On this day in 1959 Alban Berg‘s Wozzeck had its Metropolitan Opera premiere (in English)
As said at the beginning, I implied I’d rather see Don Carlo(s) and listen to Forza.
On this day in 1903, the Metropolitan Opera presented the company premiere of Verdi’s Ernani.
On October 14, 1979 I spent my birthday attending my first all-star opera gala, thrilled at the chance to hear some of the great singers I’d only experienced on LPs, broadcasts or via my pirate reel-to-reel tapes.
Trove Thursday celebrates Christa Ludwig with live excerpts from 1955 through 1982.
On this day in 1959 Alban Berg‘s Wozzeck had its Metropolitan Opera premiere.
Trove Thursday presents a double dose of the Verdi Messa da Requiem performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Sixty years ago today, Berg’s Wozzeck was first performed at the Metropolitan Opera.
Next, I asked Marko Mimica which basses he prefers to listen to on recordings.
Due to a small hiccup in scheduling at Casa della Cieca, this week you get two uploads!
Sony Classical has now released “Leontyne Price Prima Donna Assoluta” containing nearly her entire operatic oeuvre in a box set.
With February 14th falling on a Sunday, there will be no Valentine’s Day Met performance this year.
Yes, the plot of Luisa Miller is a novella, and a pleasantly juicy one at that.
Sony Masterworks has released on CD
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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