Mist opportunity Mist opportunity

“I’m afraid that is not a fact.”

Come aboard, we’re expecting you Come aboard, we’re expecting you

“The Metropolitan Opera Guild invites you to join Deborah Voigt on a musical journey to the islands and shores of Croatia and Montenegro.”

Nie sollst du mich befragen Nie sollst du mich befragen

You can imagine what the next few days were like.

Tweet and lowdown Tweet and lowdown

Everyone can go home now, because Twitter has reached its zenith.

“So that’s what she calls meeting Mrs. Haines socially” “So that’s what she calls meeting Mrs. Haines socially”

Just for fun on a Monday morning: supply a caption to the above photograph.

Boathouse Betty Boathouse Betty

La Cieca just glimpsed this “save the date” from NYCO’s development department.

Veil of tears

Twentieth century opera just can’t get a break in Dallas, it seems. La Cieca has just heard that the company, which 86ed Katya Kabanova from their 2011 schedule, has just canceled Salome (slated to star Deborah Voigt) from fall 2013 plans.

After the fall

“ll y avait pourtant parmi ce public de première des spectateurs moins convaincus de la pertinence de l’énorme machine de scène créée par l’équipe de Lepage. La chanteuse Patti Smith, croisée au deuxième entracte, la trouvait lourde et encombrante et lui imputait la responsabilité des trébuchements de Deborah Voigt, qui incarne Brünnhilde, la Walkyrie.” [La…