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The Metropolitan Opera Guild has come such a long way since the days of dear Mrs. August Belmont!

By La Cieca on September 18, 2019 at 6:10 PM

Has “opera-queen culture” really burned out?

By La Cieca on July 27, 2017 at 11:11 AM

The scribe is Zachary Woolfe and the powderkeg topic du jour is Anna Netrebko‘s mid-scene breaking of character.

By La Cieca on October 05, 2011 at 10:03 AM

“…dramatic personalities are drawn to opera, not influenced by it.” [Psychology Today]

By La Cieca on August 18, 2009 at 12:39 PM

"The most essential blog in opera!" – New York Times | Where opera is king and you, the readers, are queens.