February 2020, Los Angeles
A favorite Donizetti performance from Angela Meade · 10 minutes ago
I'd loved to have been there. Morley is such a dedicated, delightful artist, and she was born to be one. Knows her voice intimately, and most importantly, astute in preserving its pristine...
Scott: Do you know when this performance took place? I'd love to hear the complete performance if it's available. Thanks.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Angela Meade · 23 minutes ago
When the Seattle World’s Fair opened, I was in 2nd grade in nearby Whidbey Island and went to see the Fair. After moving to Dallas for 3 years (Navy brat), we returned to Seattle. I was always...
A favorite Donizetti performance from grimoaldo2 · 42 minutes ago
A favorite Donizetti performance from grimoaldo2 · 45 minutes ago
Yes, such a shame that she's singing Puritani. How horrible for us all. https://youtu.be/zLtjL_ZYja4?si=jLQwGqp3c9GijTOF
A favorite Donizetti performance from grimoaldo2 · 48 minutes ago
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lyH4CC1h8YhI02ELw7ugqszWhm-pjqHZU
A favorite Donizetti performance from grimoaldo2 · 52 minutes ago
Lisette is a treasurable artist!
A favorite Donizetti performance from grimoaldo2 · 1 hour ago
I'm not ashamed to admit I love some of Casey's movies. But by the end of his porn career, he looked completely dissipated on screen.
A favorite Donizetti performance from grimoaldo2 · 1 hour ago
ON this date in history: This is the traditional date in 753 BC on which Romulus is said to have founded Rome. IN 900 AD, the Commander-in-Chief of the Kingdom of Tondo, as represented by the...
A favorite Donizetti performance from grimoaldo2 · 1 hour ago
sparkling wit and social commentary, like Offenbach. not intellectual self-pleasuring masquerading as art.
It depends on what you mean by « admirer of French culture ». How do you define this generalized notion of « French culture » ?
Thielemann once again phenomenal: incredible orchestral sumptuousness mixed with goldsmith's precision and clarity. No secret, we rehearsed a lot, with the singers too. And like Karajan, he...
Remarkable. It's a pity this is not the mad scene we'll get to see her in at the Met next season.
A favorite Donizetti performance from grimoaldo2 · 2 hours ago
Thank you so much for this post. She is truly marvelous. I fell in love with her when I saw her Manon at the Met. We are lucky that she is on the opera scene today.
A favorite Donizetti performance from grimoaldo2 · 3 hours ago
And here's the complete Carnegie Hall performance https://youtu.be/RWftFTTyWPk?si=Lz-GpCmnpymvCnvu
A favorite Donizetti performance from Angela Meade · 3 hours ago
Ilene Sharaff’s life partner deserves mention; https://gomag.com/article/queer-women-history-forgot-mai-mai-sze/ ...
A favorite Donizetti performance from grimoaldo2 · 3 hours ago
There will be a Parterre Review but I'm unsure which performance they will be attending.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Angela Meade · 3 hours ago
Oedipe, with such (incessant) remarks, you would turn the greatest admirer of French culture into someone who runs away screaming at the slightest hint about France and the French. Hm. Maybe...
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“The island is only small / But the fairies inhabiting it / Welcome us all”
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