Archive for February 25th, 2012
03/03/12 – Aida – 1:00pm
By Giuseppe Verdi Librettist: Antonio Ghislanzoni Sung in Italian Approximate running time 3 hrs. 40 min. Verdi’s vision of ancient Egypt is grandly realized with the help of the Met’s unparalleled musical forces—and every one of its stage elevators. Violeta Urmana and Marcello Giordani star as the ill-fated lovers. Stephanie Blythe sings Amneris for the […]
More Than One
Is it greedy and a tad self indulgent to want, crave and desire more than one black cat, favorite fragrance or piece of music? Probably! Needless to say I am grateful for the perfectly beautiful abundance in life and music; however, this is my fantasy and my blog, so self indulgence here I go! There […]
Playlist: Feb/25/12
8:00 PM Richard Einhorn — Voices of Light Conductor: Steven MercurioEnsemble: Netherlands Radio PhilharmonicNetherlands Radio ChorusAnonymous 4Susan Narucki, sopranoCarrie Pronk, altoHenk van Heijinsbergen, bassCBS/Sony, 62006 7:15 PM Sergei Prokofiev — Alexander Nevsky Opus: 78Conductor: Fritz ReinerEnsemble: Chicago Symphony OrchestraRosalind Elias, mezzo-sopranoChicago Symphony ChorusRCA/BMG, 5605 6:57 PM Richard Wagner — Siegfried Idyll Conductor: Leopold StokowskiEnsemble: Symphony […]
