Darlingnyushka, I am pissed the only thing he’s singing in NY is in an opera I can’t stand anymore. I refuse to go to another Aïda, especially with uneven casts and a dumb production. And the girls...
“Madama Grunowa is available for only a limited number of cancellations this season.”
Lawrence Kilsby/Gail Gilmore.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Ortrud Jones · 17 minutes ago
Thank you!
🙏
Or Schubert/Müller's gefrorne tränen.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Camille · 21 minutes ago
Don't let it bother you.
Especially with Ewa as Turiddu (keeping with your order)…
A favorite Donizetti performance from Ortrud Jones · 22 minutes ago
Were you the school mistress?
A favorite Donizetti performance from Camille · 23 minutes ago
Oh, I have, baby, I have....
A favorite Donizetti performance from Camille · 26 minutes ago
I'm flying in for Garanca................
And they love her so much. The electricity is palpable.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Camille · 31 minutes ago
La Grunowa, of course.
Be sure to check out the guy pumping gas.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Camille · 35 minutes ago
I would not have minded if the refugees in spandex could dance.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Camille · 37 minutes ago
This was Diane Paulus. As I remember, she was directing two productions at the same time. Guess which one got neglected.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Camille · 40 minutes ago
"June" in the movie may be the best of the lot. What Peck did with "Blow High, Blow Low" was rhapsodic, and his choice of making Jigger a dancer really worked very well. But...
A favorite Donizetti performance from Camille · 41 minutes ago
Until they're in the public domain, we can't interpolate a song for her. (Mother Abbess - Bloody Mary)/Lady Thiang - A Song + A Butter Churn = Aunt Eller.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Camille · 43 minutes ago
I was delighted to find Kiss Me Kate on the Châtelet’s 2016 programme, but in the end we left at the interval, very disappointed. The production was by Lee Blakeley.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Camille · 44 minutes ago
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