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• A Night Divine with James Valenti

  

  James Valenti is a soloist at tonight’s Midnight Mass at St. Patrick’s CathedralHey, New Yorkers, the world-renowned tenor James Valenti will be performing... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• for Opera Lovers Who Also Enjoy Reading …The Fussy Librarian is Here!

  

  The Fussy Librarian is a new free ebook matching service that comes right to your email inbox.If you’re like me, you LOVE when new sites and services emerge tha... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• for Every Season There’s an Opera, Especially Autumn

  

  Fall is my favorite season apart from the glorious month of May. (I’m a sucker for spring flowers. What can I say?) As fall blazes on in the Mid-Atlantic states... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• up Close and Personal with American Tenor James Valenti

  

  James Valenti opens in ‘Madama Butterfly’ at Lyric Opera in Chicago on October 15 | photo by Dario AcostaHe loves ballroom dancing. He’s a talented athlete in... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Met Opens Monday Night…see Y’all on Twitter?

  

  Eugene Onegin opens at the Met Monday night, starring Met darlings Mariusz Kwiecien and Anna Netrebko.A wonderful small tradition has emerged on Twitter that... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Glimmerglass Festival is for Lovers…

  

  I’d hoped to grab your attention with that headline. But it’s true. As I wrap up my vacation time in Cooperstown, New York, home to the Glimmerglass Festival,... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• When Does the Baritone Win the Girl?

  

  Baritone Nathan Gunn gets the girl in Glimmerglass’s ‘Camelot’ | photo by Karli CadelWhen he’s not in an opera–of course!Take that same operatic baritone and... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Bucks for a Baritone?

  

  Jonathan EstabrooksCanadian baritone Jonathan Estabrooks has it all–talent, looks, personality, charm. Well, all except one small thing: the necessary greenback... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Yo, Next Week Mozart Has a New Zip Code — 90210!

  

  Morningside Opera’s upcoming production: June 11-16Morningside Opera is presenting a fresh, new multi-cultural take on Mozart’s The Marriage Of Figaro, set in... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Love Mozart? Go See Branagh’s ‘Magic Flute’ Sunday, America!

  

  Branagh’s ‘The Magic Flute’ will be shown in 1,500 theaters in the US this Sunday.The stateside premiere of  legendary actor and director Kenneth Branagh’s... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Fly on the Wall at a ‘dazzling’ Met Opera Cast Party

  

  New York City’s Metropolitan Opera premiered a new production of Handel’s Giulio Cesare on April 4, 2013, which was celebrated with a pre-opera dinner,... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Don G. in D.C.? Well, in a Manner of Speaking …

  

  New York Opera Exchange is presenting my favorite Mozart opera–his classic tale of power, seduction, and desire (DON GIOVANNI) seen through the lens of... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• San Fran Chamber Opera Offers Contemporary Double Bill This Weekend

  

  Have you heard of Opera Parallèle? It is a young San Francisco company bringing high level performances of contemporary operas to the Bay Area (at great... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Ups and Downs at the Met–a NY Times Profile

  

  Editor’s note: Would you like to be a fly on the wall at the world’s biggest and most prolific opera house? Here’s a sneak peak at the life of Peter Gelb,... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• on Carmen’s Anniversary, a Sing-off to Celebrate

  

  Bizet’s CarmenEditor’s note: This is a Golden Operatoonity post.Today, March 3, marks the anniversary of Bizet’s Carmen, which premiered on this day in Paris... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• “Louise,” an Opera Premiere to Celebrate

  

  Editor’s note: Louise premiered on February 2, Groundhog Day, in 1900, in Paris, France. (This is a Golden Operatoonity post).Isn’t this a lovely opera poster?... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• an Opera Poll for Mozart’s Birthaversary

  

  Today, January 27, is the anniversary of the incomparable W. A. Mozart’s birth!He was a most awe-inspiring composer–the gold standard by which composers were... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Three Websites for Delving into Mozart

  

  Since today, January 27,  is the anniversary of Mozart’s birth in 1756 (in Salzburg, Austria),  I thought it would be fitting to share three sites where you... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Happy Anniversary, ‘Tosca,’ and an Aria to Celebrate!

  

  Sondra as Tosca in the Metropolitan Opera productionToday marks the anniversary of a beloved, and I do mean a beloved, opera–Tosca, which premiered in on Januar... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Top Ten Posts on ‘operatoonity’ in 2012

  

  Why did viewers stop in on this blog in 2012? What posts did they read most in the past year?Would it surprise you to know of the nearly 111,000 visitors to thi... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA