Friday, December 2, 2022 from parterre box
Alma Deutscher ’s quest for beautiful music permeates the score of her Cinderella from the hushed opening of the Overture.Friday, December 2, 2022 from parterre box
Born 99 years ago.Thursday, December 1, 2022 from operaramblings
The 2021/22 winner of the Wirth Vocal prize at McGill’s Schulich Schoolof Music is Innu soprano Elisabeth Saint-Gelais. She performed in the RBA at noon on Wednesday, accompanied by Louise Pelletier. It was impressive. She has...Thursday, December 1, 2022 from operaramblings
Last night at Mazzoleni Hall we were entertained by the Royal Conservatory’s Rebanks fellows. The programme was, to say the least, varied and very enjoyable. It began with a movement from Mozart’s Piano Quartet in G minor...Thursday, December 1, 2022 from parterre box
Of course the Met premiere of The Hours grabbed most of the attention last month!Thursday, December 1, 2022 from parterre box
On this day in 1962, the Metropolitan Opera presented Ernani starring Carlo Bergonzi, Leontyne Price, Cornell MacNeil and Giorgio Tozzi , conducted by Thomas Schippers .Wednesday, November 30, 2022 from parterre box
One wonders whether an obsession with metrics and measurement has the potential to create arts organizations that are more preoccupied with finding systems that quickly and efficiently tick the Arts Council’s boxes than with creating...Wednesday, November 30, 2022 from Neil Kurtzman
Frederich Julius Reubke (1834-58) is one of music’s saddest tales. Born in Hausneindorf, Germany, he was the son of an organ and piano builder. After the conclusion of his initial musical training, he moved to Berlin and the...Wednesday, November 30, 2022 from operaramblings
Georg Solti’s recording of Wagner’s Ring cycle made between 1958 and 1966 has probably had more words written about it than any other classical recording. They are perhaps best. summed up by Gramophone Magazines comment that...Wednesday, November 30, 2022 from parterre box
On this day in 1990 the Metropolitan Opera presented a new production of Rossini’s Semiramide .Tuesday, November 29, 2022 from parterre box
Wrapping up Diva November, Chris’s Cache offers two sacred works that couldn’t be more unalike.Tuesday, November 29, 2022 from operaramblings
As I understand it the genesis of this recent CD from Philadelphia choir The Crossing and their conductor Donald Nally was members emailing each other clips of recordings from live concerts to keep their morale up during lockdown. I...Tuesday, November 29, 2022 from parterre box
On this day in 1937 the Metropolitan Opera opened its season with Tristan und Isolde .Monday, November 28, 2022 from parterre box
“Opera needs a reset. We think there needs to be a fundamental shift in the ecology.”Monday, November 28, 2022 from parterre box
On this day in 1942 the Metropolitan Opera presented a new production of Lucia di Lammermoor .