This is a very rare item. November 16. 1908 was the first time Arturo Toscanini conducted at The Metropolitan Opera. This was also the first appearance of 4 other great names. A historical evening 115 years ago.
"Al Fa/Chanterai por mon Courage", by Eugénie de Mey (and Pierre Hamon, Julien Lahaye) (Trobar Project Exils), from "Celles qui restent, Celles qui partent…"
All my life, I’ve enjoyed a wide variety of interests. I enjoy conversations about astronomy and physics as much as jazz or horticulture, and I’ve always seen myself as a bit of a Renaissance woman.
Apparently, those varied interests of mine have also seeped their way into the friendships and relationships I have, as well as the jobs I hold and careers I pursue. Yet as my horizon widens, flying…
I HATE when I apply for stuff and they ask me my preferred pronouns or gender on the application process bc it's like. Are you transphobic and using this as a filter for people with weird pronouns and I need to lie to you right now, am I going to lie and then get accepted and constantly misgendered regardless of whether you would have been chill about it or not bc of what I put on this app, am I literally freaking out for no reason right now
Tsianina Redfeather, a famous Creek/Cherokee singer and performer, early 1900s.
The Forgotten History of Tsianina Redfeather, the Beloved American Indian Opera Singer
Throughout the United States and Europe, newspapers, music critics, government leaders and royal nobles raved about the captivating voice of mezzo-soprano Tsianina Redfeather. The Muscogee singer’s perfect enunciation, great vocal range, superb legato, exquisite musical intelligence, genuine presence, and overall graceful charm were the talk of every town.
Tsianina (pronounced Cha-nee-nah) Redfeather was a national superstar.
The fact that SJM has always loved Taylor Swift - and now her son is obsessed with her too (that’s so freaking cute 🤏🥹✨mini swiftie)
"Taran is obsessed with Taylor Swift. Aren't we all?"
"I've always loved her. I think she's an incredible creator and like businesswoman and I have so much respect for her."
“But now that Taran is obsessed with her- like, we've only listened to her music in the car. That's it, like all summer long."
I also love TS and I LOVE that SJM made Gwyn a mezzo-soprano too so that I can imagine Gwyn singing every time I listen to a Taylor Swift song 🥹🩵
Scottish soprano Mary Garden (1874-1964) and French tenor Charles Dalmorès (1871-1939) as Salome and Herod in Richard Strauss' one-act play at the Manhattan Opera House, March 14, 1910.
hit me with your best explanation for why the homeric sirens are a pair instead of a trio the way female collectives in greek myth/literature usually are (the fates, the graces, the graeae, the horae, the gorgons, the muses who are a trio of trios)
So proud of the work I’ve gotten to do on my collegiate opera debut! Iolanthe opens TONIGHT, and I can’t wait to introduce everyone to my interpretation of this sweet, courageous and free spirited fairy that I’ve grown to love so much.