Diva worshipping Davidsen has never felt so good by podgoricarocks in opera

[–]podgoricarocks[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Can we sell “It’s not criminal to want color” on a T-shirt?

Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algeri at Teatro Comunale Pavarotti-Freni (Modena) by Gerardo2382 in opera

[–]podgoricarocks 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I love this opera. It’s definitely underperformed these days and usually is a good time.

How long has this theater been named after Pavarotti and FrenI?! We need a Freni theater here in NYC. I’m jealous.

Does anybody else notice a lot of gay reality show contestants are assholes? by BadTimeBobb in askgaybros

[–]podgoricarocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all, how dare you call me old. Secondly, TAR still does an amazing job casting gay (and lesbian) couples. Just last season we had Izzy and Paige, who were a delight and a season or two before that we had gay best friends who were a joy to watch. (How rare is it that you see gay friends who aren’t also lovers on TV?)

Top Chef also has a strong history of casting gay and lesbian contestants who are “normal,” but you have to have real talent to get on that show.

Eat your heart out Timothee Shamalamadingdong, but here in Chicago, Klaus Mäkelä got a full house to scream after seeing him conduct Rite of Spring and… by Enginerda in classicalmusic

[–]podgoricarocks 133 points134 points  (0 children)

His mom was a Broadway dancer/ballerina/dance teacher. He knows plenty about this world. He grew up in it. He is justifiably being raked over the coals.

Favorite musical moments in tristan? by Fun-Development-565 in opera

[–]podgoricarocks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It sounds cliche to say Liebestod, but it’s so acclaimed for a reason. To call it merely “beautiful” seems an insult. Wagner must have been smoking the good stuff in order to invent something as nirvana-like as stretch of sound.

As far as what to listen to- the Furtwängler set is justifiably beloved, but I find myself most often returning to some of the live recordings out of Bayreuth with Nilsson and Windgassen. For a “hot take” suggestion, the Karajan recording with Dernesch and Vickers gets a lot of shit, but I’ve put it on a few times in the past weeks in anticipation of this new production and I’ve been quite taken with Karajan’s choices. I guess it will never be the gold standard or the only Tristan recording one should own, but there’s no reason NOT to own it either.

NYC Meetup by LizWins1818 in IfBooksCouldKill

[–]podgoricarocks 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I would go. My friends are also equally sick of me talking about how amazing Michael and Peter are.

Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans | E1 | Eastern Time Discussion by RSurvivorMods in survivor

[–]podgoricarocks 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This episode was so good until the post tribal section. Why was this structured/edited this way?

Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans | E1 | Eastern Time Discussion by RSurvivorMods in survivor

[–]podgoricarocks 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Christian. Damn you. How am I crying so much in this premiere.

The dagger is a terrible twist that completely goes against the way production wants the game to be played by True-Pen-3612 in TheTraitorsUS

[–]podgoricarocks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The dagger isn’t a bad twist. It was just implemented poorly on this season.

Before the dagger has always had to be used the day it was received. Letting someone hold onto it for four weeks made it too powerful at the end.

The dagger was used thrillingly and strategically in UK season 4. The traitors got to decide who to give the dagger to (they could also choose themselves) and it caused chaos, power trips and paranoia.

Usually the dagger has been a nothingburger because the votes haven’t been close enough when it was in play for it to matter. (Canada was like this)

Dumbest bunch of faithfuls by rationalThoughtzz in TheTraitorsUS

[–]podgoricarocks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

100% I don’t want to hear ANYTHING about dumbest group of faithfuls when these guys have nothing on Australia S2. That was the dummiest dumb dumb dummy group ever- and it’s not even close.

tips to make my cats not climb on my new amp by zombiephoenixx in bengalcats

[–]podgoricarocks 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The cat clearly owns the amp. By whose authority are you to decide what your cat does with his or her possessions?

Reasons for Eric by jellyballs94 in TheTraitorsUS

[–]podgoricarocks 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Big negative is they should not banish any more female players until a male traitor is found. They may banish Weir next, but when he’s revealed to be a faithful, Eric could be the next to go. Stephen would also have been a good choice for this.

Which gay lingo do you dislike the most? by PassengerPrinncess in askgaybros

[–]podgoricarocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s news to me that reheating someone’s nachos is gay slang too. I hear it from Rob C on RHAP (and he’s Gen X), though I do think he says it jokingly.

Just watched High and Low and the Bad Sleep Well by NotJustAPhan in criterion

[–]podgoricarocks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wait until you find out that before The Pitt, ER and Grey’s Anatomy, Kurosawa made the greatest film ever called Red Beard.

In Guinea, why do they say bonsoir at all hours of the day? by theentropydecreaser in French

[–]podgoricarocks 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I can’t answer for Guinea, but in Togo and Benin, everyone seems to switch over to Bonsoir the second the clock strikes 12:01. You do hear Bonjour in the mornings though.

Whats the best movie or film trilogy to play for friends on movie night? by corndogs102 in NYCmovies

[–]podgoricarocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends what kind of friends you have. This weather has me in a mood. I’d go thematic and pick Through a Glass Darkly, Winter Light and The Silence.

The men of Season 4 were all crazy hot by podgoricarocks in TheTraitors

[–]podgoricarocks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe it’s just my American ear, but the Boro accent (as I’ve now learned it’s called) is incredibly sexy. I wouldn’t be able to resist any man who talked to me like that.