tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post3204511176690820623..comments2023-06-06T10:13:28.691-07:00Comments on Salazar's Opera Family Circle: 2014-2015 Met Opera Season RumorAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854740487802078604noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post-33985498115386527622014-04-27T06:51:41.189-07:002014-04-27T06:51:41.189-07:00This season seems to be a very boring one.This season seems to be a very boring one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post-23023759511669396082014-02-20T13:52:34.169-08:002014-02-20T13:52:34.169-08:00Am I the only one disappointed that Domingo refuse...Am I the only one disappointed that Domingo refuses to retire? What's next? Domingo as Sarastro or Fiesco? Just because his top was always so-so does NOT mean that he was always really a baritone. He thought he was a baritone because his top was always so very strained; and his conducting is not great either. He had a fine career......how dare he rob any of the available fine baritones of their chance, it just sucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post-79442037545855920612014-02-11T14:32:56.287-08:002014-02-11T14:32:56.287-08:00One Wagner opera in two seasons is a disgrace. I h...One Wagner opera in two seasons is a disgrace. I hope the new Cav/Pag is not as disgraceful as the recent ones Tosca and most of all Traviata. Does Mr. Gelbs desire for new productions with "modern" directors turn the Met into a new world Regierungtheatre. Dougnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post-13644564148374414792014-02-11T09:19:02.376-08:002014-02-11T09:19:02.376-08:00Wish there was something modern: Wozzeck, Lulu, Mo...Wish there was something modern: Wozzeck, Lulu, Moses und Aron, Erwartung. All should be done regularly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post-77963982191132876092014-02-10T20:50:45.941-08:002014-02-10T20:50:45.941-08:00Why a new production of Cav/Pag? The Zefirelli pr...Why a new production of Cav/Pag? The Zefirelli production was the non plus ultra. and not enough Jonas Kaufmann. They should mount Fanciulla tomorrow for him, or for that matter anything he wants to sing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post-31416523892225284092014-02-02T15:12:34.025-08:002014-02-02T15:12:34.025-08:00OH MY GOD I FEEL THE SAME WAY!!!! OH MY GOD I FEEL THE SAME WAY!!!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post-5882184630543724272014-01-31T11:26:04.304-08:002014-01-31T11:26:04.304-08:00Hampson?Hampson?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post-54418584882427095562014-01-27T21:59:48.387-08:002014-01-27T21:59:48.387-08:00La Cieca is told the "Faust" is no more,...La Cieca is told the "Faust" is no more, its place taken by "Macbeth" with Netrebko, Calleja, Pape and the addition of Lucic.La Ciecahttp://parterre.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post-32265019423377424242014-01-25T21:05:54.530-08:002014-01-25T21:05:54.530-08:00Forget, Peter Gelb is an ignorant who does not eve...Forget, Peter Gelb is an ignorant who does not even know that Lakme is an opera.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post-6210666353005458252014-01-25T21:04:20.104-08:002014-01-25T21:04:20.104-08:00Patricia Racette will be singing in Buenos Aires.Patricia Racette will be singing in Buenos Aires.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post-72598594018715436692014-01-25T21:02:48.079-08:002014-01-25T21:02:48.079-08:00I do not think that Jonas Kaufmann would like to s...I do not think that Jonas Kaufmann would like to sing in the Met;s production of Lohengrin. I would not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post-85423031029584230682014-01-25T21:00:59.878-08:002014-01-25T21:00:59.878-08:00Sondra Radvanovsky does Roberto Deveraux in Canada...Sondra Radvanovsky does Roberto Deveraux in Canada and plans to make Anna Bolena, Maria Stuarda and Roberto Deveraux in the same season at the Met.