Category Archives: Opera

Alert: Mary Dunleavy in the news and in NYC

Posted on February 23, 2008 by

RECITAL : Mary Dunleavy at St. Patrick’s Cathedral CELEBRATED Irish American soprano Mary Dunleavy (recently seen on the Metropolitan Stage as Violetta in La Traviata) will perform at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on March 17. She’ll sing “Ave Maria” and “Our … Continue reading →

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Walkuere

Posted on February 3, 2008 by

I missed the live broadcast Saturday- the monthly meeting of my Knitting Group met in the morning followed by a little chat with a couple of the gals at the new local cafe (Black Cat); then its was on to … Continue reading →

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Terfel as Hans Sachs (finally!)

Posted on July 8, 2007 by

Terfel as Sweeney Todd from Bloomberg.com Terfel’s own career is moving with increasing momentum toward the great Wagnerian roles. He was applauded for his Wotan at the Royal Opera recently and will be singing the role again in a full … Continue reading →

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Walther is blogging from Nurnberg

Posted on February 26, 2007 by

My name is Walther von Stolzing…

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Euguene Onegin Met 02-24-07

Posted on February 25, 2007 by

EUGENE ONEGINMetropolitan Opera House, February 24, 2007 Matinee Simulcast P. I. Tchaikovsky-P. I. Tchaikovsky/Shilovsky Eugene Onegin………..Dmitri HvorostovskyTatiana……………..Renée FlemingLensky………………Ramón VargasOlga………………..Elena ZarembaPrince Gremin………..Sergeì AleksashkìnLarina………………Svetlana VolkovaFilippyevna………….Larisa ShevchenkoTriquet……………..Jean-Paul FouchécourtCaptain……………..Keith MillerZaretsky…………….Richard BernsteinDance……………….Sam MeredithDance……………….Linda GelinasConductor……………Valery GergievProduction…………..Robert CarsenDesigner…………….Michael LevineLighting Designer…….Jean KalmanChoreographer………..Serge BennathanStage Director……….Peter McClintock Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera … Continue reading →

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oh frabjous day!

Posted on February 22, 2007 by

A friend (KIND FRIEND, thanks!) has offered me a ticket to the matinee of EUGENE ONEGIN this Saturday – Oh Joy Oh Rapture!   Be Still my beating Heart!

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Webcast Tonight: Mary Dunleavy, Traviata, The Met

Posted on February 22, 2007 by

At 8 pm   Sirius        Met Webstream  “I love how real Verdi feels to me. I learn so much about myself in whatever role I sing, but particularly with his music.” That kind of self-discovery is one of the most important … Continue reading →

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