For art’s sake
Few operas scream “summertime easy listening” like Pfitzner’s Palestrina—all 225 minutes of it—so Trove Thursday presents a performance from the Royal Opera’s 1997 New York visit conducted by Christian Thielemann.
Sergei Leiferkus
8 pieces since 2015 — in 5 roles, at 6 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
8
pieces
5
roles
6
companies
12
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Role Count Luna
Role High Priest of Radegast
Uninvited ghost
Trove Thursday sends best wishes to Michael Tilson Thomas, currently recovering from a recent surgery to remove a brain tumor, and presents him in a broadcast leading the UK premiere of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Mlada with Makvala Kasrashvili, Felicity Palmer, Jon Frederic West and Sergei Leiferkus.
Role Ibn-Hakia
At first sight
If I had to live with just one Tchaikovsky opera, it would be Iolanta.
Role Rangoni
Il core vi dono
With February 14th falling on a Sunday, there will be no Valentine’s Day Met performance this year.
Role Ruprecht
Like an angel passing through my room
Tonight at the Met should have welcomed Barrie Kosky’s production of Prokofiev’s The Fiery Angel; in its absence Trove Thursday steps in with a recent broadcast featuring this summer’s breakout star Ausrine Stundyte as the enigmatic Renata.
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).