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- Le Petit Yniold
  And, as Peter Lorre tells us in Beat the Devil, "there are lots of good Germans in Chile named O'Hara."
  
  A favorite Donizetti performance from Angela Meade · 13 minutes ago
- Angela Meade
  Hello all and Happy Easter! I am so glad you appreciated my thoughts about my favorite Donizetti opera. It was actually very difficult for me to answer the question because there are so many parts...
  
  A favorite Donizetti performance from Angela Meade · 33 minutes ago
- Ask a librarian
  After a few unfortunate cancellations finally a good one! Beth Taylor stepping in for Ema Nikolovska for Des Knaben Wunderhorn with Jusung Gabriel Park and Julius Drake:
  
  A favorite Donizetti performance from Angela Meade · 40 minutes ago
- Ortrud Jones
  That is correct, Carlos, Prince of Asturias was reportedly mentally unstable, and his father King Felipe II had him committed (or imprisoned) in 1568 with Carlos dying 6 months later at the age of...
  
  C’est une vraie voix · 43 minutes ago
- Krunoslav
  Theyard is still with us at 95 according to Wikipedia.
  
  L’assedio di Corinto · 45 minutes ago
- Krunoslav
  She made life difficult for, among many others, Marisa Galvany, Diana Soviero, Pauline Tinsley and Maurice Sendak (who was a parental friend). Sorry to shatter your illusions. She could also be...
  
  L’assedio di Corinto · 49 minutes ago
- NPW--Paris
  Was she an illegitimate daughter of an illegitimate son of an illegitimate nephew of Napoleon too?
  
  A favorite Donizetti performance from Angela Meade · 49 minutes ago
- Krunoslav
  Believe it. Surely in the course of your work you had some instance where you saw two very different sides of a diva or divo!
  
  L’assedio di Corinto · 51 minutes ago
- Krunoslav
  Did Kraus ever sing any Rossini role besides Almaviva, which he sang with the very young Scotto (and alas the Jack Rance-ready Protti rather than , say Bruscantini or Capecchi) in 1958?
  
  L’assedio di Corinto · 57 minutes ago
- Krunoslav
  The second ASSEDIO broadcast was in fact the next season- one was in April 1975, the next in January 1976. My parents attended the 2nd and my dad's bravoing is audible-- my brother and I...
  
  L’assedio di Corinto · 59 minutes ago
- Krunoslav
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pRXppjAzZQ
  
  L’assedio di Corinto · 1 hour ago
- scott grunow
  https://youtube.com/shorts/zni-SpR_KMI?si=a4ITezGLjo1eTvqo
  
  A favorite Donizetti performance from Angela Meade · 1 hour ago
- Rosine Leckermaul
  Sutherland never sang any part of Roberto Devereux.
  
  A favorite Donizetti performance from Angela Meade · 1 hour ago
- scott grunow
  I have cousins of Irish descent (My Dad's twin sister married into an Irish family) with the last name of Devereux.
  
  A favorite Donizetti performance from Angela Meade · 1 hour ago
- MyraNormand.
  Blanche Devereaux
  
  A favorite Donizetti performance from Angela Meade · 1 hour ago
- Dr. Hodel
  I have no doubt Madame only did what she thought was necessary for her Art.
  
  L’assedio di Corinto · 1 hour ago
- Leyla GenderBender
  There's some lovely music in there. I kinda like Luciana Serra in these obscure bel canto roles - and what a pity we never had La Podles sing the butch role.
  
  L’assedio di Corinto · 1 hour ago
- Leyla GenderBender
  It takes a Nilsson to cover any incipient bitchiness under a layer of sparkling wit.
  
  L’assedio di Corinto · 2 hours ago
- Mr. Portafiori
  What profile??? Is there a police profile out about her?
  
  L’assedio di Corinto · 2 hours ago
- Mr. Portafiori
  I read some posts on Google Reddit about all of the La Scala issues and many people said there were misunderstandings and exaggerations.
  
  L’assedio di Corinto · 2 hours ago