Rainbow party
Welcome, cher public, to the first night of our Ring-watching experience
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Träume Center
This is Ring week here at parterre.com, cher public.
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).
So what’s the deal with the Dew Fairy?
Renée Fleming, celebrated soprano, musical ambassador and riffmeister…
September song
Here’s a quiz compiled by Our Own DeCaffarrelli to help fill out the tedious month before the season opens, cher public.
Follow me and climb the stairs
La Cieca was hoping for an official announcement from the New York Times before she posted this, but it looks like she’s going to have to grit her teeth and link to Norman Lebrecht after all.
Smoke and mirrors
Press quotes on the back of this new release from EMI of Georges Bizet’s masterpiece promise ”a stylish and cliché-free Carmen” and on most fronts I think it’s a fair assessment.
Boom and bust
Just for you girls, Betsy turns her headlights on a nice handful of operas that will no doubt prove to be bags of fun.
Happy Birthday Regina Resnik
The dynamic American singing actress celebrates the 90th anniversary of her birth today.
House of sand and frogs
New York City Ballet presents a rare staging of the only Stravinsky-Aristophanes collaboration.
Gone in sixty seconds
Out of nowhere, Santa Fe Opera’s chief conductor Frédéric Chaslin has resigned his position.
Six flags over Verona
Those of you who have longed to see a theme-park production of Gounod’s simple, romantic opera Romeo et Juliette, rejoice!
A dream? Or a dud?
Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, for the New York City Opera is now offering subscriptions to its [2012-]2013 season.
“So that’s what she calls meeting Mrs. Haines socially”
Just for fun on a Monday morning: supply a caption to the above photograph.
Crowning glory
To imagine that I have anything new to say about Maria Callas’ 1957 performance of Anna Bolena at La Scala is sheer pomposity.
Remember me!
Take a boozy short leave of your nymphos on shore, and enjoy your weekly intermission chat, cher public.
The Great American Chat
Our Own Betsy cries, “Grab your spoon and dish: it’s Saturday chat time!”
If you have chunks, prepare to spew them now
For Rufus Wainwright, sitting in a dressing room backstage at Latitude festival, rock ‘n’ roll habits die hard.
Rush to judgment
The Met has managed to scrape up enough money (hitting up donors and dipping into its own coffers) to finance the rush ticket program for 2012-13.
A boozy short leave
After 23 years, the Queen of Carthage has finally made it to Manhattan.
Blind bargain
Which one of “the world’s leading classical singers” is currently seeking a personal assistant?
L’infelice Aragonese
Camille Saint-Saëns was such a brilliant, facile musician that pals like Wagner and Liszt felt a distinct schadenfreude when he suffered composer’s block.
Gilt trip
“Last Chance! Get an Extra 25% Off Your Next Purchase”
Regie to the Rescue! (A new competition)
La Cieca has always, against all odds, maintained that if there is one expression that best describes the mind of the average member of the cher public, that would be “plus vive que l’oiseau, plus prompte que l’éclair.”