On this day in 1975 Rossini‘s Siege of Corinth had its American stage premiere at the Metropolitan Opera
Born on this day in 1915 singer and songwriter Billie Holiday.
On this day in 1975 Rossini’s Siege of Corinth had its American stage premiere at the Metropolitan Opera. Soprano Beverly Sills made her official Met debut as Pamira.
On this day in 1975 soprano Beverly Sills made her official Metropolitan Opera debut as Pamira in L’assedio di Corinto.
It was an afternoon of spectacular singing, particularly from the two principals and the glorious Lyric Opera Chorus.
Someone—a deranged purist no doubt—heckled Javier Camarena from the balcony of the opera house for withholding the infamous high F during “Credeasi, misera.”
That’s the exact word I’d use to describe Olga Peretyatko’s debut in I Puritani last night at the Metropolitan Opera: “calm.”
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
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