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What can you say, other than that everything was fab? The post Quand sur la plage appeared first on parterre box .Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from parterre box
On this night in 1951 Menotti ‘s Amahl and the Night Visitors premiered on television The post Have you seen a child? appeared first on parterre box .Monday, December 23, 2024 from parterre box
There are two problems to address – problems of the sort the arts thrive on addressing. The post Singing from our chains appeared first on parterre box .Monday, December 23, 2024 from parterre box
On this day in 1893 Humperdinck ‘s Hansel und Gretel premiered in Weimar The post I want candy appeared first on parterre box .Sunday, December 22, 2024 from parterre box
Born on this day in 1858 composer Giacomo Puccini The post Ecco l’artista! appeared first on parterre box .Saturday, December 21, 2024 from Boulezian
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A live broadcast from New York The post The Magic Flute appeared first on parterre box .Saturday, December 21, 2024 from parterre box
A performance starring Juan Diego Flórez recorded earlier this fall in London The post Les Contes d’Hoffmann appeared first on parterre box .Saturday, December 21, 2024 from parterre box
On this day in 1921 Jerome Kern’ s Sally produced by Ziegfeld on Broadway The post You can’t keep a good girl down appeared first on parterre box .Friday, December 20, 2024 from parterre box
While the Met’s Mozart -lite holiday production of The Magic Flute kept the eyes entertained with spectacular sets and costumes, the scattershot casting and lack of musical seriousness dragged down this opera for beginners. The post...Friday, December 20, 2024 from parterre box
If song recitals by opera stars Piotr Beczala and Asmik Grigorian sometimes came up short, Semyon Bychkov ’s powerful rendition of the Glagolitic Mass instantly became one of the year’s highlights. The post New kids from the bloc...Friday, December 20, 2024 from parterre box
Happy 86th birthday composer John Harbison The post Boat against the tide appeared first on parterre box .Thursday, December 19, 2024 from We left at the interval...
Opéra Comique, Paris, 17 December 2024 Conductor: William Christie. Production: Robert Carsen. Sets and Costumes: Gideon Davey. Lighting: Robert Carsen, Peter Van Praet. Choreography: Nicolas Paul. Video: Renaud Rubiano. Hébé/Naïade:...Thursday, December 19, 2024 from operaramblings
So here we go with a round up of the best things I saw and listened to in 2024. Opera The Toronto opera scene is still a bit flat and lacking the vibrancy of pre-pandemic with Against the Grain pretty … Continue reading →Thursday, December 19, 2024 from We left at the interval...