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Miss Price has mentioned that Sam Barber composed some of "Antony and Cleopatra" whilst visiting her at home and enjoying the delicious meals prepared by her companion Lulu Shoemaker

Miss Price has mentioned that Sam Barber composed some of "Antony and Cleopatra" whilst visiting her at home and enjoying the delicious meals prepared by her companion Lulu Shoemaker

I know somebody who knew Miss Price and was actually inside her house.  While she was living there the house definitely did not have 4,576 square feet of livable space with 5 bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms.

Plain and simple, Leontyne Price is the reason I fell in love with opera. She is also our last American Golden Age Goddess. I hope the sale of her long-time home wasn't too traumatic. Must have held magnificent memories. Makes me happy to know she's still here, so long as she's feeling happy with it.

Lise Daviden is one of the new generation of super star singers only in her late 30’s. The music director at the Met described her voice as one in a million. She recently sang Isolde in Barcelona to rave reviews. By the way she just gave birth to twins. She has a totally different voice type and repertoire to someone like Bartoli. I heard Joan many times in Sydney and I agree she was a great artist.

Does the Australian government subsidize Opera Australia in any way?  The Met Opera apparently gets very little money from our government; it relies on the generosity of wealthy benefactors. I read once that if the Met were to sell out every performance it would still only generate 50% of the annual budget.  The other 50% has to come from other sources.  The other problem is a lack of star singers willing to come to the USA.  If Cecilia Bartoli, Bryn Terfel, or Jonas Kaufman were on the Met roster it would be easier to sell tickets.

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I'm sure many of you have heard of the Met's plan to sell its Chagall murals provided that the buyer will allow them to remain in the Met lobby. Who would agree to that?  Also, the endowment fund is below $200 million.  The other Met - the Metropolitan Museum of Art - has an endowment of several billion. and the Met Opera should have an endowment of a similar size if it hopes to survive.

My first guess was Massapequa Park, but I think Manhasset is closer to NYC

Manhasset?  A few minutes past the Queens/Nassau border along Northern Blvd.  Did I get it right?

These are the January 1, 2026 photos of Miss Price's former home at 9 Vandam Street in SoHo.  It is still far from being ready for occupancy


 
 

She was really lovely!

I envy your opportunity to have lunch with a legend.  I heard her sing live on 5 occasions in the U.S.  I later wrote a fan letter to her, addressed to her home in Switzerland.  I was overjoyed when she wrote back to me.  I still have the letter

We have a lot to be thankful for.  it was Richard Bonynge, who was a pianist by training not a professional voice teacher, who discovered the full potential of his wife's voice.  That says a lot about the profession of voice teachers.
I recently purchased Mr. Bonynge's book on Chalet Monet and it is full of wonderful photos.  I don't believe their son, Adam, has an interest in opera and he'll probably auction off the collection of memorabilia when the time comes.

I would love to give him a try but I haven't gotten any feedback about him so I am not sure.
 

I like the picture of him in the red speedo by the staircase and the one in the blue jocks, the older pics of him from Colt videos and with Logan is also hot. He has a really nice smile. 

We have a lot to be thankful for.  it was Richard Bonynge, who was a pianist by training not a professional voice teacher, who discovered the full potential of his wife's voice.  That says a lot about the profession of voice teachers.
I recently purchased Mr. Bonynge's book on Chalet Monet and it is full of wonderful photos.  I don't believe their son, Adam, has an interest in opera and he'll probably auction off the collection of memorabilia when the time comes.

I don't think that was on offer...and honestly, I get plenty of that as it is.  A vagina really is designed to take a dick; now having experienced it I now understand how much more difficult a butt is to penetrate.  I really am glad that I got to experience it.

I would take Gianna Rolandi over Dessay or Damrau any day ... and I heard all three of them sing live on many occasions. Rolandi took over the Beverly Sills roles at NY City Opera once Ruth Welting and June Anderson had left the company.  Sadly, Miss Rolandi ran into vocal problems while still in her 30's, at a time when singers are usually hitting their prime.
On a side note, the day after the "Lucia di Lammermoor" telecast I was running around my house performing the flute cadenza. :)

For me a PBS telecast of "Lucia di Lammermoor" from the New York City Opera made me an opera fanatic.  The year was 1982 and Gianna Rolandi sang the title role.  The drama, the coloratura high notes, the dark atmosphere did it for me

I would take Gianna Rolandi over Dessay or Damrau any day ... and I heard all three of them sing live on many occasions. Rolandi took over the Beverly Sills roles at NY City Opera once Ruth Welting and June Anderson had left the company.  Sadly, Miss Rolandi ran into vocal problems while still in her 30's, at a time when singers are usually hitting their prime.
On a side note, the day after the "Lucia di Lammermoor" telecast I was running around my house performing the flute cadenza. :)

For me a PBS telecast of "Lucia di Lammermoor" from the New York City Opera made me an opera fanatic.  The year was 1982 and Gianna Rolandi sang the title role.  The drama, the coloratura high notes, the dark atmosphere did it for me

Yes, indeed. I never heard Callas sing live but I was lucky enough to hear Sutherland on 5 occasions - all memorable

Yes, 10+ years ago.  I met him once - a nice personality, masculine, and hot body