day more
There’s that old joke; What’s the difference between opera and sex? Punchline; you can have good sex.
Moi, je m’appelle Raisinette
Another Sunday, another invitation to discuss off-topic and general interest subjects.
Sorry, right number
Today marks the premiere of the Operavore radio show on WQXR.
New flame
Elena Manistina will make her Met debut as Azucena in the Saturday, January 19 evening performance of Verdi’s Il Trovatore, replacing Stephanie Blythe, who is [obviously] ill.
The Prince of Alice Tully Hall
Either you adore “The World Is but a Broken Toy” from Act II of Princess Ida and have always wanted to hear it sung by voices of operatic quality… or you don’t… and you haven’t.
Chat without tears
Your doyenne invites you to drop by La Casa della Cieca.
Notte e giorno faticar
At last, the quintessential targeted reader of parterre.com has been identified.
Chiedi all’aura lusinghiera
La Rondine, which began as a light Viennese operetta before being transformed into an Italian tearjerker, is not a natural diva vehicle…
Zukunftsmiausik
Leave it to a cat to transform a Wagner festival into the Jellicle Ball.
C’est la guerre, mais ce n’est pas magnifique
If war is hell, then Soldier Songs should rank somewhere around “purgatory.”
Blind haste
Which recent debut has the Met’s administrators intoxicating themselves with dreams of a return engagement for the budding star in the second cast of one of next season’s new productions?
Found object
Well, you can slash La Cieca’s veins, drink her blood and trample her corpse, because she did not see this one coming!
Winged victory
A wayward bouquet conked Kristine Opolais on her noggin during the ovation Friday night in La Rondine—but that was the only mishap in the Latvian soprano’s spectacular Met debut.
The chat with nine lives
Thanks for your feedback, cher public. La Cieca has implemented the new chat software with your suggestions at La Casa della Cieca.
A night at the museum
Move over, Sam Ramey, there’s a new Timur in town.
Sicura, presta è la mia difesa
Out of concern for the cher public over possible security issues with Java, La Cieca suggests that you hold your Saturday chat here in the comments section of this posting.
Ed io quest’Angela osava maledir!
Angela Meade will sing the role of Leonora in tomorrow afternoon’s performance of Verdi’s Il Trovatore, replacing Patricia Racette, who is ill.