La Rondine
Speranza Scappucci conducts Angel Blue, Jonathan Tetelman, Emily Pogorelc, and Dekhzod Davronov in a broadcast from New York
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Mes longs cheveux descendent
On this day in 1977 tenor Guy Chauvet made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Samson
Appalachian spring
On this day in 1999 the Metropolitan Opera main stage premiere of Floyd‘s Susannah.
Verdi Requiem
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Leah Hawkins, Karen Cargill, Matthew Polenzani, and Dmitry Belosselskiy in a performance from this fall
Der fliegende Holländer
Stephen Milling, Bryn Terfel, Elisabet Strid, Toby Spence, and conductor Henrik Nánási star in a broadcast from London recorded earlier this month
Quel che compro io vendo
On this day in 1970 tenor Nico Castel made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Don Basilo in Le nozze di Figaro
La forza del destino
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Elena Stikhina, Maria Barakova, Brian Jagde, Igor Golovatenko, Patrick Carfizzi, and Soloman Howard in a broadcast from New York
Thoughts on La Gioconda: the others
Yes, there were other Giocondas if not of quite the same distinction. Chronologically…
Brillez toujours
On this day in 1879 Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin premiered in Moscow
Dancing at the edge of the world
Puccini’s schmaltziest, most melodic, most dramatically limp, most cynical, most obscure mature work
Verdi Requiem
The first of two Requiem broadcasts this Holy Week:Myung-Whun Chung conducts Angela Meade, Annalisa Stroppa, Fabio Sartori and Riccardo Zanellato in a live broadcast from Venice
Du weisst, wo du mich wiederfinden kannst!
And what a luxury it is to experience this musically outstanding Parsifal with a cast of this caliber!
Watcha thinking? Barcellona
Happy 55th birthday mezzo-soprano Daniela Barcellona
Sensory overload
Having relished last week’s American Symphony Orchestra “once-in-a-liftetime” Gurrelieder (my third, in fact), I wanted to keep enjoying Schönberg’s lush early epic.
Kiss and tell
Born on this day in 1950 mezzo-soprano/soprano Maria Ewing
La Rondine
Speranza Scappucci conducts the Metropolitan Opera opening night of Puccini’s wistful opera with Angel Blue, Jonathan Tetelman, Emily Pogorelc, and Dekhzod Davronov
Character is destiny
La forza del destino concluded its run at the Metropolitan Opera with a significant cast change.
A great big clump of talent
On this day in 1964 the Jule Styne-Bob Merrill musical Funny Girl opened on Broadway
Perpetual anticipation’s a delicate art
Susan Graham will lead a four-performance run of A Little Night Music at Lincoln Center in June.
Thoughts on La Gioconda: Tebaldi
Del verso io son l’accento
Born on this day in 1910 soprano Magda Olivero
Faithful to the letter
On this day in 1920 the first performance of Tchaikovsky‘s Eugene Onegin at the Met