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Blood will be flung
For those of you who missed the live webcast of Rossini’s Otello last weekend (and for those of you who want to see it again), the entire LoftOpera presentation is now viewable on YouTube, complete...
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East Side Story
Fiery Latinas Carol Burnett and Julie Andrews strike sparks! //www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QAGHYD-jm4
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I lived, if you can call it living, for art
Since no doubt the New York contingent of the cher public are already shuddering in anticipation of a Kristine Opolais Tosca as a “gala” New Year’s Eve treat, La Cieca thought you might enjoy—again,...
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She’s just a lady with a song
Note to naysayers: there is nothing wrong with this singing! //www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR8szkAaYm0
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Fun laughs good times
Fasten your belts: the legendary performance of “Hey Big Spender” by Marilyn Horne, Carol Burnett and Eileen Farrell has shown up on YouTube. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbHHH6GuONk
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Vedrai, piccolo amor
Good news, Puccini fans! According to this photo, it looks like Anna Netrebko has changed her mind and will be singing Madama Butterfly after all! //www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV-ii5jMIzQ
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Mangiamo
So La Cieca has been hearing complaints lately that she is not linking to videos of Russian guys singing excerpts from La traviata while eating Tater Tots. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvIC9NoVjyo
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Tales of the Bavarian baloney pony
In November, everyone wanted to hear more about Jonas Kaufmann‘s Johnson. The top parterre stories of last month follow the jump. La Fanciulla del West Side: Jonas Kaufmann‘s Dick will highlight the...
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You go to my head
“La Pensatrice” Finally, medical science offers the answer to the conundrum that has baffled opera fans for decades: what was Renée Fleming thinking? //www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nS4u84ppf4
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Prodigy
Maria Callas’s most outstanding Adalgisa, out of all she partnered with, was Fiorenza Cossotto. (How’s that for a change of pace?) Attention has been instead spotlighted, for over 50 years, on...
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From the vault
La Cieca (a “recent” photograph) is delighted to remind her cher public that the parterre YouTube page (called operazine) has been newly refurbished and updated. (The image above is actually from the...
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She asks me why I’m just a hairy guy
The Royal Opera House’s production of La bohéme (featuring Matthew Polenzani as Rodolfo) goes live on YouTube at 2:15 this afternoon. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-jCkrGErxU
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A Roman under the influence
It seems everyone is raving over Calixto Bieito‘s production of L’incoronazione di Poppea at Opernhaus Zürich. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyZqSr8Z-Ho
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The queen’s speech
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, awarded by the Amici di Verdi, on Saturday, July...
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“Ah, mascalzone, presto in prigione! Suzuki, il thè”
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! //www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Op7RmV7S3c
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You mean the butcher, Grandma
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. The legendary diva is currently appearing in Tokyo...
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Rodelinda warrior
Ardent, astonishing, animated Anthony Roth Costanzo has just unveiled the music video for “Vivi, tiranno” from his new CD Handel & Glass. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=maubLmszyos
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Fish are jumping
The ever-astonishing Cecilia Bartoli riffs on the Gershwins’ “Summertime.” //www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuRV5_EaSzw
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//www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw5vOES7hPU To those of you who have may recently have read about the birth of parterre box 25 years ago, a reminder that your doyenne’s origin myth must always be understood...
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Cult of personality
One of Our Own JJ‘s first mentors discovered this YouTube clip of Donna Murphy, exclaiming, “Use this when you are trying to explain what ‘personality’ means in the theater. She makes it into a mash-up...
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Of course it is happening inside your head, but why on earth should that mean...
This is such natural casting La Cieca is ashamed she didn’t think of it earlier: Jakub Józef Orlinski as Harry Potter! //www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGgaQY5hxus
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Oh the ombra of it all!
The expression “gayer than eight guys fucking nine guys” gets thrown around a lot these days, though perhaps not as often as it is presently at the Händel-Festspiele des Badischen Staatstheaters...
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Slow curtain, the end
La Cieca has discovered a document of Plácido Domingo‘s faute de mieux Metropolitan Opera farewell performance.
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Who’s that girl?
Here’s a look at the genuinely sensational performance by Asmik Grigorian in a new Manon Lescaut in Frankfurt.
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It’s now or Neva
In preparation for her much-awaited Met debut, Lise Davidsen sings the arioso from Queen of Spades.
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Legendary
A scene from Les Contes d’Hoffmann with Michael Fabiano, which may or may not be seen soon at L’Opéra national de Paris.
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It started in Naples
The Teatro San Carlo di Napoli’s lavish outdoor concert series continues with Aida featuring Jonas Kaufmann and Anita Rachvelishvili.
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Teach me tonight
Virtual vocal coach Karen takes on the lean, lovely, lustrous larynx of Dusty Pörn.
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La Cenerentola
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.
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