Elizabeth – Protesters and police once again greeted us at the Met, though for Thursday’s premiere of Iolanta and Bluebeard’s Castle the protesters were much smaller in number than this fall’s Klinghoffer protest. The anti-Putin protesters did have great art, though, and a long list of grievances for Russian conductor Valery Gergiev and Russian soprano Anna… [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]
Scorned Love Letters and Snowy Duels: Eugene Onegin at the Metropolitan Opera
Elizabeth – Before seeing Eugene Onegin I did not read the libretto nor a synopsis. Normally I do, but a conductor friend suggested that I avoid the libretto or any analysis of operas new to me. As he put it, there is only one time in my life that this opera will be completely new to… [Read More]
