By acclamation
The results of the Repertory Poll are in! Squirrel asked which three Old Operas you would most like to see staged at the New New Met, and the people have spoken! Results after the jump.
peter gelb est un genie foutant
gelb’s gala gyres up glamour, gaiety
In what La Cieca believes is the gayest photograph ever taken, Rufus Wainwright strikes a pose with Faye Dunaway on the red carpet at the Met’s opening night. More heart-warming news from Women’s Wear Daily: Oscar de la Renta will not, after all, boycott the Met as he previously threatened. The designer had complained to […]
visiting hours
La Cieca is happy to inform her cher public (balletomanes all, surely) that aerodynamic Ãngel Corella will return to the Met this fall to enliven what otherwise will likely turn out to be some dullish performances of Ponchielli’s La gioconda. According to your doyenne’s informant, the coruscating Mr. Corella will grace the stage as premier […]
the french mistake
La Cieca hears that at least one of the ultracool ultraqueer world premieres scheduled for the Met is definitely off the bill.
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Quinn Kelsey and Lise Davidsen star in the Met's new Macbeth. We're giving away one ticket, so screw your courage to the sticking place and enter now!
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).
