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Raphaël Pichon conducts the Pygmalion ensemble and Jarrett Ott, Jacquelyn Stucker, Lea Desandre, and Nahuel Di Pierro in Claus Guth‘s revivification of Rameau and Voltaire‘s lost opera live from Aix-en-Provence
Raphaël Pichon conducts the Pygmalion ensemble and Jarrett Ott, Jacquelyn Stucker, Lea Desandre, and Nahuel Di Pierro in Claus Guth‘s revivification of Rameau and Voltaire‘s lost opera live from Aix-en-Provence
Born on this day in 1895 soprano Kirsten Flagstad
A broadcast of Dmitri Tcherniakov‘s back-to-back Gluck productions from Aix-en-Provence featuring Corinne Winters, Russell Braun, Véronique Gens, Florian Sempey, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, and Alexandre Duhamel with Le Concert d’Astrée conducted by Emmanuelle Haïm
Born on this day in 1925 soprano Mattiwilda Dobbs…
During the 1970s, Stephen Sondheim composed Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures and Sweeney Todd–five richly varied masterpieces of musical theater in a nearly miraculous burst of creativity.
Happy 55th birthday tenor Jonas Kaufmann
Ben Bliss, Sabine Devieilhe, Franz-Josef Selig, Sophie Koch, and Christian Gerhaher are conducted in a live broadcast from the Munich Opera Festival by Hannu Lintu
As revivals of the composer’s sprawling works represent a daunting expense for many opera houses, exceptionally cast recordings of such concert performances serve as valuable documents that foster appreciation for his achievements.
Happy 87th birthday painter and designer David Hockney
Raphaël Pichon conducts the Pygmalion ensemble and Jarrett Ott, Jacquelyn Stucker, Lea Desandre, and Nahuel Di Pierro in Claus Guth‘s revivification of Rameau and Voltaire‘s lost opera from Aix-en-Provence
Not too long ago, Benjamin Bernheim gave an interview to Opéra Magazine in which he stated “Je ne suis pas un top model.”
Born on this day in 1912 soprano Christel Goltz
A broadcast of this summer’s Gluckathon from Aix-en-Provence featuring Corinne Winters, Russell Braun, Véronique Gens, Florian Sempey, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, and Alexandre Duhamel with Le Concert d’Astrée conducted by Emmanuelle Haïm
Born on this day in 1860 composer Gustav Mahler
Julie Fuchs, David Hansen, Magdalena Kozená, Xavier Sabata, and Nahuel Di Pierro are conducted by Jordi Savall in a performance recorded last summer in Barcelona
Daniele Rustioni conducts Ermonela Jaho, Adam Smith, Mihoko Fujimura, and Lionel Lhote in a performance from Aix-en-Provence
Born on this day in 1907 (1910?) soprano Dorothy Kirsten
Some operas carry around the shadow of their most famous interpreters more than others.
Born on this day in 1889 writer, filmmaker and designer Jean Cocteau
Michele Gamba conducts a performance of Davide Livermore‘s new production featuring Anna Netrebko, Yusif Eyvazov, Rosa Feola, and Vitalij Kowaljow live from La Scala
Happy Independence Day to all U.S. Parterrians!
Chris’s Cache follows up its Gounod R&J installment with a widely varied quintet of additional Romeos and Juliets
Born on this day in 1878 composer and performer George M Cohan
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