An undeniable divide stands between the great idiomatic tradition of operatic performance and the current training models meant to prepare that tradition’s executants.
By La Cieca
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La Cieca (pictured) wishes her cher public a sensible and safe “Cyber Monday” shopping experience!
By La Cieca
Webcasts helped keep both opera and parterre box alive in October 2020.
By La Cieca
I am embarrassingly bad at vocal ID quizzes—I may never get over the one where I was convinced every single excerpt was Leontyne Price—but I do love to put them together.
By Jon Taylor
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By La Cieca
A new series where we pit Zerbinetta against Zerlina, Caballé against Callas, Berg against Bellini in the ultimate operatic showdown.
Kicking off Der Ring des Nibelungen from the Vienna State Opera.
By La Cieca
While most opera houses remain closed, La Cieca suggests the cher public assemble at our virtual opera house to enjoy a series of performances shared here on parterre box.
By La Cieca
A Saturday afternoon iteration of this season’s ubiquitous revival.
By La Cieca
Wagner’s early masterpiece returns to the Met conducted by Valery Gergiev (not pictured).
By La Cieca
Believe it or not, it’s the final Nozze of the Met’s 2019-2020 season.
By La Cieca
A performance from Fall 2019 featuring Lisette Oropesa and Michael Fabiano.
By La Cieca
Amanda Woodbury jumps in as the Countess in tonight’s broadcast.
By La Cieca
One final hearing of the Berlioz this afternoon.
By La Cieca
The Bayerische Staatsoper offers an all-Bartok program called Judith this afternoon.
By La Cieca
One last trip to Catfish Row (for now) this afternoon.
By La Cieca
Join the parterriani for what promises to be a legendary performance of Berlioz’s “légende dramatique.”
By La Cieca
Cher public, let’s ring in the New Year in the most “Metropolitan Opera” way possible: lots of Puccini and extremely long intermissions!
By La Cieca
Tonight’s listening experience: the premiere of a new Met production of Wozzeck.
By La Cieca
A blast from the (recent) past on this afternoon’s Met broadcast.
By La Cieca