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post-59135817445214039482014-01-25T20:56:59.526-08:002014-01-25T20:56:59.526-08:00You are right, the Met keeps repeating casts proba...You are right, the Met keeps repeating casts probably to save money in.rehearsalsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post-9629231691352199062014-01-17T19:47:29.290-08:002014-01-17T19:47:29.290-08:00Looks promising...i miss trittico and manon lescau...Looks promising...i miss trittico and manon lescaut..i just cam back from bayreuth..if you could see the shit they put on a stage..the MET looks grand compared top the bayreuth atrocitieselliotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post-56994557749542259372013-12-30T16:40:03.856-08:002013-12-30T16:40:03.856-08:00Where is my beloved Il Trittico? When will they r...Where is my beloved Il Trittico? When will they release the HD Live performance! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post-66528427292978488742013-12-28T15:24:06.916-08:002013-12-28T15:24:06.916-08:00Sondra Radvanovsky could do DevereauxSondra Radvanovsky could do DevereauxRoberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653454526465669433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post-58233648744327433012013-11-23T04:31:11.990-08:002013-11-23T04:31:11.990-08:00My wish list: Lakme [I absolutely LOVE "Viens...My wish list: Lakme [I absolutely LOVE "Viens, Malika."], Madame Butterfly [I practically have an out-of-body experience when I hear "Um Bel Di."], and Turandot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post-10509094437179521972013-11-19T17:13:10.545-08:002013-11-19T17:13:10.545-08:00What, no Patricia Racette? Will she be in Califor...What, no Patricia Racette? Will she be in California singing the entirety of San Francisco's season?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post-51096716247002551252013-11-03T05:37:49.136-08:002013-11-03T05:37:49.136-08:00Where is "Lohengrin". The Met has a gre...Where is "Lohengrin". The Met has a great Robert Wilson production, and the greatest title tenor to come along in decades, Jonas Kauffmann.<br /><br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02033162500418108986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post-48268720791319708822013-10-14T17:30:03.518-07:002013-10-14T17:30:03.518-07:00netrebko is not ready yet for Manon Lescaut- her v...netrebko is not ready yet for Manon Lescaut- her voice is not big enough. Who is able to sing in Roberto Devereaux. That is so hard to castAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13326950521481451296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post-53459030780837396712013-10-06T15:29:29.816-07:002013-10-06T15:29:29.816-07:00Totally boring and predictable. We saw diDonato a...Totally boring and predictable. We saw diDonato and Brownlee in Santa Fe in the Rossini so there's no reason to go to NY for anything else on their agenda. And the casts, what's the deal? Are all these Russian singers that much cheaper to hire than other countries' singers? They had better be because there is no other reason they should be hired for the great Met stage.nmharleyriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691246091141905288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post-84136434687174305452013-10-04T10:40:22.534-07:002013-10-04T10:40:22.534-07:00PSYCHED for DiDonato & Florez in La Donna and ...PSYCHED for DiDonato & Florez in La Donna and PSYCHED again for Damrau & Grigolo in Manon!!!!! Andadd another inquiry, Where is Roberto Devereux????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post-58286741197784547322013-07-06T03:21:04.048-07:002013-07-06T03:21:04.048-07:00Audrey Luna as Olympia.Audrey Luna as Olympia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post-61966405023105754572013-06-25T00:20:15.953-07:002013-06-25T00:20:15.953-07:00Yes, where is Roberto Devereux, after Anna Bolena ...Yes, where is Roberto Devereux, after Anna Bolena and Maria Stuarda?<br />MET seems to be repeating itself with different casts of the same operas.<br />No Romeo et Juliette (they should cast Damrau here), no Werther (they should cast Didonato here), no Manon Lescaut (they should cast Netrebko here), no Cosi fan tutte, no Idomeneo (they should cast Kaufmann here), no Un Ballo, no Alcina (they should request Harteros)...AMYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778497987620286766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903412090968698007.post-16560738647371594372013-06-10T16:37:12.830-07:002013-06-10T16:37:12.830-07:00And like the 13/14 season there will not Roberto D...And like the 13/14 season there will not Roberto Devereux WHY!?!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com