September 2011
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Sorry to disappoint, but...
Sorry to disappoint anybody looking forward to hearing a critique of tonight’s Nabucco from the Met, but I will be bust this evening and will not be able to listen and/or comment. I know that Nabucco is scheduled again for the evening of October 1st, and unfortunately I won’t be able to listen to it again either. In fact, I’ll tell you when I am going to listen to Nabucco...
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Opening Night Closed...
Well, what an end to an opera. I have never heard of anything like it, ut needless to say, I really enjoyed it. Anna Netrebko is Anna Bolena (As well as Violetta, Manon, Lucia… amongst others) I do have some misconceptions I must address though.
Giovanna Seymour isn’t so evil after all. She really dug herself out of a hole towards the end. She did her best to keep Anna alive,...
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 more of a “floaty” voice as opposed to Garanca’s voice. But I...
Pre- Preformance 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 Tyne Daly, who recently portrayed Maria Callas in Master Class,...
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Opening Night at The Metropolitan Opera!
I know I’m not alone when I say I anticipate this day all year. It’s opening night at the Met!! Even more exciting, we are hearing the premiere of Anna Bolena! With Anna Netrebko! I know that Anna Bolena is not standard repetoire, but seriously, the Met shows random production all the time but they are just now premiering Bolena? Bolena has premiered all over the world, so it...
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Dynasty Theme Song!
I know it’s kind of early in my blogging “life” to sidetrack from opera, but this is classical music, so it counts.
I have spent the entire day listening to the Dynasty Season 3 theme song. Am I interested in Dynasty? Not in the least. Do I love their theme song? Yes and I will until the day I die. So put that in your...
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Placido Domingo: My Favorite Roles Review
This morning, I finally had enough time to watch PBS’s new documentary on Placido Domingo’s operatic triumphs. It is an in depth look Placido Domingo’s favorite roles…you probably guessed that though. I found it very interesting and informative. I like Placido Domingo. He is a considerably better actor than Pavarotti (there, I said it!), I mean Pavarotti’s voice...
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Welcome!
Hello everybody!! I am so happy to have finally started a blog talking about the things I love! There’s not much to say now but check back soon and there will be a mess of information waiting for you! Until then, Happy Listening! Opera Teen
