Matthew Gurewitsch’s fantastic profile of mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca: “In Central Europe, where the right opera star can still rock the tabloids, Ms. Garanca has been called ‘the bl… more →
Mass Culture Mozartjumping clapping man wrote 1 week ago: Netrebko, Pérez & Futral: A Study in Contrasts Part of the fun of experiencing multiple divas in … more →
cultureonthecheap wrote 2 weeks ago: Matthew Gurewitsch’s fantastic profile of mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca: “In Central Europ … more →
cultureonthecheap wrote 3 weeks ago: The idea of production effecting the opera at its core–a combination of words and music– … more →
jumping clapping man wrote 1 month ago: Here’s a neat little side dish to my (jcm’s alter ego Paul’s) current experience a … more →
cultureonthecheap wrote 1 month ago: New Yorkers: How about that thunderstorm last night?! My boyfriend and I woke up to these huge clap … more →
marwaberry wrote 1 month ago: Portrait of Bellini I Capuleti e i Montecchi (The Capulets and the Montagues) is Bellini’ … more →
Alyssa wrote 1 month ago: 1. Metro Station – Shake it 2. Joaquin Phoenix – Cocaine Blues 3. Joaquin Phoenix … more →
cultureonthecheap wrote 2 months ago: So today, amid no furniture, I watched the re-broadcast of Lucia di Lammermoor from the Met in HD se … more →
fabrizio centofanti wrote 2 months ago: da qui … more →
dylandaily wrote 3 months ago: On the face of it, Saturday’s I Capuletti e I Montecchi at the Royal Opera House had a lot going for … more →
Alyssa wrote 3 months ago: I’m very voyeuristic when it comes to the playlists of others. Here is a list of some of the … more →
thelittlediva wrote 3 months ago: Music is my life … Over the years it’s the only thing which has kept me going through al … more →
rml wrote 4 months ago: I am something of a veteran in what regards Mary Zimmerman’s production of Donizetti’s L … more →
markronan wrote 4 months ago: This Bellini opera, first performed in Venice in 1830, was seen at Covent Garden in 1848 in a slight … more →
cultureonthecheap wrote 4 months ago: Netrebko As Interchanging Idioms reported last week, Gramophone’s March 2009 issue will featur … more →
cultureonthecheap wrote 4 months ago: I’ve seen a load of movie versions of operas, ranging from the stellar (Bergman’s Die Za … more →
cultureonthecheap wrote 4 months ago: Perhaps I don’t read the Times as thoroughly as I ought to, but it seems Daniel Wakin’s … more →
thebigredapple wrote 5 months ago: A few additions to my last post: Tonight there will be an “architecture duel.” That … more →
markronan wrote 5 months ago: Anna Netrebko sang the title role, and her lover Edgardo, heir to a rival clan and sworn enemy of he … more →