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[operamusings]

As promised, I am doing another holiday give away this year! (and recycling an old GIF because time, or rather, lack thereof). Don’t worry I ship internationally! Also, I want to add a 6th gift but I don’t know what people would want. If you have suggestions, let me know!

RULES 

You must be following me.

1 reblog per day. Likes won’t be counted. Each reblog counts as an entry.

You must reblog before 9pm EST on December 11th. I will pick 6 winners, and each person wins 1 prize. 1st winner picks first prize, 2nd winner picks second prize from what’s left, etc. 

I will ship internationally!

If the winners do not reply within 24 hours, someone else will be contacted.

WINNER WILL RECEIVE

$20 gift certificate for the Met Opera

Joyce DiDonato’s In War & Peace

$20 gift certificate for Spotify Premium

Jonas Kaufmann’s La Dolce Vita

Opera Mug

Good luck!!

[operamusings]

As promised, I am doing another holiday give away this year! (and recycling an old GIF because time, or rather, lack thereof). Don’t worry I ship internationally! Also, I want to add a 6th gift but I don’t know what people would want. If you have suggestions, let me know!

RULES 

You must be following me.

1 reblog per day. Likes won’t be counted. Each reblog counts as an entry.

You must reblog before 9pm EST on December 11th. I will pick 6 winners, and each person wins 1 prize. 1st winner picks first prize, 2nd winner picks second prize from what’s left, etc. 

I will ship internationally!

If the winners do not reply within 24 hours, someone else will be contacted.

WINNER WILL RECEIVE

$20 gift certificate for the Met Opera

Joyce DiDonato’s In War & Peace

$20 gift certificate for Spotify Premium

Jonas Kaufmann’s La Dolce Vita

Opera Mug

Good luck!!

[operamusings]

As promised, I am doing another holiday give away this year! (and recycling an old GIF because time, or rather, lack thereof). Don’t worry I ship internationally! Also, I want to add a 6th gift but I don’t know what people would want. If you have suggestions, let me know!

RULES 

You must be following me.

1 reblog per day. Likes won’t be counted. Each reblog counts as an entry.

You must reblog before 9pm EST on December 11th. I will pick 6 winners, and each person wins 1 prize. 1st winner picks first prize, 2nd winner picks second prize from what’s left, etc. 

I will ship internationally!

If the winners do not reply within 24 hours, someone else will be contacted.

WINNER WILL RECEIVE

$20 gift certificate for the Met Opera

Joyce DiDonato’s In War & Peace

$20 gift certificate for Spotify Premium

Jonas Kaufmann’s La Dolce Cita

Opera Mug

Good luck!!

[tswsots]

Miss Fleming’s bare left shoulder is more erotic than Madonna naked.

Garrison Keillor, 2007

(Full text)

[operarox]

LIVING ON LOVE Giveaway

I’ve been authorized by the PR representative for Renee Fleming’s new Broadway show to give away two free tickets to one of my followers.

Here’s how you can win:

1. You must be a follower of my blog, operarox

2. Reblog this post (up to once a day)

A winner will be chosen (at random!) on Wednesday, April 22.  Good luck!

[operarox]

LIVING ON LOVE Giveaway

I’ve been authorized by the PR representative for Renee Fleming’s new Broadway show to give away two free tickets to one of my followers.

Here’s how you can win:

1. You must be a follower of my blog, operarox

2. Reblog this post (up to once a day)

A winner will be chosen (at random!) on Wednesday, April 22.  Good luck!

[operamusings]

Hey, everyone! The holidays are coming up, so I’m doing an opera giveaway! 

RULES

You must be following me.

1 reblog per day. Likes won’t be counted. Each reblog counts as an entry. 

You must reblog before 9pm EST on December 10th. I will pick 6 winners, and each person wins 1 prize. 1st winner picks first prize, 2nd winner picks second prize from what’s left, etc. I may add more stuff/more winners if I get anything at the Met Gift Shop this weekend. 

I will ship internationally! You must be okay with giving someone on the internet your address.

If the winners do not reply within 24 hours, someone else will be contacted.

WINNER WILL RECEIVE

Alice Coote’s Handel CD

Joyce DiDonato’s Stella di Napoli CD

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau’s Winterreise CD

Got Opera t-shirt (comes in red, green, cobalt blue, navy blue, dark grey, and runs from small to xxx-large).

Wagner Playing Cards

$15 gift certificate for the Met Opera (what a 1 month’s subscription for Met Opera On Demand costs)

Good luck!!

[operamusings]

Reminding all you beautiful people to do this. You might get free stuff!!

[devilishlyoperatic]

MY NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION IS MORE OPERAS

[operabam]

Guess who's planning on recording a French disc? That's right. This beautiful teddy bear.

[operabam]

Frederica von Stade as Penelope and Thomas Hampson as Ulisse in Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria. San Francisco Opera, 1990.

[operabam]

NO NO NO NO NO.

[operabam]

This is just too much, y'all. 

[operabam]

OMG GUYS SIMON SANG CAPRICCIO WITH KIRI. IT HAPPENED. IT REALLY DID. I MIGHT BE CRYING A LITTLE.

[operabam]

Kiri Te Kanawa as The Marschallin. San Francisco Opera, 1985.

[operabam]

Thomas Hampson and Elizabeth Bishop in The Dangerous Liaisons. 1994 perf at SF Opera. I tweeted this to Betsey and she said "Lol! That was my SFO debut....and that's the clean part of the scene. ;)" Can we please just imagine.

[operabam]

BARDON.

[operabam]

Review: L.A. Opera's 'Carmen' means business as Domingo adds sizzle

PICTURES. 25 OF THEM.