Is American cultural criticism doomed? Is American cultural criticism doomed?

La Cieca made up her mind she really must try refute Terry Teachout‘s rant against contemporary opera at the Met.

By on October 12, 2018 at 4:10 PM
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Atre Furie, volate a me! Atre Furie, volate a me!

While legendary NYCO soprano Lauren Flanigan has, alas, not been singing very frequently lately, she recently has turned her laser-like focus to that other essential aspect of the diva’s job description, that of Raising Righteous Hell.

By on January 25, 2016 at 1:45 PM
Travels with my rant Travels with my rant

It appears that La Cieca’s long-winded, likely drunken ravings late last Friday week attracted the most visitors last week, doubtless motivated by Schadenfreude.

By on October 13, 2015 at 9:00 AM
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“And one for Pavarotti!” “And one for Pavarotti!”

The apparently underemployed mezzo Alice Coote has been hitting the laptop again, this time delivering a rant that only makes sense if you read it aloud, slurring, “An’ another thing!” after each paragraph.

By on May 23, 2014 at 3:11 PM
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