A diletti sempre nuovi A diletti sempre nuovi

On this day in 1883 the Metropolitan Opera presented its very first Traviata. Marcella Sembrich is Violetta

on November 05, 2024 at 6:00 AM
The cheese stands alone The cheese stands alone

Strike Up the Band! cried the brothers Gershwin (and book-writers George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind) in the first of their three satirical, vaguely political operettas—sort of jazz Gilbert & Sullivan—that they dreamed up in the late 1920s.

on November 04, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Tenue farfalla Tenue farfalla

A revival of Huang Ruo’s M. Butterfly, a co-production between the Barbican and BBC Symphony Orchestra, landed in London last week.

on November 04, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Pole of the audience Pole of the audience

Happy 52nd birthday baritone Mariusz Kwiecien

on November 04, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Norma conquest Norma conquest

Born on this day in 1801 composer Vincenzo Bellini

on November 03, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Andrea Chénier Andrea Chénier

A performance from Théâtre des Champs-Elysées recorded earlier this month

on November 02, 2024 at 9:00 AM
First things first, I’m the realist First things first, I’m the realist

Born on this day in 1906, film, stage and opera director and designer Luchino Visconti

on November 02, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Rigoletto Rigoletto

A live broadcast from New York

on November 01, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Neither fish nor fowl Neither fish nor fowl

Nigel Wilkinson reviews Kris Defoort‘s kaleidoscopic, unsettling new opera in Brussels.

on November 01, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Tucker and roll Tucker and roll

The Richard Tucker Foundation Gala has always been a big annual celebration of the voice with an emphasis on big-voiced singers in big repertoire (not much Wagner usually, though…). Like so many reliable operatic institutions it has struggled for survival after the pandemic.

on November 01, 2024 at 9:00 AM
<em>Tristan und Isolde</em>, Act II <em>Tristan und Isolde</em>, Act II

Lise Davidsen takes her first sip of Liebestrank in a live broadcast from Munich

on November 01, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Angel on my shoulder Angel on my shoulder

Born on this day in 1923 soprano Victoria de los Angeles

on November 01, 2024 at 6:00 AM
The chimes of midnight The chimes of midnight

Aside from a tour with the LSO this spring, this was, I believe, the only time Antonio Pappano would be conducting in the US this season. This made the concert at Symphony Hall a real treat.

on October 31, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Draculette reborn Draculette reborn

Happy was I to attend the Celebrity Opera Series presentation Saturday night at BroadStage, mere blocks from my humble abode in Santa Monica as Anglela Gheorghiu was making an eagerly awaited return for the first time since her debut here in 2013.

on October 31, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Delle tombe il gemito tre volte a me parlò Delle tombe il gemito tre volte a me parlò

Happy Halloween, Parterrians!

on October 31, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Every Wally shall be exalted Every Wally shall be exalted

Once again inspired by Harry’s verismo tract, Chris’s Cache unleashes a La Wally avalanche of complete performances of Alfredo Catalani’s opera featuring Renata Tebaldi, Magda Olivero, Carol Neblett, Stefka Evstatieva, and Eva-Maria Westbroek in the title role.

on October 30, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Which witch is which? Which witch is which?

Stephen Schwartz‘s Wicked premiered on this day in 2003

on October 30, 2024 at 6:00 AM