Making the trivial triumphant
On this day in 1978, the Metropolitan Opera presented a new production of Donizetti’s La favorita.
Bonaldo Giaiotti
9 pieces since 2006 — in 6 roles, at 1 company, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
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6
roles
1
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21
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6 pieces as Metropolitan Opera — stats above show all coverage for Bonaldo Giaiotti.
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Tableau vivant
On this day in 1964 the Metropolitan Opera opened its season with a new production of Lucia di Lammermoor.
The right box
Let’s call this meeting to order. My name is Patrick and I’m a boxset-aholic.
Il core vi dono
With February 14th falling on a Sunday, there will be no Valentine’s Day Met performance this year.
There’s something about Merrill
Sony Classical, in association with The Metropolitan Opera, has begun issuing on CD a number of historic Met broadcasts, newly remastered. The first I received for review was the December 10, 1955 broadcast of Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera, perhaps most notable for the Ulrica of Marian Anderson, who earlier that year made her debut […]
Renata’s revenge
After more than a quarter of a century, Renata Scotto gets the last word over that silly queen who made a career of disrupting her Met performances. The DVD of the “Live from the Met” telecast of Luisa Miller was released today, and is available at Amazon.com at a 30% discount off the list price. […]
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).
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