Agnes of God Agnes of God

Happy 80th birthday mezzo-soprano Agnes Baltsa

on November 19, 2024 at 6:00 AM
A Christmas story A Christmas story

This archly traditional production of La bohème was a little shaky on opening night. It nevertheless had a full complement of sterling individual performances to take us on home.

on November 18, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Gente là dentro Gente là dentro

On this day in 1974 tenor Jose Carreras made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Cavardossi

on November 18, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Bei sogni del tempo primiero Bei sogni del tempo primiero

On this day in 1839 Verdi‘s Oberto premiered in Milan

on November 17, 2024 at 6:00 AM
That is really a noise! That is really a noise!

On this day in 1926 the US Premiere and first Metropolitan Opera performance of Puccini‘s Turandot.

on November 16, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Character assassination Character assassination

Austin Opera’s 2024 production of The Manchurian Candidate proved to be a daring and timely commentary on political power in America, shortly after the 2024 election, just as it had been before the 2016 election.

on November 15, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Tosca Tosca

A live broadcast from New York

on November 15, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Things will be great when you’re downtown Things will be great when you’re downtown

On this day in 1918 soprano Rosa Ponselle made her Metropolitan Opera debut, and her first appearance in opera, as Leonora

on November 15, 2024 at 6:00 AM
On an evening in Roma On an evening in Roma

After an uneven gala performance of Tosca on Tuesday, I’m not sure what the Met means by “celebrating Puccini.”

on November 14, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Sie jagt dich auf, schreiend entfliehst du Sie jagt dich auf, schreiend entfliehst du

Born on this day in 1926 soprano Leonie Rysanek

on November 14, 2024 at 6:00 AM
La bohème La bohème

A live broadcast from New York

on November 13, 2024 at 12:00 PM
If I rest, I Rustioni If I rest, I Rustioni

“The Metropolitan Opera announced the appointment of Daniele Rustioni to the position of Principal Guest Conductor for a three-year term.”

on November 13, 2024 at 11:13 AM
Afraid of their own shadows Afraid of their own shadows

Later this month the Met at last revives its striking Herbert Wernicke production of Die Frau ohne Schatten, prompting a Chris’s Cache preview of three live recordings of Strauss and Hofmannsthal’s fanciful if knotty masterpiece.

on November 13, 2024 at 9:00 AM
You can hear the grass as it grows You can hear the grass as it grows

Born on this day in 1914 librettist and composer John La Touche

on November 13, 2024 at 6:00 AM
<em>Aïda</em>, harder not smarter <em>Aïda</em>, harder not smarter

With Boston Lyric Opera’s largest opera production of the season already well behind us, the one-off semi-staged gala performance of Aïda held on Sunday at Emerson College’s Colonial Theatre to support the company’s vast education and community engagement apparatus, was a particularly enticing entry on the Boston cultural calendar.

on November 12, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Mixte blessings Mixte blessings

I was just moderately excited when LA Opera announced that French tenor Benjamin Bernheim would be coming to concertize at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, 90210.

on November 12, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Talk about Popp muzik Talk about Popp muzik

Born on this day in 1939 soprano Lucia Popp

on November 12, 2024 at 6:00 AM