Dec 14: Chris Merritt honors Rossini
New York City went all out to celebrate the Rossini bicentenary. Chris Merritt was one of the artists who made it possible.
Dec 13: Magical flute variations
An instrumental interlude
Dec 12: When the scenery almost melted at the Met
People who watched this at home on TV could feel the heat coming from the Met!
Dec 11: The Ory staging dilemma
Berlioz was apparently inspired.
Dec 10: An American Cenerentola in a classic production
A singer who fits this production like a glove ( or a bracelet).
Dec: 9 Matilde from Texas
It’s not for lack of American artists that we have not seen this opera in the US.
Dec 8: Rossini’s mother to the rescue
A narrow escape
Dec 7: Golden wings
The central figure in Cenerentola?
Dec 6: A lesson scene like no other
We think she did a LOT for Rossini!
Dec 5: An unstaged Tancredi duet
Imagine if these artists had performed this at the Metropolitan Opera!