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.
Nicolai Ghiaurov
41 pieces since 2010 — in 10 roles, at 7 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
41
pieces
10
roles
7
companies
17
years
By role
2 pieces as Philip II — stats above show all coverage for Nicolai Ghiaurov.
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A whole can of worms
On this day in 1979 the Metropolitan Opera presented a new production of Verdi’s Don Carlo.
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).