Mother courage
Maxim Kolomiiets‘s urgent The Mothers of Kherson premieres in Warsaw ahead of its Metropolitan Opera run.
Artists in residence
Marina Rebeka and Jonas Kaufmann are heading to New York for Tosca, so Parterre Box offers a sample of the two of them in a different Puccini opera.
The virtue of being Verdi
At the Festival Verdi, the “mondi lontani” of Nabucco and Aida lead back to universal, Verdian virtues.
Another favorite mezzo performance from Mr. Portafiori
One of my favorite mezzo performances is Tatiana Troyanos in Cavalleria rusticana.
Broadcasts / Live Chat
Das Lied von der Erde
Josep Pons conducts Beth Taylor and Klaus Florian Vogt in a live broadcast from Saarbrücken
Streaming and discussion start today at 1:00 PM
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La fille du régiment
Evelino Pidò conducts Erin Morley and Xabier Anduaga in a live broadcast from Vienna
Streaming and discussion start Nov 7 at 1:00 PM
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Don Giovanni
Konstantin Krimmel sings the lead role in a performance recorded at the Edinburgh Festival
Streaming and discussion start Nov 14 at 1:00 PM
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Recent Stories
Broadcast
Siegfried / Bayerische Staatsoper
Benjamin Bruns, Simone Schneider, and Nicholas Brownlee star in a live performance from Munich
Streamed October 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Verdi Requiem / Teatro alla Scala
Riccardo Chailly conducts Anna Netrebko, Fabio Sartori, Ekaterina Gubanova, and Michele Pertusi in a live broadcast from Milan
Streamed October 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).
Lipsync for your life
Heartbeat Opera’s Queeney Todd draws together New York’s queer theater multiverse in a stunning drag production that breathes new life into the opera and leaves the audience in stitches.
A favorite mezzo performance from Ryan Ellermann
One of the greatest to ever do it.
By Ryan Ellermann
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Broadcast
Siegfried / Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Clay Hilley sings the title role with Elisabet Strid and Michael Volle in a performance conducted by Daniel Harding live from the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome
Streamed October 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Near, far, wherever you are
Parma’s annual Festival Verdi traversed “distant worlds” of crusades, conquests, and colonial struggles, stopping first in Peru for the seldom-heard Alzira.
Voices of the past
Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels’s Omar fascinates and frustrates in equal measure in Chicago.
A favorite mezzo performance from Elvira, back from the dead
Oralia Dominguez: deranged, demented, an absolute triumph.
By Elvira, back from the dead
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Wait, wait, don’t tell me
Seokyoung looks at how five different versions of “Un bel dì” support and subvert the stakes of Cio-Cio-San’s famous wait for Perspectives on an Aria.
A favorite mezzo performance from Ben Miller
Remember, kids: if you sing with a “splatty” chest you’ll lose access to your top, which is why Agnes Baltsa had such a short international career.
A favorite mezzo performance from Camille
One of the few truly great mezzos I’ve heard in the 21st century here at the Metropolitan.
By Camille
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Would you say I have a plethora of piñatas?
Domingo Hindoyan makes an auspicious debut as LA Opera’s Music Director against a distractingly busy production of Carmen.
A favorite mezzo performance from Carmen Paddock
Every Baroque opera could be more feral, especially when cross-dressing is involved.
Broadcast
Alcina / Royal Ballet and Opera
Lisette Oropesa stars opposite Emily D'Angelo, Mary Bevan, and Beth Taylor in a performance recorded this fall in London
Streamed October 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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The Gambler / Wexford Festival Opera
Valentin Uryupin conducts Prokofiev's opera in a performance recorded earlier this month at the Wexford Festival
Streamed October 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Der fliegende Holländer / Deutsche Oper Berlin
Giedrė Šlekytė conducts Tomasz Konieczny, Aušrine Stundytė, Attilio, Glaser and Tareq Nazmi in a live broadcast from Deutsche Oper Berlin.
Streamed October 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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A favorite mezzo performance from Ivy Lin
Elina Garanca has moved on from roles like Angelina in La Cenerentola, but this clip from 2001 shows why she became such a big star.
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La Cenerentola / Teatro San Carlo
Aigul Akhmetshina and Jack Swanson are Cinderella and her prince in a live broadcast from the Teatro San Carlo
Streamed October 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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A favorite mezzo performance from TildyDiva
Cheers to Teresa Berganza, a Cenerentola for the ages.
By TildyDiva
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A little slice of death
Lincoln in the Bardo fills its inaugural Metropolitan Opera run with musical delights and vibes—but how far can those go?
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La bohème / Metropolitan Opera
Kristina Mkhitaryan, Inna Demenkova, Adam Smith, and Anthony Clark Evans star in a live broadcast from New York
Streamed October 22, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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The pleasure principle
Lisette Oropesa casts a spell as the titular sorceress in the Royal Ballet and Opera’s fizzy revival of Alcina.
A favorite mezzo performance from Rick
I have chosen “Våren” (The Spring) which is one of my favorite Grieg songs and which is sung perfectly by Anne Sofie von Otter.
By Rick
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