Friday, January 17, 2025 from operaramblings
Wednesday’s lunchtime recital in the RBA was given by Wirth Vocal Prize winner Sara Schabas and pianist Alexey Shafirov. It was a varied and virtuosic programme. Five composers and five languages were involved and the works...Friday, January 17, 2025 from Boulezian
Friday, January 17, 2025 from parterre box
Sing High, Sing Low – My favorite Fiordiligi The post A favorite Mozart performance from MisterSnow appeared first on Parterre Box .Thursday, January 16, 2025 from operaramblings
Liz Appel’s play Wights was premiered at Crow’s Theatre on Wednesday night in a production directed by Chris Abraham. It’s a complex satire on Academia and academic relationships with a touch of comedy/horror; Whose...Thursday, January 16, 2025 from parterre box
In Munich, performances by 97-year-old Herbert Blomstedt and 32-year-old Thomas Guggeis show the city’s orchestral ensembles at their best The post Conductors for the ages appeared first on Parterre Box .Thursday, January 16, 2025 from parterre box
I’ve shared this before but this is one of the most perfect pieces of Mozart singing and acting I’ve ever come across. The post A favorite Mozart performance from Armerjacquino appeared first on Parterre Box .Wednesday, January 15, 2025 from operaramblings
Adam Paolozza’s Last Landscape opened at Buddies in Bad Times on Tuesday night. It’s an experimental piece about environmental collapse. It’s not exactly a “play”. There are no words. What there are are...Wednesday, January 15, 2025 from parterre box
A live performance from New York The post La bohème appeared first on Parterre Box .Wednesday, January 15, 2025 from parterre box
Given the keen interest in recent posts of Met pirates of Montserrat Caballé in Verdi , Chris’s Cache concludes its trio with the Spanish soprano’s Met Violetta, along with additional Met in-house recordings of Virginia Zeani , Pilar...Wednesday, January 15, 2025 from parterre box
At the time of the recording’s release, Kathleen Battle was getting established. The post A favorite Mozart performance from RudigerVT appeared first on Parterre Box .Tuesday, January 14, 2025 from Boulezian
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 from parterre box
Saioa Hernandez stars in a live broadcast from Rome. The post Tosca appeared first on Parterre Box .Tuesday, January 14, 2025 from parterre box
Instead of giving laurels to a performance already praised since a long time, my choice will be Don Giovanni , Metropolitan Opera, May 2023. The post A favorite Mozart performance from Bertrand Simon appeared first on Parterre Box .Monday, January 13, 2025 from operaramblings
Sunday afternoon saw VOICEBOX:Opera in Concert’s first performance in their new home; Trinity St. Paul’s. The offering was Gluck’s Alceste in the French language 1776 Paris version. Lauren Margison sang the title role...Monday, January 13, 2025 from parterre box
Eat the Document , which premiered at the Prototype Festival last week, compresses a decades-long, nonlinear story into a swift 90 minutes while still finding time to pause for reflection. The post Tick, tick… boomers! appeared first on...