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The Coquette is back!

by Erica Papillion-Posey …..and on a cheeky Diva that’s close to my own heart. Check out this New York Times review of the new “Carmen” production by the director Richard Eyre at the Metropolitan Opera. This production features mezzo, Elina Garanca and tenor, Roberto Alagna. And folks, there’s drama behind this one! Originally, this production was to feature Romanian soprano, Angela Gheorghiu. I had [...]

This Week in History

by Christie Connolley January 1, 1898 was the birthday of Czech composer, Viktor Ullmann, a little known twentieth century Czech composer. The You Tube clip below is from scene three of his opera Der Kaiser von Atlantis. Ullmann was detained at the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp in 1944, where this opera was written. He died in [...]