Today, the fat lady sings. Okay, not really. Opera singers aren’t typically particularly fat these days. BMI notwithstanding, New York’s Metropolitan Opera has jumped on the virtual performance bandwagon and is streaming a different full-length recording every day.
“Each day, a different encore presentation from the company’s Live in HD series is being made available for free streaming on the Met website, with each performance available for a period of 23 hours, from 7:30 p.m. EDT until 6:30 p.m. the following day. The schedule will include outstanding complete performances from the past 14 years of cinema transmissions, starring all of opera’s greatest singers.”
You can watch the daily operas on the Met Opera website.
April 17, 2020 at 2:51 pm
Thanks.
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April 17, 2020 at 6:45 pm
Thank you! I’m watching Madame Butterfly right this moment. I’ve loved the famous arias for years, but this is the first time I’ve seen the whole opera from start to finish. 😀
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April 17, 2020 at 11:09 pm
Is that true? How marvelous! I grew up with opera. I find most of them remarkably comforting.
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April 17, 2020 at 11:51 pm
I’ve only ever seen Tosca and Othelo live, and that was thanks to my late Aunt in Hungary. La Boheme and Turandot I’ve seen on the screen, but somehow I never managed to see Madame Butterfly. Now I know what I missed. Honestly though, I’m glad /this/ is the first production I ever got to see. The whole of Act 2 had me almost in tears. And I fell in love with a puppet. Thank you, most sincerely.
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April 18, 2020 at 9:38 pm
OMG, Butterfly is THE opera. I’m so glad you enjoyed it. My first Butterfly was the first time I ever cried so hard in a theater, I got the hiccups. I am jealous you got to see it for the first time. I’d love to do that again. You just made this whole second-post-every-day thing worthwhile.
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April 19, 2020 at 5:23 pm
-hugs- I’m so glad because Butterfly was stunning. Puccini is my favourite composer of opera. 🙂
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April 20, 2020 at 12:17 pm
Can’t do better than Puccini!
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April 20, 2020 at 4:52 pm
‘sono perfettamente d’accordo’ ! I cheated, but don’t tell. 😀
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April 21, 2020 at 12:41 pm
Why yes, I do have a perfect accordion…
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