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ROSSINI: Guillaume Tell | Act 2: Sombre forêt  Rossini Opera Festival, 2013

Marina REBEKA as Mathilde

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three nectarines in white paper eliot hodgkin 1957

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Gentleman's Agreement (1947) dir. Elia Kazan

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I'm a strong tree with branches for many birds. I'm good for something in this world, and I know it too.

The Night of the Hunter was released on July 26, 1955.

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FAVORITE CLASSIC FILM PERFORMANCES

Cary Grant & Ingrid Bergman as T.R. Devlin and Alicia Huberman in NOTORIOUS (1946) dir. Alfred Hitchcock

Say it again, it keeps me awake. - I love you.

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Opera asks

1, 13, 17

Favorite opera generally

Don Carlo, but it has to be the five-act version with the Lacrimosa. Basically what the Bavarian State Opera is doing.

13. Favourite opera production

Sir, that's my emotional support Eugene Onegin...

17. Most under-rated opera

I’ll shamelessly admit I haven’t explored much opera beyond the well-known ones. I’d be happy to hear your recommendations!

Opera Asks Meme!

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🎺 3, 4, 7, 10, 12, 14 for the q’s! + a bonus question u want to answer 🎶

3. Opera you haven’t yet seen that everyone assumes you’ve seen

I've actually never sat through the entirety of La Forza. I've only seen some of the important and iconic parts from this particular production:

4. Opera you’re most looking forward to exploring in the near future

Some that I can think of right now: Samson et Dalila, Faust, and Tristan und Isolde.

7. Opera character with whom your friends would most identify you

Unfortunately, I don't have any close friends who are knowledgeable enough to match me with any opera characters.

10. Favourite opera singer

All time favourite and the reason I'm here: Luciano Pavarotti

12. Favourite opera director

I don't have any particular favourite. As long as the productions don't look fugly (in many ways), I'm on board.

14. Opera premiere you’d most want to go back in time to see

Met's 2007 Onegin (duh)

Opera Asks Meme!

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18 for the opera asks!

18. Opera you’d most like to tweak/rewrite (and how you would do it!)

I'd tweak Tchaikovsky's Onegin, which also happens to be my favourite opera ever. It's almost perfect, and I get that he intended it to be a series of lyrical scenes, but I wish he had made Onegin just a bit more present and the story less disjointed. I think that’s where a lot of productions struggle, since they often leave you wanting more. So here's what I'd do: give Onegin a soliloquy when he writes back to Tatyana after they meet at the gala. It doesn't have to be as long as Tatyana's letter scene (I still want that to be the centrepiece), but something about the length of Lensky's aria would work finely. What do you think?

Opera Asks Meme!

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Opera Asks Meme!

Thought it would be fun to create one of these, so, here we go, for those who want to participate:

Favorite opera generally

Opera people might be surprised to know you love

Opera you haven't yet seen that everyone assumes you've seen

Opera you're most looking forward to exploring in the near future

Favorite opera character

Opera character with whom you most identify

Opera character with whom your friends would most identify you

Opera character you would most like to be (situationally speaking)

Opera character you would most like to sing (does not have to be your voice part!)

Favorite opera singer

Opera you would most like to direct (including any production concepts you've been harboring and feel like sharing)

Favorite opera director

Favorite opera production

Opera premiere you'd most want to go back in time to see

Opera composer you'd most want to meet (living or dead!)

Best opera for newbies

Most under-rated opera

Opera you'd most like to tweak/rewrite (and how you would do it!)

You can provide more than one answer for each question, needless to say!

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Janie Bryant on Instagram

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RIP Nightly Met Opera Streams (16.03.2020 - 25.07.2021)

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Traviata ✅ It's gonna be a ladies' night with my mum and sister!

My BSO 25/26 Wishlist

Rigoletto with Tézier and Sierra

Faust with Tetelman

La traviata with Oropesa and Salsi

Il trovatore with Rucinski, Willis-Sørensen, and Beczała

Parsifal with Stemme and Mattei

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"Ohne Brille, keine Stimme!"

FESTSPIEL LIEDERABEND Prinzregententheater | 21.07.2024

Soloist Ludovic Tézier Pianist Maria Prinz

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FILMS in 2025: 25 | 12 Angry Men (1957) — dir. Sidney Lumet     

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Onegin and Tatyana

Mariusz Kwiecień and Anna Netrebko

Eugene Onegin, Tchaikovsky, Metropolitan Opera, 2013

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Dmitri Hvorostovsky’s Eugene “Devastating Charisma” Onegin, pt. 2

Eugene Onegin (Met 2007) also ft. Renée Fleming, Ramón Vargas, and Elena Zaremba

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It’s just that I’m used to you, that’s all.

William Powell & Myrna Loy The Thin Man (1934), directed by W.S. Van Dyke