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Milestone in the making
Congratulations to Bill, who submitted comment number 125,000!
Bernie Williams and Jonathan Tetelman take over Carnegie Hall for one night.
Bernie Williams and Jonathan Tetelman take over Carnegie Hall for one night.
Bernie Williams and Jonathan Tetelman take over Carnegie Hall for one night.
You’ll be fine.
You’ll be fine.
Enigma
At this point, Maria Guleghina is still listed as tonight’s Turandot at the Met. Any of the cher public attending this performance are encouraged to share news, reviews and scuttlebutt about what did or did not happen (broad enough for you?) here in the comments section.
comment du jour
“But, as century XXI progresses, the Web is not some branch of tradutuibak scholarly research.” — Alto
Tell us: What was the best of 2025?
Tell us: What was the best of 2025?
Tell us: What was the best of 2025?
Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.
Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.
Left of Center
Settling scores