An opera set in a luxurious country house, treating on the topic of class: hardly the sort of thing one would expect Brits to fancy!
The tendency to rank—to create subjective lists of best or greatest, or to organize things in ascending or descending order—is a human compulsion. Inevitably, these rankings inspire objection, criticism, sputtering outrage. “How can you put X above Y?” “How can you leave Z off altogether?” “This is so stupid. There is no ‘best’!” Read more »
Here you are, cher public, your ten most popular parterre box postings (by numbers of pageviews) for the week of September 27-October 3, 2015. Read more »
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Our Own JJ (not pictured) counts down his 10 favorite New York opera performances of 2013 in the New York Observer. Not that you need encouragement, cher public, but don’t be afraid of offering your own such lists in the comments section.
Tenor Vittorio Grigolo, easy on the eyes despite the fright wig, is one of the “Hottest Opera Stars Of 2013.”
Cher Public