Little Miss Divina
Can you imagine the filmmakers’ embarrassment when they suddenly realized they’d made a movie about Maria Callas by mistake?
this diva looks like that diva
Sister Christine
This diva looks like that diva as that other diva.
The hills are alive with the sound of muumuus
Now that you know what the costume is supposed to represent, it’s time to offer suggestions (with images if you like) as to what her outfit actually looks like.
Separated at Clark Gable
Anna Netrebko’s Instagram meets Metro.
“Only one is a wanderer; two together are always going somewhere”
I mean, maybe I’ve just seen Vertigo too many times, but it really creeps me out how much Aleksandra Kurzak is styled to look like Angela Gheorghiu.
Art is domination!
Anna Netrebko is Maria Callas in Terrence McNally‘s Master Class!
Who (if anyone) wore it better?
Shirley Verrett in 1973 or Anna Netrebko on Sunday?
“What do you mean it’s not a lookalike contest?”
“If you think this is good, wait until you see me as Shirley Bassey!” Barton added.
And see if I can be rebirthed next Thursday afternoon
Anna Netrebko has become Edina Monsoon.
Turban legend
In the October 2016 issue of Cosmopolitan, lissome Laverne Cox pays tribute to some of her personal idols , including Tina Turner, Josephine Baker and, in a particularly breathtaking bit of visual transformation, the first African-American prima donna of the Metropolitan Opera.
Separated at brocade?
Gay icons Francesca Zambello and Judy Garland.
The convergencing
No, this is too scary to be a coincidence.
Separated at cleavage
Don’t tell Sonya Yoncheva, but it looks like Angela Gheorghiu has stolen her costume from Otello Act 3.
Separated at pearls?
Harmonious Sondra Radvanovsky and hormonal Justin Vivian Bond.
Oh, signor Johnson
La Cieca is going to go out on a not very long limb here and say that Dick Johnson in La fanciulla del West is a great role for Jonas Kaufmann and may well turn out to be one of his three or four greatest.
Separated in alt
“That high E-natural must be up there somewhere,” these two ladies seem to be saying in unison: Voice of the Century Joan Sutherland and Voice of the Xtabay Yma Sumac.
This beaver looks like that beaver
Separated at birth: “Tu che di gel” goddess Renata Scotto and “Too much hair gel” oddness Johnny Weir. This is also holiday-themed breaking news because Johnny has now officially donned his gay apparel. [After Elton]
Throne for a loss
As we all already know (those of us addicted to Brad Wilber‘s Met Futures, and who among us is not?) the Metropolitan Opera already has plans to produce two operas of Donizetti’s so-called “Tudor Trilogy.” Anna Bolena opens the 2011-2012 season featuring Anna Netrebko (left) and Maria Stuarda follows on the following season starring Joyce […]
Vereint sind Liebe und Lens
The title of this site says it all: Fotografie orribili di cantanti.
This Gillian looks like that girl
Forget all the others: we’ve found our Anne Welles! [Opera News]
Separated after midnight
Country wailer Patsy Cline and ex-farmgirl Birgit Nilsson.
Cocktails for two
Two minds with but a single frock: Marina Poplavskaya in the Met’s new Traviata (due December 31) and Emma Watson in the November 19 release Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
The law of diminishing divas
La Cieca invites the cher public to act as blue-ribbon panel in selecting the singers to be included in the “Greatest Diva” study. Voting after the jump.
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).