There is nothing you can take to relieve this pleasant ache There is nothing you can take to relieve this pleasant ache

“There is a water sprite (called a merman by the Juilliard), a witch and other flora and fauna of Czech folklore.”

Nuns, but the lonely heart… Nuns, but the lonely heart…

La Cieca though you might be amused, or at least bemused, by a few published reactions to LoftOpera.

Beyond the forest Beyond the forest

An opera revolving around chastity vows, adultery, slut-shaming, lesbianism, transvestism and much more!

Get happy Get happy

Lincoln Center hosted two milestones this week.

A pocket full of meta

“Rumors were that an ‘Occupy’-something group would disrupt Wednesday night’s US premiere of Kommilitonen! But the Juilliard Opera performance went off without offstage fireworks, and proved to be a well-crafted and moving meditation on student activism.” [New York Post] (Photo: Nan Melville)