“So that’s what she calls meeting Mrs. Haines socially” “So that’s what she calls meeting Mrs. Haines socially”

Just for fun on a Monday morning: supply a caption to the above photograph.

By on August 27, 2012 at 10:49 AM
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[This caption by Kernita Makilla replaces La Cieca’s much inferior “psst… sandbag… SANDBAG!”  The photograph by Ken Howard is of Christopher Feigum as Figaro, James Westman as Beaumarchais, and Dorothy Byrne as Susanna in Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’s 2009 production of The Ghosts of Versailles by John Corigliano and William “It’s because I’m gay, isn’t…

By on June 18, 2009 at 5:26 PM
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[La Cieca invites the cher public to supply a caption to the above photo. And while you’re at it, anyone care to identify the gentleman at right and what opera this is?]

By on April 23, 2009 at 12:07 PM
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[Replaces “Mizrahi eliminated in Project Runway shocker!”]

By on April 15, 2009 at 4:00 PM
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This vastly superior caption replaces La Cieca’s original, “Rebecca Glasscock back on the pipe?” [Danielle de Niese in Acis e and Galatea at The Royal Opera, photo by Bill Cooper.]

By on April 02, 2009 at 12:17 PM
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[This caption by armerjacquino replaces La Cieca’s original, “Waiter, there’s some soup on my fly!”] Photo by Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera.

By on March 11, 2009 at 3:19 PM
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[This caption by rysanekfreak replaces La Cieca’s original, “So it’s agreed: Roberto gets the house in Monte Carlo; Angela gets custody of the gays”.]

By on March 04, 2009 at 11:04 AM
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[This caption surpasses the original, “having wonderful time. love, tony”]

By on January 15, 2009 at 5:08 PM
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La Cieca invites the cher public to supply their own captions to this photo of “Dresser strapping corset on Heldentenor Lauritz Melchior backstage at the Metropolitan Opera House as he prepares to sing his 200th Tristan.” (1944/Alfred Eisenstaedt)

By on December 25, 2008 at 1:16 PM
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[The headline above replaces “Here am I, your special island! Come to me, come to me!” Congratulations Chacowhacko!]  Photo: Sara Krulwich/The New York Times.

By on December 10, 2008 at 1:29 PM
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[In fact , this is Washington National Opera’s production of Les pêcheurs de perles with Norah Amsellem and Charles Castronovo, photo by Karin Cooper. La Cieca invites the cher public to supply their own alternative captions.]

By on September 25, 2008 at 7:27 PM
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Here’s another (and very different) crop of that production photo of Cecilia Bartoli. You provide the caption. La Cieca will get you started: “L’amore di Fay Wray.”

By on May 26, 2008 at 4:27 PM
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