Così fan tutte
Philippe Jordan conducts Federica Lombardi, Emily D’Angelo, Peter Kellner, Filipe Manu, Kate Lindsey, and Christopher Maltman in a production by Barrie Kosky from Vienna
Philippe Jordan conducts Federica Lombardi, Emily D’Angelo, Peter Kellner, Filipe Manu, Kate Lindsey, and Christopher Maltman in a production by Barrie Kosky from Vienna
Born on this day in 1904 choreographer and opera director Margarethe Wallmann
She can’t put her foot on the gas the way she used to but there’s still plenty of fuel in that tank.
Happy 66th birthday mezzo-soprano Jennifer Larmore
I’m old enough to remember when Yannick Nézet-Séguin could do no wrong.
Born on this day in 1819 composer Jacques Offenbach
Chris’s Cache offers two live recordings of Sondheim’s first two solo (as both composer and lyricist) Broadway shows: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Anyone Can Whistle
On June 11th, the Met Orchestra returned to Carnegie Hall with a diverse program led by music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
Happy 81st birthday soprano Eva Marton
As an opera fanatic who was baptized by the blood of Leontyne Price, the Messa da Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi appeared on my radar fairly soon after I started delving into the operatic canon.
Born on this day in 1882 composer Igor Stravinsky
Born on this day in 1952 tenor Jerry Hadley
Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Nadine Sierra, Xabier Anduaga, Artur Rucinski, and Insung Sin in a performance from London recorded this spring
Born on this day in 1843 composer Edvard Grieg
There were, of course, other Chénier recordings beyond the truly great ones…
Happy 58th birthday soprano Eva Lind
“The distance between dreams and reality is called action.” – Brian Tracy
On this day in 1855 Verdi‘s Les vêpres siciliennes premiered in Paris
Witnessing William Christie guide his orchestra and singers was truly one of this performance’s greatest highlights.
Chris’s Cache offers four iterations of Bartók’s one-act masterpiece with Evelyn Lear & Thomas Stewart; Tatiana Troyanos & Siegmund Nimsgern; Agnes Baltsa& Samuel Ramey; and Nina Stemme & Gerald Finley
On this day in 1917 Hans Pfitzner‘s Palestrina premiered in Munich
Opera took center stage on the final weekend of the Philadelphia Orchestra season.
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