Beware the ides of March Beware the ides of March

But two weeks remain for readers to stoke the fires of daily discussion over at The Talk of the Town!

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A voice and something more A voice and something more

parterre‘s very own Max Keller opens up in The New York Times (!) about how starting T has affected their voice

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Storm at sea Storm at sea

Born on this day in 1899 soprano Helen Traubel.

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From an unknown woman From an unknown woman

On this day in 1992 soprano Deborah Polaski made her Met debut as Kundry.

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Keep it gay Keep it gay

Our Own Joel Rozen in Slate ponders the good gay vs. bad gay politics of Zachary Woolfe‘s New York Times celebration of Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

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Online of fire Online of fire

“She defines ‘extra.'”

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On this island On this island

“The Valerie Masterson of our generation!”

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