I, Claudio
Claudio Abbado made his Met debut on 7 October 1968 conducting Verdi’s Don Carlo, led five more performances through 14 November, and then never returned. Chris’s Cache offers the only complete recording I’ve run across from that run.
George Schick
5 pieces since 2022 — at 1 company, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
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4 pieces as Metropolitan Opera — stats above show all coverage for George Schick.
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Long heard about but never heard in
On this day in 1965 soprano Renata Scotto made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Cio-Cio San
Venuta al richiamo d’amor
On this day in 1965 soprano Renata Scotto made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Cio-Cio San
This is a gala day for you
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.
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).