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This last April marked the centenary of one of the finest and most beloved singers of the 20th century – English contralto, Kathleen Ferrier. For more… click over to ALiberalsLibretto.com
Montserrat Caballé as Turandot at San Francisco Opera - 1977.
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Happy 100th, Paramount Pictures.
On the 100th anniversary of the founding of Paramount Pictures, we present a series of photos capturing both the faded magic and the undeniable appeal of a uniquely self-absorbed industry: the movies.
Original caption from LIFE: The scene of countless cowboy shoot-outs, a phony Western town drowses beneath a painted sky on the Paramount back lot. (Henry Groskinsky—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
See more here.
Caption: “To my beloved Maria from her almost-lover Lenny B. / Paris, Nov. ‘76” #beyondepic | opera
The AP says this is Sutherland, Pavarotti and “an unidentified woman”… clearly it’s Marilyn Horne. This is post-concert at Lincoln Center, January 1979. Sutherland reacts to a compliment. | opera
Beverly Sills in her Metropolitan Opera debut as Pamira in Rossini’s Siege of Corinth on April 7, 1975. | opera
Aprile Millo as Elizabeth of Valois in Verdi’s “Don Carlo”. 1986 | opera
Shirley Verrett as Madame Lidoine in “Dialogues des Carmélites”
This is the stuff operatic dreams are made of. Head over to A Liberal’s Libretto to find out which soprano will be making her Met debut in Saturday’s AIDA - which will also be broadcast live over the Metropolitan Opera Radio Network.
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No words necessary…
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Celine Dion as Maria Callas
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Click over to A Liberal’s Libretto for Happy Birthday to: Gioachino Rossini - including some clips of *some* of my Rossini faves…
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This morning, the Dancing With the Stars cast of contestants was revealed. As I was working my way down the list … quite a few different lists, actually … I came upon “Opera singer Katherine Jenkins, 31”. Wait… WHAT? Jenkins is NOT an opera singer… and if you think she is, then you should click through so I can break it down for you.
