My computer, that’s who. Yesterday I had just started to watch the second act of Lohengrin “Live From The Met”, the one from the ’80s with Marton as Elisabeth. Needless to say, Leonie Rysanek is beyond fierce as Ortrud cum Nancy Reagan. So fierce, in fact, that my computer froze —with fear, of that I have no doubt. I’m certain of this because of the image frozen on my computer screen at the exact second of freeze-up, one that remained emblazoned on 24 glorious inches of full screen for quite some time. [more . . . ]
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Hello again, children. Sorry for my silence but I’ve had the Kaiserin of all sinus infections. Today is the first day in a while I’ve even felt like listening to opera (so you know it was bad). Fortunately, there’s nothing like some good Leonie to scare the phleghm right outta ya. So, let me share. [more . . . ]
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The NYCOF had always heard that Leonie Rysanek had a sister who had a minor operatic career herself, but I’d never heard a clip of that sister singing .. until now. So, I’m sharing it with you. [more . . . ]
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