Basque in the glory
For the opening night of Il Trovatore, Houston Grand Opera’s new production aimed high, bringing together a star-studded cast and a fresh, contemporary take on Verdi’s intense drama.
For the opening night of Il Trovatore, Houston Grand Opera’s new production aimed high, bringing together a star-studded cast and a fresh, contemporary take on Verdi’s intense drama.
Happy 69th birthday soprano Cheryl Studer
In concert with Renée Fleming’s quietly authoritative stage presence, the performance offered frequent reminders of the special affinity between this singer and Strauss’s aristocratic women.
Born on this day in 1921 soprano Denise Duval
Miguel Harth-Bedoya leads Angel Blue, Elena Villalón, Daniela Mack, and Alfredo Tejada in Osvaldo Golijov and David Henry Hwang‘s opera
Inspired by Harry Rose’s recent fine polemic about verismo performance practice, Chris’s Cache offers one of Opera Orchestra of New York’s most exciting evenings: Zandonai’s Francesda da Rimini from 1973 with Raina Kabaivanska, Placido Domingo, and Matteo Manuguerra.
On this day in 1883 the Metropolitan Opera House opened with Gounod‘s Faust.
Daniel Harding conducts Eleonora Burrato, Jonathan Tetelman, and Ludovic Tézier live from the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in this most Roman of operas
Patrick Mack on the iconic Ethan Mordden‘s career and his first book on opera in 30 years – and it appears that time has mostly stopped in the Mordden manse.
Born on this day in 1912 conductor Georg Solti
Happy 79th birthday composer Thomas Pasatieri
A performance recorded last fall at the Rome Opera
György Kurtág‘s only opera live from the Wiener Staatsoper
Happy 90h birthday soprano Benita Valente
Marco Armiliato conducts Benjamin Bernheim, Erin Morley, Pretty Yende, Clémentine Margaine, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, and Christian Van Horn in a live broadcast from New York
When asked to express some “thoughts” here about Verdi’s Il trovatore, my immediate thought was “hmm… not a lot to think about there.”
Born on this day in 1898 actress and singer Lotte Lenya
Ainadamar never quite found its identity between the two poles of conceptual and concrete.
Double double, toil and trouble, y’all, and happy spooky season from Slaylem. (It’s like Salem, but fun.)
On this day in 1991 soprano Deborah Voigt made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Amelia
Karim Sulayman’s intentions are to demonstrate links and roots, in themes musical and poetic, crossing every boundary of culture, religion, nationality, genre.
Born on this day in 1854 writer Oscar Wilde
Miguel Harth-Bedoya leads Angel Blue, Elena Villalón, Daniela Mack, and Alfredo Tejada in the Metropolitan Opera premiere of Osvaldo Golijov and David Henry Hwang‘s opera
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