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Slugging through a PhD and yelling about opera, one day at a time. Resident La clemenza di Tito enthusiast.
Every day I wake up to annoy one of my editors
December 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Every day I wake up to annoy one of my editors
have you had your daily dose of Traetta yet? youtu.be/qn1qzGF1qIs?...
Rex Salomon, Pt. 2: No. 12, Aria. Cor meum tua vota accende (Salomon)
YouTube video by Suzanne Jerosme - Topic
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
have you had your daily dose of Traetta yet? youtu.be/qn1qzGF1qIs?...
My review of Nabucco with Battistini and the Hungarian National Philharmonic, headlined by Enkhbat's absolute beast of a performance is up! www.prae.hu/article/1446...
Óriások lábainál / Verdi Nabuccója a Nemzeti Filharmonikusok előadásában / PRAE.HU - a művészeti portál
A cím nem csak a Nemzeti Filharmonikusok Nabucco-előadásának kimagasló színvonalára reflektál, hanem a kritikus faramuci helyzetére is, amikor akusztikailag korántsem előnyös helyzetből kénytelen végi...
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December 1, 2025 at 10:14 AM
My review of Nabucco with Battistini and the Hungarian National Philharmonic, headlined by Enkhbat's absolute beast of a performance is up! www.prae.hu/article/1446...
oh Luisa Miller is actually good?
November 30, 2025 at 8:53 AM
oh Luisa Miller is actually good?
wie dieser Stab in meiner Hand.........
November 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
wie dieser Stab in meiner Hand.........
glad to see Carrasco was inspired by the Berkhatov Norma
(photos by Les Arts Valencia)
(photos by Les Arts Valencia)
November 29, 2025 at 9:50 AM
glad to see Carrasco was inspired by the Berkhatov Norma
(photos by Les Arts Valencia)
(photos by Les Arts Valencia)
the Met's future Tristan! youtu.be/cnExdoShVpY
'L'elisir d'amore' de Donizetti | "Esulti pur la barbara" (fragment)
YouTube video by Gran Teatre del Liceu
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
the Met's future Tristan! youtu.be/cnExdoShVpY
Terrific Nabucco from Battistoni and the NPO with a truly towering Enkhbat!
November 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Terrific Nabucco from Battistoni and the NPO with a truly towering Enkhbat!
haven't been this up close and personal with Vashegyi & co since Le roi d'Ys
November 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
haven't been this up close and personal with Vashegyi & co since Le roi d'Ys
you cannot tell me that we're still stuck with Meli as the Adorno of choice in 2026
November 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
you cannot tell me that we're still stuck with Meli as the Adorno of choice in 2026
Is this the first time in a good couple of years that the Fenice season opener hasn't gotten a TV broadcast and is it only to spite me personally
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Is this the first time in a good couple of years that the Fenice season opener hasn't gotten a TV broadcast and is it only to spite me personally
Unfortunately not visiting, but man, she's a BEAUT
November 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Unfortunately not visiting, but man, she's a BEAUT
Il mare... Il mare!
November 22, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Il mare... Il mare!
opening the Müpa subscriber news email, seeing the euphoric declaration of Netrebko debuting in the Verdi Requiem, closing and deleting the Müpa subscriber email
November 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
opening the Müpa subscriber news email, seeing the euphoric declaration of Netrebko debuting in the Verdi Requiem, closing and deleting the Müpa subscriber email
you cannot tell me that the BEMF Octavia was streamed and I missed it..................
November 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
you cannot tell me that the BEMF Octavia was streamed and I missed it..................
Belatedly: this was a fun one! Pierre Dumoussaud continues to ROCK, Heloise Mas was a delight, and that doll's gonna haunt my dreams revizoronline.com/offenbach-ho...
