I wondered if there truly is a future for opera other than as an overpriced museum piece for an aging audience who likes their sets lavish, their productions non-challenging, and their singers telegenic.
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There was a moment during Natalie Dessay’s performance of Schubert’s “Gretchen am Spinnrade” when the singer summoned the ghost of her former self.
“Ms. Fleming, 58, and Ms. Dessay, 52, faced the same problem over the past decade or so.”
By La Cieca
Here the first video of Natalie Dessay in Sondheim’s Passion at the Théâtre du Châtelet.
By La Cieca
La Cieca hears that the Théâtre du Châtelet will continue its series of Stephen Sondheim productions with Passion, set to star Natalie Dessay (as Fosca, bien sûr!)
By La Cieca
Almost exactly twenty years after her auspicious Metropolitan Opera debut as the Fiakermilli in Arabella and a year following what she has claims was her final appearance on the operatic stage, Natalie Dessay returned Sunday afternoon to Lincoln Center—to sing opera.
Walking away from Theatre Châtelet this afternoon, I felt as though my relationship with France and its notoriously perplexing people and culture had at long last reached some degree of depth.
By Adam Moscoe
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Starting in less than half an hour, “Le Concert de Paris.”
By La Cieca
Our Own Jungfer Marianne Leitmetzerin presents Natalie Dessay in recital.
By La Cieca
Midway through the first portion of this past Wednesday’s New York City recital debut of Mme. Natalie Dessay I became very distracted by the persistent urge to try to characterize the experience of what was happening on stage, for this was, by no means, an ordinary recital and no ordinary debutante.
By Camille
The crossover album: a hint that that an artist has either exhausted all the repertory at her command and owes her record label a new release or that her waning vocal resources really shouldn’t be taxed much further than an octave.
By Patrick Mack
“American tenor Matthew Polenzani sings the title role opposite Natalie Dessay as Antonia, Christian Van Horn as the four villains, Angela Brower as Nicklausse, Hye Jung Lee as Olympia, Irene Roberts as Giulietta and Jacqueline Piccolino as Stella.”
By La Cieca
The reinvention of Verdi’s masterpiece, La Traviata, as sung by world-famous French coloratura soprano Natalie Dessay, is the subject of Philippe Béziat’s thrilling new movie.
By La Cieca
“Danielle de Niese will sing the role of Cleopatra in this evening’s performance of Handel’s Giulio Cesare, replacing Natalie Dessay, who is ill.”
By La Cieca
Natalie Dessay coyly bares a breast on the cover of Virgin Classics’ new Giulio Cesare.
By Poison Ivy
La Cieca predicts you won’t be seeing any puritans at the Met next season, except of course for the ones who slouch around during intermission hissing, “You call that a trill?”
By La Cieca
Due to health reasons, Natalie Dessay has withdrawn from the performances of Massenet’s Manon.
By La Cieca
Here’s something you can hardly call news, because it’s an old story everyone expected to happen anyway.
By La Cieca
La Cieca has just had the news confirmed that Natalie Dessay canceled after Act 1 of La Traviata earlier this evening at the Met.
By La Cieca
You’ve heard what it sounded like; now you can see Saturday afternoon’s HD of La traviata, thanks to YouTube.
By La Cieca
Here’s a taste of what’s in store for the Met’s HD audience on Saturday
By La Cieca
Here’s a bit of good news for all you Traviata fans with tickets for tomorrow night’s Met performance or Saturday afternoon’s HD.
By La Cieca
La Cieca has just received a complete report from her spy at today’s open dress rehearsal of La traviata at the Met.
By La Cieca
