Following Earwormopera Around on YouTube

Lately it seems that every third interesting opera video I click on is posted by none other than the blogger known as Earwormopera, under the nom d'Tube musicalpunchlines. 

This is not a bad thing. In fact, it's a very good thing*. Clearly, Earworm and I have very similar tastes. In fact, many of my readers may know that I was greatly inspired by the Earworm to start my own blog. (Fans of this blog can thank Earworm. Non-fans can...well, non-fans can do whatever you want—so long as it's not illegal or immoral.)

Since I've been kind of stuck in Don Giovanni-land lately, I'd like to share one of my (many) favorite clips from the Claus Guth production in Salzburg, featuring one of Earworm's and my all-time favorite sopranos: Dorothea Röschmann.

*In fact, the only thing better would be if there were even more clips on the musicalpunchlines channel! (Hint, hint!)

Speaking of La Clemenza di Tito... (Tito Tuesday – Audio Only)

As if I am ever NOT speaking of La Clemenza di Tito (well, except when speaking of Idomeneo, Orfeo ed Eurydice, Le Nozze di Figaro, etc., etc.) 

But...Holy Cats! How did I miss this? We know I love Joyce DiDonato and Matthew Polenzani. And it turns out Amanda Majeski is no slouch either—a very mezzo-y sounding Vitellia indeed (and that’s not a bad thing)! 

My blog buddy Earworm saw this production in person and reviewed it. Would that there were a video, too!

Expecting L'Elisir d'Bore – Got L'Elisir d’Like: Met in HD

Maybe it’s because I read all the lukewarm reviews of opening night and was prepared for the worst; maybe it’s because I was excited by finally getting to see my first Met in HD broadcast; or maybe it’s because it just wasn't all that bad.