Eilzabeth – Two weeks before Venture Opera’s Carmen was set to perform in Brooklyn, word came out they couldn’t use the originally planned venue and had to scramble to find a new home. Taking it all in stride, Venture quickly moved to a one night performance at the Diamond Horseshoe, former home of the sensual Queen… [Read More]
Jonas Kaufman, Reverse Scalpers, Onstage Protests and Inside Views: Our Most Popular Posts of the Year
From Jonas Kaufman’s adventures with the Reverse Scalpers to the protests and madness of the Met’s snow day make-up premiere of Iolanta and Bluebeard’s Castle to our handy dandy Met Online Rush Ticket Walkthrough to a spy in the loving house of the International Opera Awards here are our top four most viewed posts of… [Read More]
Sondra Radvanovsky in Toronto: A Heavily Nom de Plumed Perspective
Our new, knowledgable and heavily nom de plumed contributor Loki von Karajan recently saw Sondra Radvanovsky in Toronto and has something to say about it… Loki – This week, I found myself in Toronto and jumped at the chance to hear a singer I greatly admire, Ms. Sondra Radvanovsky, in concert. I’m used to seeing this… [Read More]
Legs and Aesthetic Density: Lulu at the Metropolitan Opera
Elizabeth – After seeing William Kentridge’s new production of Lulu on opening night at the Met, I realized I needed to see it a second time in order to fully take in the opera. So we went again (thank you Met Rush lottery!) this past Saturday for one of the final performances. This production has so… [Read More]
Wild Audiences, Roses and Spectacle: Il Trovatore and Turandot at the Metropolitan Opera
The Met’s opera season has commenced and while we have seen several performances already, we have not yet posted our thoughts due to cat chemotherapy appointments and our own personal illnesses. Finally, however, we are back with our reflections on the opening week at the Met. Elizabeth – Turandot was our opening night at the Met… [Read More]
A Womb in the Country: Ethel Smyth’s The Wreckers at Bard SummerScape
Elizabeth – This past Sunday we had our first trip to Bard, but certainly not our last, for the final performance of the world premiere of Ethel Smyth’s opera, The Wreckers. An intriguing story set on the Cornish coast in the second half of the 18th century, Smyth’s opera portrays a deeply religious community, fanatical almost,… [Read More]