Elizabeth – I must confess I’m still recovering from Met overload and wasn’t too excited to be attending an opera. Fortunately the first opera of Martina Arroyo’s 2013 Prelude to Performance program was Elixir of Love. This was a piece I saw, and loved, at the Met last season and was excited to see Prelude’s take… [Read More]
Knights of the Table Hee Haw: Le Comte Ory at the Metropolitan Opera
This weekend we saw the infrequently performed Le Comte Ory at the Met. So infrequently performed it made its Met debut only in 2011. We were excited to see an opera with music we had most likely never been exposed to before in any form. The singing was top notch across the board. If there… [Read More]
Blinded By Love: Elisir at the Metropolitan Opera
Last Wednesday, we saw Elixir of Love at the Met with Anna Netrebko and Matthew Polenzani. I had heard much negative commentary about the new production but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was the first performance of the season in our subscription seats in Dress Circle. The view was terrific and despite the smell of Ben… [Read More]
SANTORUM OVERJOYED TO LEARN JIM J BULLOCK NOT IN FACT DEAD, BUT HEARTBROKEN BULLOCK STILL WILL NOT WORK WITH HIM
Rick Santorum called a press conference on the Grand Tier Lobby Level of the Metropolitan Opera today for an announcement of what his press secretary, Randy, described as “Titanic Proportions.” “First, I know there has been some outcry over my cancellation of Manon with Anna Netrebko but know that she will be back next year… [Read More]
