Elizabeth – I hate Sir Walter Scott. The high school legacy of Ivanhoe reverberates to this day and made the prospect of Rossini’s opera based on Sir Walter Scott’s poem The Lady of the Lake daunting. But Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Florez surely would save the day, right? I’m not sure where Paul Curran’s inspiration… [Read More]
2013-14 Season Recap
After a New York City opera Season of big breasted bankruptcies, last second cast changes, Super Bowl singing mermaids, unexpected career making performances and all things colorful and gay here is a recap of our favorites and not so favorites from the 2013-14 season. Elizabeth- This past season there were many terrific opera performances, but two… [Read More]
Looming Strikes and Sterling Tenors: La Cenerentola at the Metropolitan Opera
Elizabeth – The Premiere of La Cenerentola last night was spectacular. Not for the high end fashion (I didn’t see much of that), nor the celebrity crowd (although I’m sure there were some), but solely because of Javier Camarena and Joyce DiDonato. Monday night was the first that I experienced the pure joy of opera, complete… [Read More]
