Wouldn’t it be funny if that was Vivaldi? Wouldn’t it be funny if that was Vivaldi?

“I’ve lived with mendacity!—Why can’t you live with it? Hell, you got to live with it, there’s nothing else to live with except mendacity, is there?”

By March 31, 2013 at 1:42 PM
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Empire records Empire records

That’s what it must have been like in 1726 London when Handel composed Alessandro for perhaps the three most famous (and expensive) singers of the day.

By February 18, 2013 at 5:41 PM
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Virgin territory Virgin territory

The chicken or the egg?

By July 27, 2012 at 4:39 PM
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Counter attack Counter attack

By the end of its 2012-13 season, the Met will have presented four HD transmissions in less than two years featuring countertenors in prominent roles.

By March 13, 2012 at 12:15 PM
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