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]

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]

Metropolitan Opera Season Preview 2013-14 (Special All Girl’s Edition)

I recently thought to myself, who needs yet another overly cerebral, highly jaded heterosexual drag queen like me blathering about the upcoming Metropolitan Opera season on the internet?  So I thought we’d let the my future wife and her soon to be mother-in-law have a go solo. Elizabeth –  Ticket exchange for Met subscriptions began… [Read More]

Ferruccio Furlanetto and the Heretic Burning Factory: Don Carlo at the Metropolitan Opera

Elizabeth – This was my first time hearing Don Carlo and I’m starting to become a real Verdi fan.  I love the warm rich colors in his music, and while the tempo of this performance was a bit slow, I was very much taken with the music, voices and set of the Met’s current production. … [Read More]

Zoot Suits, Broadswords and Benny Hill: Ballo at the Metropolitan Opera

We recently went to Ballo at the Met.   I had never seen it before so I was excited.   But I quickly ended up feeling like I had entered The Twilight Zone.  Most of the audience was going wild for the production and I was surprised at what I was seeing and hearing.  Now, the music… [Read More]