Divamensch

Scott and I saw *Cats: The Jellicle Ball* on Broadway on August 6, 2026. It’s a reimagining of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical *Cats,* set at a drag ball in Harlem. I had heard about it when it was playing off Broadway last year and was intrigued. My friends Karen and Liz saw it on Broadway and were crazy for it, said it was a smash and so much fun. I have no familiarity with *Cats* and have always distrusted it so I resisted. Scott (a very dear friend from Wisconsin) was ea

I'm a big fan of Verdi's Don Carlo and my favorite moment in it is the wicked mezzo's aria "O don fatale." Here's the great Russian mezzo Irina Arkhipova singing it in Russian! It sounds even more desperate and acidic when sung in Russian. BTW is Princess Eboli truly wicked or simply misunderstood?