After our New York City Opera season full of Dwarves (Vegas, Wagnerian or otherwise), Tempests, Machines, Mid-Scene Replacements and Onstage Musical Fellatio, here is our 2012-2013 Season recap of our favorites. Elizabeth – Traviata: While the beginning of Traviata truly had me concerned—at one point I thought they might stop and start over, the beginning was… [Read More]
A Catholic School Girl’s Musings on Parsifal at the Metropolitan Opera
We were particularly excited to see Parsifal this past week at the Met—as both Jonas Kaufmann and Rene Pape are in it and the production was getting rave reviews. And the Met’s Parsifal did not disappoint. This was my first time seeing Parsifal and Shawn’s first time seeing any Wagner opera and so we went… [Read More]
Carmen and Coach Croft: Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera
On my way into Lincoln Center Plaza for Carmen at the Met on Wednesday, I heard a scalper complaining loudly (to a group of well dressed opera going hopefuls) “When Pavarotti used to sing I got $400 for these tickets. $400 I would get!” I guess he didn’t like being lowballed by clients in black tie. … [Read More]
