Tag Archives: Opera
Donizetti operas — ‘Lucia’ plus three score more
Editor’s Note: Today’s Golden Operatoonity repost is in celebration of the anniversary of the Premiere of Donizetti ‘s Lucia di Lammermoor, on September 26, 1835, in Naples, Italy. In this century, it’s generally agreed upon that only a dozen of Donizetti’s operas are worth producing. Arguably … Continue reading
have you read ‘Bel Canto’?
Editor’s Note: Since I will soon be publishing my own opera novel, I thought I’d repost a review of a very fine, award-winning opera novel. I don’t do many book reviews on “Operatoonity,” but since we are featuring North American opera this month, I wanted … Continue reading
Filed under Bel canto opera, Classic Opera, North American Opera, Opera fiction
Do you have a barkarole? A Tannschnauzer? NY opera company seeks calendar dogs!
Have a canine who’s a natural to star in The Marriage of Fido, Lassi Of Lammermoor, The Dalmation of Faust? Attention, dog-loving opera fans! Tri-Cities Opera of Binghamton, New York, is calling all photogenic mutts for its Mutt-ropolitan Opera Dog … Continue reading
Filed under 21st Century Opera, Opera and humor, Opera Marketing, opera parody
opera or Broadway?
I got lucky earlier this month when I went to the Big Apple. I didn’t have to choose between seeing an opera or Broadway show. I packed them both in one day–Ariadne auf Naxos at the Met and Anything Goes … Continue reading
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ten #operaplot entries ready and counting . . .
So far, I’ve written ten entries for #operaplot 2011. I’m finding that the better I know the opera or the more ludicrous the premise, the more I am able to click into my imagination. The constraints of 140 characters total … Continue reading
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