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Wednesday, May 04, 2005. Into the 21st century. La Cieca abandons HTML today and shifts to a blog-driven site. She's hoping that the easier interface will mean more frequent and timely updates, but I guess you'll be the judge of that! So, from now on, look for La Cieca here. Don't worry: the old La Cieca columns will still be online. Posted by La Cieca at 12:47 PM. As if he never said goodbye. Into the 21st century.
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OPERA in AMERICA: March 2008
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A candid discussion of all things opera, music and the other finest things in life. Tuesday, March 25, 2008. I'm very angry. It looks list it's true: No Ruth Ann Swenson at the Met. But the world goes on.That time has come when every opera fan must begin to consider their plans for this fall; what to see and where to go. Manon – Chicago Lyric Oprea. September 27 – October 31, 2008. Don Giovanni: Metropolitan Opera. September 27, 2008 – April 24, 2009. Porgy and Bess – Chicago Lyric Opera. The lyric opera...
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OPERA in AMERICA: IN REVIEW: Metropolitan Opera – Un Ballo in Maschera
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A candid discussion of all things opera, music and the other finest things in life. Thursday, January 3, 2008. IN REVIEW: Metropolitan Opera – Un Ballo in Maschera. Un Ballo in Maschera. Set Designer: Piero Faggioni. Costume Designer: Piero Faggioni. Lighting Designer: Piero Faggioni. Stage Director: Laurie Feldman, Laurie Feldman. Gianandrea Noseda nearly lost control of the orchestra a several times. Had it not been for the trio of great singers the evening would have been a waste. The best in blogs.
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OPERA in AMERICA: January 2008
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A candid discussion of all things opera, music and the other finest things in life. Thursday, January 3, 2008. IN REVIEW: Metropolitan Opera – Un Ballo in Maschera. Un Ballo in Maschera. Set Designer: Piero Faggioni. Costume Designer: Piero Faggioni. Lighting Designer: Piero Faggioni. Stage Director: Laurie Feldman, Laurie Feldman. Gianandrea Noseda nearly lost control of the orchestra a several times. Had it not been for the trio of great singers the evening would have been a waste. German Soprano Chris...
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OPERA in AMERICA: IN REVIEW: Metropolitan Opera – Hansel and Gretel
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A candid discussion of all things opera, music and the other finest things in life. Tuesday, January 1, 2008. IN REVIEW: Metropolitan Opera – Hansel and Gretel. The Witch: Philip Langridge. Set and Costume Designer: John Macfarlane. Lighting Designer: Jennifer Tipton. English Version: David Pountney. Alice Coote’s Hansel was also very fine. Like Schäfer, Coote was a smart actress and provided sufficient charm for the boy. She had the awkwardness of a seven year old child and made me smile a...The low poi...
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OPERA in AMERICA: December 2007
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A candid discussion of all things opera, music and the other finest things in life. Monday, December 31, 2007. TOP 5: reasons we loved 2007. OPERA in AMERICA is “A candid discussion of all things opera, music and the other finest things in life.” The time has come to take a moment and remember the best (and most ridicules) events in American Opera in the year 2007. 5 Joyce DiDonato: American Beauty’s return. 4 Peter Gelb: The Great Satan. Gelb is one of the two reasons we loved 2007 for something negativ...
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OPERA in AMERICA: IN REVIEW: May Festival – La Forza del Destino
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A candid discussion of all things opera, music and the other finest things in life. Friday, May 30, 2008. IN REVIEW: May Festival – La Forza del Destino. Don Alvaro: Salvatore Licitra. Don Carlo di Vargas: Marcco Caria. Padre Guardiano: Morris Robinson. Fra Melitone: Earle Patriaco. The Marquis of Calatrava: Darren Stokes. Maestro Trabuco: Rodrick Dixon. The house broke into applause in bravos. She was truly wonderful. Rodrick Dixon was disappointing. He just always seems aloof. I don’t kno...The real st...
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OPERA in AMERICA: December 2008
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A candid discussion of all things opera, music and the other finest things in life. Friday, December 19, 2008. IN REVIEW: Cincinnati Opera – Lucia di Lammermoor. Mark T. Panuccio. Stage Director: Mark Streshinsky
. Thomas C. Hase. Choreographer: Devon Carney
. Chorus Master: Henri Venanzi
. CINCINNATI – (June 26 and 28, 2008) This was the sort of production that left much to be desired. Cincinnati’s. Performed in Donizetti’s French language Paris revision) was strange to say the least. Regnava nel sil...
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OPERA in AMERICA: About next season
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A candid discussion of all things opera, music and the other finest things in life. Tuesday, March 25, 2008. I'm very angry. It looks list it's true: No Ruth Ann Swenson at the Met. But the world goes on.That time has come when every opera fan must begin to consider their plans for this fall; what to see and where to go. Manon – Chicago Lyric Oprea. September 27 – October 31, 2008. Don Giovanni: Metropolitan Opera. September 27, 2008 – April 24, 2009. Porgy and Bess – Chicago Lyric Opera. The lyric opera...