Votre liberté ne sera pas ravie!
What better a way to honor Independence Day than with a bit of French-American partnering?
nadine sierra
Brazilian brass lift
The past seems to be in conversation with the present.
A fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes
It’s not hard not to feel jaded about Romeo and Juliet.
On a par with tuberculosis
Come back, Big Clock! We need you more than ever!
Stained class
With no disrespect to Nadine Sierra, who as Lucia acquits herself honorably if not magically in vocal terms, the undisputed cause célèbre here is director Simon Stone.
Paris mismatch
La Cieca is almost certain that Diana Damrau will not appear at the Met this fall for La traviata.
Music and lyric
Soprano Nadine Sierra has been named the winner of the 13th annual Beverly Sills Artist Award for young singers at the Metropolitan Opera.
Are the stars out tonight?
This year’s Richard Tucker Music Foundation’s annual gala concert at Carnegie Hall is marginally less starry than last year’s.
Tucker everlasting
The Richard Tucker Music Foundation’s annual gala promises (note, promises) a particularly glittery roster this year.
Barton glances
The annual Richard Tucker Gala is probably the event of the year to indulge your love of verismo staples and can belto screaming.
Here’s Lucy
The breaking news from San Francisco Opera is that Nadine Sierra will sing the title role of in a new production of Lucia di Lammermoor, replacing Diana Damrau, who will not.
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).
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