The LA Opera poster for Verdi’s I DUE FOSCARI, starring Placido Domingo I DUE FOSCARI was only Verdi’s 6th opera, coming after NABUCCO and ERNANI, but a few years before his great middle period, and long before the masterpieces he created at the end of his remarkable life. Had he not written TROVATORE and TRAVIATA [...]
Via your Public Television station, KERA. On “Great Performances” this coming Friday evening (Nov. 25th), it’s “Il Postino from LA Opera,” a presentation of the world premiere performance of acclaimed Mexican composer Daniel Catan’s fourth and final opera. The new work starred Placido Domingo as Chilean poet Pablo Neruda and tenor Charles Castronovo (remember our romantic [...]
Twenty-nine soloists and chorus members performing arias from 23 operas – and not a single speech, according to the “New York Times” at the 125th Anniversary Gala of the Metropolitan Opera on Sunday night. The event also marked the 40th anniversary of the indomitable Placido Domingo’s Metropolitan Opera debut (Yes, he performed) several years after [...]
Twenty-nine soloists and chorus members performing arias from 23 operas – and not a single speech, according to the “New York Times” at the 125th Anniversary Gala of the Metropolitan Opera on Sunday night. The event also marked the 40th anniversary of the indomitable Placido Domingo’s Metropolitan Opera debut (Yes, he performed) several years after [...]
As you may know, the indomitable Placido Domingo will be returning to the Met in early 2009 to sing the role of Maurizio in Adriana Lecouvreur for the first time since 1983. Parterre Box has coughed up some footage relating to that last appearance and, if you look closely, you might recognize the young man [...]
