Browsing all posts in March, 2010.
Question of the Week
by Melissa Wimbish This week’s “Question of the Week” is a tad different in format. I saw this piece from the New York Times in the Science Q & A section and figured it would be of interest to us all. We can substitute my usual spacey inquiry with a real, live, legitimate question for [...]
Tunes with Toons: Batman in Opera Buffa!
by Melissa Wimbish How come Robin sounds like Shaggy from Scooby Doo? Are they the same guy? I didn’t know this. The Dynamic Duo takes their crime-fighting to the opera stage in this 1968 episode of Batman the cartoon. The Joker is so knowledgeable of his operatic repertoire! Click here for the short episode: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O4v-0q4QY4
You can’t keep a good tenor down!
by Christie Connolley Placido Domingo made a surprise appearance at the LA Opera rehearsal of Götterdämmerung this past Thursday. We reported in early March that Domingo was sidelined after surgery to remove a malignant polyp in his colon. Reports indicate he was looking well and in good spirits at the rehearsal. Read on: http://artsblog.freedomblogging.com/2010/03/27/domingo-shows-up-at-l-a-opera-rehearsal/26977/
Berlioz and Beelzebub- A Tale of 2!
Great Read…. I am LOVIN this compare and contrast commentary of The Metropolitan Opera’s October 2009 production of Berlioz’s La Damnation de Faust with The Lyric Opera of Chicago’s recent, March 2010 production of the same opera. The aficionados at Operaticus.com are killing me with the excellent, thought-provoking content this week….. The fantastic orchestral and choral music in La Damnation de Faust [...]
Fashion Focus: Making of Amelia
by Christie Connolley Check out this fantastic video posted by the Seattle Opera of the making of the costumes for Amelia, which will premiere in May. Check out everything that goes on behind the scenes!
Opera Singers Need All the Help They Can Get! Help This Couple Win Their Dream Wedding!
by Christie Connolley News is traveling fast through the interwebs that Peabody alum, Jason Hardy and Carrie Kahl are entered to win the Crate and Barrel Ultimate Wedding. You can help them win by voting at http://www.ultimateweddingcontest.com/entries/40565?sort=popularity. Hurry! Voting ends today! Read through a touching story about the couple on Baltimore Concert Opera’s Blog: http://concertopera.wordpress.com/2010/03/28/the-real-marriage-of-figaro-and-how-you-can-help/ [...]
Alek Shrader Alert!!!
by Christie Connolley Alek Shrader, probably qualifies as the most likable tenor we have ever seen and is well, easy on the eyes. He is the kind of guy that warrants the kind of excessive punctuation we have used in the title of this article! Here at Operagasm, we are always keeping a look out [...]
Mozart- A Permanent Institution?
by Erica Papillion-Posey Any chance to see Kyle Ketelesen in another production is alright by me, especially when it involves the music and libretto of Mr. Reliable himself- Mozart. Arguably, Le nozze di Figaro represents one of the greatest unions between the two. However, John Costello of Operaticus.com says this is one marriage that may [...]
You Tube Clip of the Week!
by Christie Connolley The most unique rendition of the Queen of the Night aria commences at 1:40 of this clip! Would you like to nominate a You Tube Clip of the Week? Share it with us at christie@operagasm.com.
Quote of the Week
“Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.” – William Shakespeare
