Tag Archive | Opening Night
The Maria Stuarda Masterpiece Master Post
As is tradition, the Met holds a New Year’s Eve gala where they unveil a new production to ring in the new year. The presentation this year will be Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda. Now why they would choose to inaugurate 2013 with a beheading is beyond me, but it’s sure to be a thrilling night of […]
Lovely Lohengrin
Sorry for the extended absence, opera fans. The holidays are in full swing(A very happy Hannukah to anyone celebrating) and I’ve had so much to do. In light of Friday’s opening night of La Scala in Milan, some kind soul has posted the entire video of the performance of Lohengrin conducted by Daniel Barenboim, starring […]
Opening Night Closed: A Radio Broadcast of L’Elisir D’Amore in Review
I LOVE Opening Night. There are so many reasons. The music first and foremost, but the vibes, the new hope, everything is palpable no matter where you are. There was so much good music and good music making this evening, it’s hard to fit all into one post. That’s why I’ve been liveblogging and livetweeting […]
Intermission Posts
OH MY GOD THAT WAS FANTASTIC! Act I is finished and it’s been a really exciting performance so far. Polenzani is a real virtuoso, and it shows in this performance. It took a few minutes for everyone to warm up so far, but the best singing so far is by Ambrogio Maestri, who navigated “Udite, […]
Pre-Performance Post
Lemme just say that I love Will and Margret’s banter. So far, to preface the performance, we have heard interviews from: Anna Netrebko: She gave a really interesting idea about her portrayal of Adina, and about how she “Can’t feel love”. Bartlett Sher: He said exactly what you thought he’d say. Debbie Voigt interviewed: Renee […]
Poor Anne Boleyn…
Wow… intermission just began and I am just blown away. That was really spectacular. Wow. Just wow. Anna Netrebko is just spectacular. She just has a beautiful voice and I feel like I am listening to the court of Henry VIII. I just can’t speak. It was just amazing. Gubanova was also incredible. She has […]
Pre-Performance Post
So, as Margret Juntwait tries to explain the opera’s synopsis, I am going to try to recap what has happened so far as interviews and such. We spoke to Jenny Tiramani, costume designer. She told us she used various Holbein portraits since he was Henry VIII’s court painter, to design costumes. We also spoke to […]
