A favorite Verdi performance from Tildy Diva
A well-known Met Aïda with a starry cast from 1967 is TildyDiva’s Favorite Verdi Performance
By Tildy Diva
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Thomas Schippers
25 pieces since 2007 — at 4 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
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10 pieces as Metropolitan Opera — stats above show all coverage for Thomas Schippers.
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An unholy decadence
On this day in 1966 the Metropolitan Opera presented a new production of Elektra.
This is a gala day for you
On October 14, 1979 I spent my birthday attending my first all-star opera gala, thrilled at the chance to hear some of the great singers I’d only experienced on LPs, broadcasts or via my pirate reel-to-reel tapes.
Now, baby, or never
Born on this day in 1915 singer and songwriter Billie Holiday.
Long lost daughter
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.
You’ve got to climb Mount Everest
On this day in 1975 soprano Beverly Sills made her official Metropolitan Opera debut as Pamira in L’assedio di Corinto.
The right box
Let’s call this meeting to order. My name is Patrick and I’m a boxset-aholic.
There arose such a clatter
With Christmas Eve 2016 falling on a Saturday, the Met offers contrasting orchestral splendors at noon and 6 p.m.
Let me like a soldier fall
Between them, Maria Guleghina, Marcello Giordani, James Morris and John Del Carlo have nearly 150 combined years of service on stage.
Mountain high
Yes, the plot of Luisa Miller is a novella, and a pleasantly juicy one at that.