Elizabeth – The premiere of the new production of Massenet’s Werther at the Metropolitan Opera was a bit of a star studded event. Tim Robbins, Christine Baranski and many opera fans were decked out in their finest. It was rather refreshing, after weeks of polar vortex hell and everyone tossing on Hunter boots or Uggs for… [Read More]
The Wrathful Perils of the Nautical Closet: Billy Budd (Glyndebourne at BAM)
Elizabeth – The only two people I know who had ever seen Billy Budd warned me before going that the opera isn’t that great. Actually they thought it was terrible: both of them had walked out of the opera many years ago. My other Britten experiences were a bit difficult as his music is not typical… [Read More]
Super Bowl Mermaids Live!: Rusalka at the Metropolitan Opera
Elizabeth – In the past few years of attending opera I have known who Renée Fleming is, of course, but had never heard her sing. To opera aficionados this is probably embarrassing, or at least something I shouldn’t admit. Actually my first time hearing her was on the David Letterman show just a few months ago… [Read More]
Red Silken Dreams and Invisible Ninja Stage Hands: Madama Butterfly at the Metropolitan Opera
Anthony Minghella’s production of Madama Butterfly was visually gorgeous and musically rich—I’m a sucker for anything Puccini. The opera opened with no music, which was unusual and gave me kind of an odd feeling. The conductor walked out and there was applause and then… nothing. Silently a woman walked downstage and danced as four others… [Read More]
Long Night’s Journey Into Gay: Die Fledermaus at the Metropolitan Opera
Elizabeth – This English production of Die Fledermaus was my first Fledermaus ever, and it felt more like a play than an opera. I understand Douglas Carter Beane, a playwright, was hired to do the dialogue and so that may explain why what could have been a fun little romp turned into a three and a… [Read More]
Abridged Puppetry and Flashing Birdmen: The Magic Flute at the Metropolitan Opera
My View Elizabeth – Julie Taymor’s adapted Magic Flute for families (running at 1 hour 40 minutes) intrigued me, and clearly others as I discovered when we tried to buy tickets. For the remaining shows the only seats we could find were individual and on different levels, but we decided to go for it. I couldn’t… [Read More]
Batman and Opera (volume one)
Our friends over at the great Operagasm have fused two of my great passions and posted a link to an episode of the 1968 animated Batman and Robin show entitled Opera Buffa. There’s not actual opera in it BUT the Joker does plan to steal a 2 million dollar gold tiara from the set of… [Read More]
8 Tips on How to Tastefully Have Wild Sex at Your Parent’s House Over the Holidays
In honor of Christmas, here is a piece Elizabeth and I wrote a couple of years ago. Last Christmas was my and my girlfriend (now fiancée)’s first as a couple. We decided to go to her mother’s together for Christmas as things were already super serious. Things got off to a great start in that… [Read More]
The Merry Wives of Desilu: Falstaff at the Metropolitan Opera
Elizabeth – What a terrific production of Falstaff! This was my first opera with James Levine back at the helm and what a great production overall. I loved Robert Carsen moving the action to post World War II England. Updating operas to the modern times often make them more relatable to me, and I think this… [Read More]
The Dmitri Hvorostovsky Cyber Medieval Post Apocalyptic BDSM Music Video
Baritone Dmitri Hvorostvsky is currently headlining in the Metropolitan Opera’s updated Vegas production of Rigoletto to much acclaim. I know I am not alone in often having thought, “Gosh I wish this fine world class artist had a Cyber Medieval Post Apocalyptic BDSM Music Video I could watch and enjoy.”Well… Truly one of the most… [Read More]
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