All Entries Tagged With: "opera"
Alexander Neef New COC Director
The Canadian Opera Company have been looking for a new general director since the much-loved Richard Bradshaw died unexpectedly in August 2007. This morning, the COC announced that German-born Alexander Neef, currently the casting director at the Opera Nationale de Paris, has accepted the post.
Neef is just 34 years old but according to [...]
This Just In
Andrea Bocelli tells the Times, “I sold myself short for fame and fortune.”
In other news: eggs break when you drop them.
Note to Mr Bocelli: In case you weren’t sure, here’s how it happened.
Ravel: L’Enfant Et Les Sortilèges Video
Here’s the whole opera done as a ballet by Jiri Kylian, the Nederlands Dans Theater, Orchestra National de Paris and Lorin Maazel. Thanks to Gymnopedist on YouTube for uploading the performance.
Quiz #12: Clue Two
Another selection has been added to the player. Here are some additional clues:
1) The moral of the story is that being nice is better than being petulant.
2) One of the characters is a squirrel.
3) The composer started many other operas but only completed one other.
Quiz #12: Clue One
Holy forgot to post the clues Batman! Miss Mussel is blaming jetlag. A new track has been added to help you on your quest to be the champion of Quiz #12.
Here, at long last, are the clues for today. If you’re reading from Yurp, you’ll probably get two days worth with your [...]
Quiz #12: Calling All Opera Fans
This week’s selection starts out with a bang, so you may want to have your hand on the volume knob if you’re in a public place. On second thought, it could be kind of fun to see everyone in the computer lab jump at once.
Send a note with the composer, name of aria, name of [...]
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