Happy Birthday Renata Scotto
The tutelary diva of parterre.com is 76 years young today.
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Happy Birthday Renée Fleming
She Who Has More Sobriquets Than Changes of Facial Expression continues her second half-century.
Happy Birthday Gilda Cruz-Romo
The Mexican soprano is 70 years old today.
Happy Birthday Renata Tebaldi
The “Voice of an Angel” was born February 1, 1922.
Happy Birthday Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart
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 […]
Happy Birthday Floria Tosca
Puccini’s shockeroo was first performed 110 years ago today, January 14, 1900, at the at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome.
Happy Birthday Evelyn Lear
The American soprano was born 84 years ago today.
After five
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?
Happy Birthday Giacomo Puccini
The poet of “le piccole cose” was born 151 years ago today.
Hoffnung Festival
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.
Cabaret is a life
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.
Happy Birthday La Divina
Maria Callas was born 86 years ago today in New York City.
Happy Birthday Dame Gwyneth Jones
The legendary dramatic soprano was born November 7, 1936.
Happy Birthday Victoria de los Angeles
Today is the 86th anniversary of the birth of the beloved Spanish Catalan soprano, November 1, 1923.
Happy birthday Edith Head
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.
Happy Birthday Luciano Pavarotti
The legendary singer was born October 12, 1935.
Happy birthday Sigmund Romberg!
A birthday salute from Finnish firecracker Karita Mattila.
happy birthday licia albanese
The beloved soprano is at least 96 years old today. (Photo by Gjon Mili.)
happy birthday elena obraztsova
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” /]
happy birthday susan baker
The embattled NYCO chairwoman is 59 years young today!
happy “birthday”
“Opera singer” Katherine Jenkins is “29 years old” today.
happy birthday jeanette macdonald!
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” /]
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).
Win a Free Ticket to Opening Night at the Met!
Quinn Kelsey and Lise Davidsen star in the Met's new Macbeth. We're giving away one ticket, so screw your courage to the sticking place and enter now!
