One of my absolute favorite later Cole Porter lyrics.
Assuming Facebook and Instagram will remain inaccessible through the evening, here’s something to amuse you meantimes: La Cenerentola from the Teatro Real in Madrid.
A tribute to an “obsessive” opera fan.
Virtual vocal coach Karen takes on the lean, lovely, lustrous larynx of Dusty Pörn.
The Teatro San Carlo di Napoli’s lavish outdoor concert series continues with Aida featuring Jonas Kaufmann and Anita Rachvelishvili.
A scene from Les Contes d’Hoffmann with Michael Fabiano, which may or may not be seen soon at L’Opéra national de Paris.
In preparation for her much-awaited Met debut, Lise Davidsen sings the arioso from Queen of Spades.
Here’s a look at the genuinely sensational performance by Asmik Grigorian in a new Manon Lescaut in Frankfurt.
La Cieca has discovered a document of Plácido Domingo‘s faute de mieux Metropolitan Opera farewell performance.
The expression “gayer than eight guys fucking nine guys” gets thrown around a lot these days…
Jakub Józef Orlinski as Harry Potter!
She makes it into a mash-up of Cours-la-Reine and “A Great Lady Has An Interview.”
Your doyenne’s origin myth must always be understood to begin with the bite of a radioactive soprano way back in 1976.
The ever-astonishing Cecilia Bartoli riffs on the Gershwins’ “Summertime.”
Ardent, astonishing, animated Anthony Roth Costanzo has just unveiled the music video for “Vivi, tiranno.”
La Cieca wishes to be among the first to congratulate Jessye Norman, who has emerged from semi-retirement to leap upon the musical theater bandwagon.
Here’s a set of comments that I think really captures the duality of YouTube — two criticisms of Jonas Kaufmann. I won’t say which I personally find more valid!
Legendary diva and long-time friend of parterre box Aprile Millo offers a gracious and witty speech in acceptance of the Verdi d’Oro Prize in Busseto.
It seems everyone is raving over Calixto Bieito‘s production of L’incoronazione di Poppea at Opernhaus Zürich.
The Royal Opera House’s production of La bohéme (featuring Matthew Polenzani as Rodolfo) goes live on YouTube at 2:15 this afternoon.
La Cieca is delighted to remind her cher public that the parterre YouTube page (called operazine) has been newly refurbished and updated.
Maria Callas’s most outstanding Adalgisa, out of all she partnered with, was Fiorenza Cossotto.
Finally, medical science offers the answer to the conundrum that has baffled opera fans for decades: what was Renée Fleming thinking?
In November, everyone wanted to hear more about Jonas Kaufmann‘s Johnson.
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