Come to the record store in old Peking Come to the record store in old Peking

In the lead up to LA Opera’s mounting of Turandot on May 18th (hooray!) I thought I’d touch on some of my favorite recordings and new re-masters I’ve discovered. I have them all.

By May 10, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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(Yet more) Thoughts on ‘Don Carlos’: Coronations and finales (Yet more) Thoughts on ‘Don Carlos’: Coronations and finales

In any case, we are now in the Queen’s garden of the Palace in Madrid. It is the day before the coronation of King Philip. Coronation? What coronation?

By February 27, 2022 at 3:55 PM
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There arose such a clatter There arose such a clatter

With Christmas Eve 2016 falling on a Saturday, the Met offers contrasting orchestral splendors at noon and 6 p.m.

By December 23, 2016 at 4:16 PM
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Let me like a soldier fall Let me like a soldier fall

Between them, Maria Guleghina, Marcello Giordani, James Morris and John Del Carlo have nearly 150 combined years of service on stage.

By November 10, 2015 at 9:00 AM
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