A favorite Wagner performance from Remko Jas A favorite Wagner performance from Remko Jas

All of the Teatro Colón live opera recordings conducted by Fritz Busch are special, but his 1936 Parsifal is my favorite.

By Remko Jas August 15, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Mr. Portafiori says you <em>must</em> watch <em>Interrupted Melody</em> Mr. Portafiori says you <em>must</em> watch <em>Interrupted Melody</em>

Interrupted Melody was the wonderful biographical film about the singer Marjorie Lawrence. I thought it was a wonderful blending of opera with a 1950s Movie.

By M. Portafiori May 25, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Lady on demand Lady on demand

If you had told me 20 years ago that at some point in the future I would have over 550 of the Metropolitan Opera’s performances, audio and video, at my command with the touch of a button I would say my eulogy had just been read and I’d been taken to my reward.

By October 06, 2015 at 9:00 AM
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