The tutelary diva of parterre.com is 76 years young today.
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.
She Who Has More Sobriquets Than Changes of Facial Expression continues her second half-century.
The Mexican soprano is 70 years old today.
The “Voice of an Angel” was born February 1, 1922.
The beloved composer would have been 254 years old today had he not died such a long time ago. La Cieca invites her cher public to share publicly favorite YouTube clips, and those of you who have personal reminiscences of W.A.M. are invited to get them off your chest sooner rather than later, what with…
Long may you multitask!
Puccini’s shockeroo was first performed 110 years ago today, January 14, 1900, at the at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome.
The American soprano was born 84 years ago today.
Can you really believe it’s been only five years since YouTube was launched? And can you believe that it’s taken all five of those years for the definitive “this is why YouTube was invented” video to show up on the site?
The poet of “le piccole cose” was born 151 years ago today.
In celebration of the 239th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven (thanks, Camille!) La Cieca invites the cher public to share their favorite versions of the “Abscheulicher!” from Fidelio — or, for that matter, other personal Beethoven faves. La Cieca’s pick after the jump.
I was still warming frigid fingers Friday night, when before me unfolded something like a history of the world viewed from a small café: an enchanted journey from the gaslights of Berlin to the crowded alleys of Buenos Aires.
Maria Callas was born 86 years ago today in New York City.
The legendary dramatic soprano was born November 7, 1936.
Today is the 86th anniversary of the birth of the beloved Spanish Catalan soprano, November 1, 1923.
The legendary costume designer for film was born October 28, 1897 in Searchlight, Nevada. Miss Head dressed practically everyone in Hollywood, including Helen Traubel, seen after the jump in an outtake from the 1961 comedy The Ladies’ Man.
The legendary singer was born October 12, 1935.
Ya are 91 years old today!
A birthday salute from Finnish firecracker Karita Mattila.
The beloved soprano is at least 96 years old today. (Photo by Gjon Mili.)
Belated best wishes to the legendary Russian diva, who turned 70 on July 7. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/Ddg2OypBVng” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]
The embattled NYCO chairwoman is 59 years young today!
“Opera singer” Katherine Jenkins is “29 years old” today.
The titian-tressed triller was born 106 years ago today in Philadelphia; appropriately, on Arch Street. Miss MacDonald is heard here in that great, great French grand opera Tsaritsa! [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/a1rI8hcBgIw” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]
