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Worth mentioning Gregory Kunde, who's 71, is about to sing Andrea Chénier with Radvanovsky in Berlin and still has protagonist roles scheduled for next season (like Radames in Paris).
Just a last word on dark-horse organists concealing their scandalous proclivities. Hervé was one too, and refers to that, I think, in Mam'zelle Nitouche, in which an organist and a nun...
Some obituaries also mention a Tannhäuser in May 2019, his last appearance at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. But of course that Tristan was a few months later.
Not sure. Before Corona he did a well received Tristan in Cologne in 2019. He then cancelled the Graz Fidelio in August next year, and did not seem to have come back for an announced Parsifal.
My hatred of the film PASSIONE D;AMORE has kept me from ever having seen PASSION. Sorry I missed it at Minnesota Opera with Patricia Racette and William Burden in 2004, pretty much optimal operatic...
I Love My Wife has a terrific score, particularly the songs for the women. I also used to play the title tune (a lovely waltz) for Ronde de Jambe during my years as a ballet class pianist. The bass...
In that same spirit - I hate Pelléas et Mélisande (also known as PaleAss and Mesalliance) and think it is the perfect example of overmasticated tripe served as a delicacy.
Yannick leads The Philadelphia Orchestra, superstars Nina Stemme and Stuart Skelton, and world-class singers in a rare concert performance that reveals every detail and nuance of this richly harmonic score. Experience the passion and cold-hearted revenge of this scandalous opera. Get tickets now!
Yannick leads The Philadelphia Orchestra, superstars Nina Stemme and Stuart Skelton, and world-class singers in a rare concert performance that reveals every detail and nuance of this richly harmonic score. Experience the passion and cold-hearted revenge of this scandalous opera. Get tickets now!
Following the successful launch of the new regular feature The Talk of the Town in January, the team at the box is inviting contributions for a new quarter of operatic potpourri.
Following the successful launch of the new regular feature The Talk of the Town in January, the team at the box is inviting contributions for a new quarter of operatic potpourri.