House of sand and frogs House of sand and frogs

New York City Ballet presents a rare staging of the only Stravinsky-Aristophanes collaboration.

Jewel song

“Returning from last season, mezzo Kate Lindsey was again excellent as Hoffmann’s devoted but cynical muse, Necklace.” [Canadian Press]

groundbreaker

Broadway star, opera diva, image consultant, self-help guru: the late Dorothy Sarnoff was all these and more. But did you know that (according to the New York Times) Ms. Sarnoff was also a pioneer in the field of gay-themed opera?