So happy for this review as I expect to be at the final performance one week from today. Grateful also for the comments on post-performance dining options as this will be my first visit to Paris....
A really enjoyable read, thanks a lot!
The new Liege season: Opolais as Elle, Jessica Pratt in Lucezia Borgia, Patrizia Ciofi in Bartleby.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Peter Russell · 9 minutes ago
I love Rebeka. I just saw that she will be giving a New Years Eve Gala in Erl and will be ordering my ticket for that. I will be seeing Chowanschtschina for the first time on Monday in Salzburg....
Bien vu for the principals, thank you.
And if you worked till 6 in Paris, you’d miss the start of Don Carlos.
“none of the principles was French” > “none of the PRINCIPALS WERE French”
She also replaced Swenson as Agrippina at NYCO in 2007 or so. That and the Vespri were sadly my only experiences with her live and I didn't become familiar with her best work until much more...
A favorite Donizetti performance from Peter Russell · 26 minutes ago
They’re very proud of those eggs.
Scott, thank you for the Ferrier and Anderson selections (and Stokie, too). You have eternally endeared yourself to the Viking Boyfriend, a major Ferrier fan who finds that she "warrants...
A favorite Donizetti performance from Peter Russell · 29 minutes ago
A lovely story, and Nelly was the best! She was no slouch in something more verismic either: I vividly remember she was a last minute stand in as Margarita in a ROH concert performance of...
A favorite Donizetti performance from Peter Russell · 39 minutes ago
what a touching story - thank you for sharing!
A favorite Donizetti performance from Peter Russell · 1 hour ago
You sure do! The celery in question is the root and the sauce is redolent of Dijon mustard.
I certainly never expected to! He was riveting.
celery remoulade...that's a new one to me. gotta try it!
I was also at that memorable PIRATA that Steven led! A very fond memory. WCO is a great legacy to claim--for both of you!
A favorite Donizetti performance from Peter Russell · 1 hour ago
My goodness, I do not recognize her. She sounds nothing like this, which is what I remember of her.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Peter Russell · 1 hour ago
I’ll be attending both of those too. If you want a casual meal or snack right near the Bastille, try this place for salads and fresh juice:
https://uploads.disquscdn.c... Here’s a picture of the oeufs mayonnaise from our lunch at LGB last year. On a bed of...
I am so envious that you heard/saw Hotter as Schigolch. I did see him in GURRELIEDER (twice: 1983 and 1981) and as Moses in MOSES UND ARON (1971), but these were concert performances. I would have...
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