Category Archives: Opera

JDF does it again!

Posted on February 20, 2007 by sogalitno

From Opera Chic  the news that this very night at La Scala, Juan Diego Florez encored “Ah Mes Amis”  in Regiment after FIVE minutes of cheering and applause. A First for La Scala? NEW  NEW NEW Just Added   ============>>>   Opera … Continue reading →

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BBC R3 – New Weekday Schedule

Posted on February 19, 2007 by sogalitno

Saturday Feb 17 started the first week of the new program schedule for the BBC Radio 3 – here are my picks for the new weekday daily schedule. First the daily schedule (Times are London)     * 07:00 Breakfast    * … Continue reading →

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Bayreuth Festival Goes for Youth in 2007

Posted on February 19, 2007 by sogalitno

The Bayreuth Festival is keeping Wagner in the family, announcing that the the composer’s great-granddaughter, Katharina, will open the festival with a new production of The Mastersingers of Nuremberg. The 28-year-old Katharina Wagner, daughter of festival chief Wolfang Wagner, is … Continue reading →

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Grapes of Wrath on PHC

Posted on February 17, 2007 by sogalitno

This week on A Prairie Home Companion it’s a reunion of the “Neale Diamond Trio“, as guitarists Phil Heywood and Dan Neale sidle up next to our own Pat Donohue to compare manicures and guitar licks in a finger-picking free … Continue reading →

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BBC R3: Notable New Programs on Sundays

Posted on February 17, 2007 by sogalitno

Saturday Feb17 started the first week of the new program schedule for the BBC Radio 3 – here are my picks for Sunday’s schedule.  Sunday’s complete schedule Performing Britten: Paul Bunyan – 15:00-16:00 (Radio 3) Series focusing on the operas of … Continue reading →

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Saturday at the Met

Posted on February 17, 2007 by sogalitno

Its a BRILLANT SUNNY windy cold day here in the Hudson River Valley – and there are THREE great operas on today!  A FABULOUS JENUFA with two divas singing their hearts out – Ms Mattila and Ms. Silja!  Not to … Continue reading →

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AN, RF and ASvO

Posted on February 16, 2007 by sogalitno

Three SingersContributed by Charles T. Downey on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 Available at Amazon:What Netrebko lacks in real ultra-high power singing and agile fioriture makes roles like her Violetta and Elvira less satisfying musically. However, the repertoire she sings on … Continue reading →

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Chat with La Cieca tonight

Posted on February 15, 2007 by sogalitno

Southern Gal has participated in a few of these – they are always entertaining, always a lively group of opera fans appear and write amazing and interesting comments!   Try it – you may like it! Compare and contrast the bel canto … Continue reading →

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Bayreuth Star Goes on to Ovations in Her 60s

Posted on February 15, 2007 by sogalitno

Robert Caplin for The New York Times The soprano Anja Silja is in New York to sing in “Jenufa” at the Met. By ANTHONY TOMMASINI Published: February 13, 2007 Upon greeting her interviewer at the Metropolitan Opera recently, the first … Continue reading →

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this day…

Posted on February 14, 2007 by sogalitno

Its hard being single on this day – ugh ugh ugh.  But we had a lovely (if wierd what will all the ice and sleet) snowstorm – finally more than 2 inches of snow…   That was taken around 1 … Continue reading →

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