Coming out a head Coming out a head

On this day in 1958 soprano Inge Borkh made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Salome (paired, of all things, with Gianni Schicchi)

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Sharp divisions of opinion Sharp divisions of opinion

On this day in 1958 soprano Inge Borkh made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Salome.

By January 24, 2023 at 9:45 AM
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Born on this day in 76 AD Roman Emperor Hadrian.

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Revolution blues Revolution blues

The opera proved somewhat puzzling—the score representing more a collage of fragmented and incidental musical ideas, and the libretto a turgid, slow-moving mass of purple prose.

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