I can resist everything but temptation I can resist everything but temptation

Born on this day in 1854 writer Oscar Wilde

on October 16, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Here a Leigh, there a Leigh Here a Leigh, there a Leigh

Judith Malafronte sits down with bass David Leigh who debuts as Rocco in Washington National Opera’s production of Fidelio next week

on October 15, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Oralia fixation Oralia fixation

Born on this day in 1925 mezzo soprano Oralia Dominguez

on October 15, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Fear itself Fear itself

Lately I’ve been preoccupied with Verdi and Il trovatore in particular anticipating the opera’s return to the Met later this month for the first time since 2018, this unusual deep-dive Chris’s Cache (on my birthday) is the result.

on October 14, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Electric slide Electric slide

Born on this day in 1952 composer Kaija Saariaho

on October 14, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Long heard about but never heard in Long heard about but never heard in

On this day in 1965 soprano Renata Scotto made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Cio-Cio San

on October 13, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Tears dry on their own Tears dry on their own

Born on this day in 1935 tenor Luciano Pavarotti

on October 12, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Tosca Tosca

Xian Zhang conducts Aleksandra Kurzak, SeokJong Baek, and George Gagnidze in a live broadcast from New York

on October 11, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Peter Grimes Peter Grimes

Michele Mariotti conducts Allan Clayton, Sophie Bevan, Simon Keenlyside, Clive Bayley, Jacques Imbrailo, and Catherine Wyn-Rogers in a live broadcast from Rome

on October 11, 2024 at 9:00 AM
The flip side of filth The flip side of filth

To the extent that singers should be considered stewards of their repertoire, equating bad singing to whatever “verismo” is will only be to the detriment of verismo.

on October 11, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Cabinet drama Cabinet drama

On this day in 1967 the Metropolitan Opera debuts of mezzo Teresa Berganza as Cherubino and baritone Tom Krause as Count Almaviva

on October 11, 2024 at 6:00 AM
But joys all want eternity But joys all want eternity

Maximalism was on the menu last weekend at the Philadelphia Orchestra.

on October 10, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Throat GOAT Throat GOAT

Born on this day in 1924 soprano Leyla Gencer

on October 10, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Grounded Grounded

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Emily D’Angelo, Ellie Dehn, Ben Bliss, and Greer Grimsley in an opening night broadcast of Jeanine Tesori and George Brant‘s new opera from the Met

on October 09, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Nosedive Nosedive

It’s not so much that I hated the Met Opera’s Grounded. I’m just not convinced that it should have been an opera.

on October 09, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Count him in Count him in

On this day in 1986 baritone Thomas Hampson made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Count Almaviva

on October 09, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Easter vigilantes Easter vigilantes

Chris’s Cache celebrates an “Easter in October” gala with five special pirate recordings of Cavalleria Rusticana from the Met featuring four prima donnas whose Santuzze never got a Saturday broadcast and one whose did: Giulietta Simionato, Fiorenza Cossotto, Régine Crespin, Rita Hunter and Mignon Dunn.

on October 08, 2024 at 9:00 AM