View of mezzo-soprano Maria Ewing as Carmen and Luis Lima as Don Jose in Bizet's opera, "Carmen." Label on back: "Press Department, Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center, New York City 10023. Luis Lima as Don Jose and Maria Ewing as Carmen in the final act of Bizet's 'Carmen.'"
E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts, Detroit Public Library
Black History Month: Some of the greatest African-American opera divas of the 20th century: Marian Anderson, Leontyne Price, Shirley Verrett, Reri Grist, Grace Bumbry, Martina Arroyo, Jessye Norman, Kathleen Battle, Leona Mitchell and Maria Ewing.
having feelings about this at 12:30 am and realizing that there may not be another stretch of seventy-one seconds in opera that make me feel as devastatingly seen as this
(met 1987 with maria ewing as blanche de la force)
LOOK AT THEM!!!! LOOK AT THEM!!!! My hope for this season is that he acts as a mentor/ father figure for Maria, especially now that she's lost her mother and has no relationship with her bio dad, she's gonna need it. I know they had some sort of one sided romance in the games but since she's been aged down I don't see any reason for that to continue.
Remember when I said in the kiddos post, Eve gets a lover? WELL HERE HE IS-
Manolo (piglin/bull hybrid) is Eve's husband in Queen's Rage, standing as her King and Adopted Father to her children.
He is very affectionate and loving, sometimes a stay at home dad, and in absolute love with Eve.
Although Eve may not show it all the time, she cares deeply for Manolo and adores him.
Manolo, before becoming a King, was a blacksmith in Atalanta City with his sister Blade. He visited Eve daily and took her out of the palace to enjoy life (what Eve always had wanted). Then the rest became history.
Manolo is aware of the conditions Eve made with the cultists and understands why she did it, even if it had cost rifts in relationships with others. Still, he tries to be a good husband to Eve and assures her whenever she is in doubt.
Both are happily in love. Too bad a wolf couldn't say "I love you" before Manolo did.
*James decided that he’s quite bored, so he might as well go see what his wife is up to. He walks into the bedroom to see Maria reading. Again. She’s read that book so many times.*
“Hey, honey, what’re you doing?”
*He asks with that sugary tone of his that we all know is just artificial. He leans on the doorframe, smiling at Maria, though underneath that smile is more cruelty than anyone could ever imagine.*
Writing canon compliant Marikata fic is so easy. Just make Katarina realize somehow that maybe wanting to marry someone means that they have romantic feelings towards them and boom. Instant reciprocity.
I don’t know exactly what it would entail, but imagine a version of Hellfire but it’s Esmeralda singing it about Frollo. Yes, a total crack idea, but given all the female covers of the song online I think it would work well with a female voice. And also the pure concept of a role reversal like that would be chilling. Like yes we know how kind Esmeralda is, but what if we just bent that personality a liiiitle bit and she sings her own version about him? You know, for uhm scienceeee..
Ignore the awful eye editing on my gothic more sinister looking Esmeralda thing I made for this AU, I used an effing “vampire maker” and expected it to have green eyes. Womp womp, Nerissa, womp womp.