Ah, that Bernstein dichotomy.
On this day in 1951, the Metropolitan Opera presented a new production of Così fan tutte directed by Alfred Lunt.
On this day in 2008 Anja Harteros sang her first Metropolitan Opera Violetta.
I’ve never liked the term “crossover.”
L.A. Opera offered an inspired concert staging of Leonard Bernstein’s musical-comedy bouquet to New York, Wonderful Town.
Homer, inspired by many a muse, sang not of sequels to his Iliad.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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