We Few, We Happy Few: Kenneth Branagh’s The Magic Flute in Teeny Tiny US Theatrical Release

We saw one of only eightNYC screenings of Kenneth Branagh’s film of The Magic Flute this week.  Emerging pictures has arranged an ultra limited 2 day single showing run at four locations in NYC and elsewhere around the country (including Des Moines, IA amazingly) and it will be available via various video on demand providers on Tuesday, June… [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]