HOFFMANN HADOVÁI Offenbach: Hoffmann meséi / Opéra-Comique, Párizs - Revizor - a kritikai portál
Ki, mit, és hogyan is mesélhet? Offenbach Hoffmannjának az Opéra-Comique-ban bemutatott rendezésében – az opera 1982 óta első „hazai”, a Salle Favart-ban színre vitt előadásában – Lotte de Beer provok...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Belatedly: this was a fun one! Pierre Dumoussaud continues to ROCK, Heloise Mas was a delight, and that doll's gonna haunt my dreams revizoronline.com/offenbach-ho...
Reposted
Of course, the French have had many superb lyric baritones. One of my favourites is Robert Massard (who could sing dramatic if necessary but always retained a lyric core): youtu.be/0VVusBT-fKs?...
Live - Robert Massard - Avant de quitter ces lieux (Valentin) - FAUST de Charles Gounod
YouTube video by MultiLoulou9
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November 18, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Of course, the French have had many superb lyric baritones. One of my favourites is Robert Massard (who could sing dramatic if necessary but always retained a lyric core): youtu.be/0VVusBT-fKs?...
Traetta's Ifigenia in Tauride has a soprano Pilade and an aria with English horn/natural horn double obbligato. instant classic (Innsbrucker Festspiele broadcast but ORF lists Aparté as the recording's label, so I assume a CD will be forthcoming) oe1.orf.at/player/20251...
Tommaso Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride vom 15.11.
Mit Rocío Pérez (Ifigenia), Rafal Tomkiewicz (Oreste), Alasdair Kent (Toante), Suzanne Jerosme (Pilade), Karolina Bengtsson (Dori) Novo Canto, Les Talens Lyriques; Dirigent: Christophe Rousset (aufgen...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Traetta's Ifigenia in Tauride has a soprano Pilade and an aria with English horn/natural horn double obbligato. instant classic (Innsbrucker Festspiele broadcast but ORF lists Aparté as the recording's label, so I assume a CD will be forthcoming) oe1.orf.at/player/20251...
I log into FB. I see insanely devastating news about a colleague. I log out of FB and am meant to go about my day
November 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I log into FB. I see insanely devastating news about a colleague. I log out of FB and am meant to go about my day
The Donizetti Festival's programming will make me learn about a whole brand of 19th century orientalist operas that I didn't even know existed
November 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The Donizetti Festival's programming will make me learn about a whole brand of 19th century orientalist operas that I didn't even know existed
boxed in today
November 16, 2025 at 9:49 AM
boxed in today
tuned in for the Traetta Ifigenia just in time to catch the tenor singing the line "il sangue estinguerà". everything right as it should be
November 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
tuned in for the Traetta Ifigenia just in time to catch the tenor singing the line "il sangue estinguerà". everything right as it should be
had considerable fun at the Haydn/Salieri Requiem double bill, despite Howard Williams' best efforts www.prae.hu/article/1443...
Gyászmise: reloaded / Michael Haydn és Antonio Salieri Requiemje a Müpában / PRAE.HU - a művészeti portál
Mozart előtt és után: az Orfeo Zenekar Michael Haydn és Antonio Salieri Requiemjeit halottak napja alkalmából műsorra tűző koncertjéhez nem használt ugyan ilyen hatásvadász reklámot, de nehéz nem látn...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
had considerable fun at the Haydn/Salieri Requiem double bill, despite Howard Williams' best efforts www.prae.hu/article/1443...
this is Aparté's redemption arc after that extremly mid Mozart album from Viotti
youtu.be/Az02iDWJ5Lg?...
youtu.be/Az02iDWJ5Lg?...
La decollazione di San Giovanni Battista: Serenatevi miei lumi
YouTube video by Suzanne Jerosme - Topic
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
this is Aparté's redemption arc after that extremly mid Mozart album from Viotti
youtu.be/Az02iDWJ5Lg?...
youtu.be/Az02iDWJ5Lg?...
gave the Met Arabella broadcast from last night a listen.......... Marc Albrecht save me
November 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
gave the Met Arabella broadcast from last night a listen.......... Marc Albrecht save me