Shades of gray
MasterVoices presents a strongly-cast Sweet Smell of Success—but the merits of this noir musical are hardly black or white.
Barbra Streisand
6 pieces since 2009.
6
pieces
18
years
“Tsk, tsk Valentina!”
On this day in 1944, the Metropolitan Opera, on tour in Chicago, presented Tosca.
A faint impression of the genuine article
Can we start by not using Barbra Streisand as a polestar here?
“Whatevah shall we do with Mothah?”
The characteristics that made Katharine Hepburn‘s performance in A Delicate Balance work so well do her a disservice here.
Hello again, Gorgeous!
It’s high time we see Funny Girl through a different lens.
forty candles
Longtime friend of the ‘box Little Stevie returns to Adriana Lecouvreur: I have always believed that as with La Gioconda, a great performance of Adriana Lecouvreur needs to serve up “the four greatest singers in the world”, and the Met seems to come close to doing just that. I have attended all of the performances […]
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).