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Musical Joke of the Week
by Melissa Wimbish I do a really awesome Millhouse impression. Ask me sometime.
Musical Term of the Week
by Melissa Wimbish Mozart was probably so proud of himself for making us all wait until the opening of Act II to reveal the Countess. It’s definitely got to be one of the most anticipated second acts in opera, right? This week’s musical term was chosen in honor of the tempo marking for “Porgi amor”. Enjoy [...]
YouTube Clip of the Week
by Christie Connolley Rock me Amadeus…
iTunes Download of the Week
by Melissa Wimbish Since we’re celebrating all things Countess, it’s time you get your ears on the best Figaro recording(s) available. Here’s a really awesome one recommended by Operagasm reader (and past contributor), Blair Skinner. This recording features the Concerto Köln and early music expert René Jacobs who can even make period instrument recordings sound [...]
Question of the Week
by Melissa Wimbish Luisa Laschi premiered the role of Countess Almaviva in Vienna in 1786 with Herr Mozart at the keyboard (and then went on to sing Zerlina). Since then, dames like Gundula Janowitz, Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, Kiri Te Kanawa, and Renée Fleming have championed the role, but who is the reigning Countess, or soon to [...]
Quote of the Week
“Drinking when we are not thirsty and making love all year round, madam; that is all there is to distinguish us from other animals.” – Pierre-Augustin Caron De Beaumarchais, “The Marriage of Figaro”
Website of the Week
by Melissa Wimbish YUNOOPERA is the Website of the Week. Don’t act like you’re surprised! I already showed them some love last week, but I don’t feel like they got enough. Seeing as now all I can really think of in my downtime is what would be funny to see on their site. Y U [...]
Operagasmic Production of the Week
by Christie Connolley In honor of Countess month, each week we will feature an upcoming production of Le Nozze di Figaro! This week it is Bayerische Staatsoper’s production is the Operagasmic Production of the week! Bayerische Staatsoper National theater Performances: Friday, 11 May 2012, 7.00 p.m. Sunday, 13 May 2012, 4.00 p.m Casts Conductor Dan Ettinger Production Dieter Dorn [...]
Musical Joke of the Week
by Melissa Wimbish This joke was submitted by Operagasm reader David Russ. Thanks for reading and thanks for the joke!!! xo David says: Here is a joke that I thought of years ago. It is better when delivered orally with the proper embellishments, but I hope it will work here. Just don’t peek at the last sentence! [...]
Musical Term of the Week
by Melissa Wimbish Leidenschaftlich – passionately (Definition taken from Dover’s Mahler Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4 in Full Score)
