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Adieu Jacqueline
The very talented Jacqueline Woodley gave her farewell to the COC recital today. More...
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Don Giovanni - choices and futures
In which I explore how Martin Kušej develops and resolves (or doesn't resolve) the issues he has set up in Act 1.
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Don Giovanni - delusion and collusion
In which I explore how Martin Kušej treats issues of sexual orthodoxy and consent in Act 1 of Don Giovanni.
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Don Giovanni in the 21st century
Martin Kušej’s 2002 Salzburg production of Mozart's Don Giovanni takes some liberties with the text but presents a sometimes baffling but always thought provoking take on a notoriously difficult opera. More... This entry was originally posted at http://chickenfeet.dreamwidth.org/1009447.html. You can comment here or there as you choose. -
Joan Sutherland in Toronto
In 1984 Joan Sutherland sang the title role in Donizetti's Anna Bolena in Toronto. The video recording is technically flawed but features some great singing plus some seriously over the top costuming. More...
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Spring in Toronto
My preview of upcoming performances at Canadian Opera Company and elsewhere in Toronto.
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Wallow
Continuing the wallow in Metropolitan Opera nostalgia; the 1988 production of Ariadne auf Naxos with Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman. More...
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Signal boost
Two very affectionate young boy cats need a new home. All the details. As a three cat apartment there isn't anything we can do but I wish we could because these guys look like they would be a great addition to any cat friendly home with space to take them.
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Hockney's Flute
Another look back to the days when acting in opera was optional the Metropolitan Opera's 1991 recording of Die Zauberflöte. More...
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Seven questions from oursin
Comment to this post, and I will list seven things I would be interested to hear you to talk about. They might make sense or they might be totally random.
Then post that list, with your commentary, to your journal. Other people can get lists from you, and the meme merrily perpetuates itself.
1. If you had to pick just one of wine, women or song, ( Read more... )