But also the gold-wrapped, log-shaped chocolate-hazelnut treats known as Gianduiotti (in homage to the opera's gold ring), rainbow trout (the "Ring" features a rainbow that leads to Valhalla) and flambéed rock shrimp (Brünnhilde's flaming rock).
I can't imagine I'll eat anything sweet after all of that, but I do: a Grand Marnier soufflé; opera cake with gold leaf glittering atop it; baba au rhum; macarons.
For Will Crutchfield, who conducted the Caramoor performances, grand opera constitutes "a gold mine for revivals since few of these works have been heard in the form in which they initially gained currency".
Her accessories are similar to previous Zeldas: Triforce apron (in red, blue and gold), opera-length pink gloves, golden diadem, gold pauldrons with chain, golden belt and Triforce earrings.
Puccini thought his "California gold rush" opera, La fanciulla del West (1910), among his best.
The most luscious is the California gold rush opera, The Girl of the Golden West (1910), based on David Belasco's play, which Puccini saw on Broadway.
Chroniclers record gorgeous costumes appearing in 17th-century ballet, opera, and dramatic offerings; gold brocades covered with lace, diamonds, emeralds, ribbons, and immense trains graced the stages of France.
The Czech National Theater announced yesterday that it was preparing an opera to commemorate the gold medal won by the Czech Republic's men's hockey team at the 1998 Olympic games in Nagano, Japan.
Puccini's California gold-rush opera is a terrific score, a pivotal work in his career, and seems at last to be getting the attention it deserves.
But when the opera's red-and-gold curtain rose, her seat was empty — for she was dead and probably already buried under the front porch of a cottage in Saint-Cloud.
