Et voila l’histoire
To mark Beverly Sills’s 90th birthday (May 25, 1929) “Trove Thursday” offers the late diva’s acclaimed Massenet heroine opposite her ideal Des Grieux, Alain Vanzo.
Marilyn Horne
135 pieces since 2007 — in 20 roles, at 14 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
135
pieces
20
roles
14
companies
20
years
By role
By company
Metropolitan Opera 11
Carnegie Hall 5
American Opera Society 3
Lyric Opera of Chicago 3
San Francisco Opera 3
Cincinnati May Festival 2
La Scala 2
Gelsenkirchen Opera 1
LA Opera 1
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra 1
New Jersey Symphony 1
Opera Orchestra of New York 1
Royal Opera Covent Garden 1
Santa Fe Opera 1
2 pieces as La Scala — stats above show all coverage for Marilyn Horne.
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Chris and the pirates
Back when I was a good boy, I told my parents that my goal in getting my first job was to earn money for college; however, my real motive was to make my secret wish come true—to be able to consort with “pirates.”