Cast (Gianni Schicchi)

Gianni Schicchi: Plácido Domingo

Lauretta: Andriana Chuchman

Zita: Meredith Arwady Read the rest of this entry »

Cast

Figaro: Eugene Brancoveanu

Rosina: Nikki Einfeld

Count Almaviva: Chester Pidduck Read the rest of this entry »

I recently read an excellent article from Psychology Today, about what to say, and what not to say, when a friend or loved one is grieving. It made me realize something about Don Giovanni: Don Ottavio’s attempts to support Donna Anna in her grief are absolutely terrible. Read the rest of this entry »

Cast

Figaro: Roberto Tagliavini

Susanna: Pretty Yende

Count Almaviva: Ryan McKinny Read the rest of this entry »

Cast

Figaro: Rodion Pogossov

Rosina: Elizabeth DeShong

Count Almaviva: René Barbera Read the rest of this entry »

As anyone who explores this site can tell, my random thoughts about opera can sometimes be very, very random. I’ve been having one of those thoughts again. With LA in the midst of Figaro Unbound (see my review of UCLA’s I Due Figaro) and Il Barbiere di Siviglia currently playing at the LA Opera, Read the rest of this entry »

Cast

Count Almaviva: Arnold Geis

Countess Almaviva: Joanna Lynn-Jacobs

Inés: Annie Sherman Read the rest of this entry »