The Talk of the Town Niel Rishoi says you must watch Maytime Jeanette MacDonald singing in her movies got the ball rolling for my lifelong interest in opera. By Niel Rishoi May 23, 2025 at6:00 AM 37 comments Here from 1937’s Maytime is her entrancing rendition of Delibes‘s “Les filles de cadix.” Topics: opera on the big screen, The Talk of the Town Comments Tell us: What’s your favorite Verdi performance? Tell us: What’s your favorite Verdi performance? Sponsored Tell us: What’s your favorite Verdi performance? Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town! Parterre Box Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town! Parterre Box Recommended A favorite art song performance from Remko Jas A favorite art song performance from Krunoslav Sign up for our free Newsletter. Email Income Address Subscribed Sign Up We will never sell or share your information without your consent. See our privacy policy. Support Parterre Box Donate to keep opera's liveliest publication free and independent. No paywalls, no institutional backing, no bootlicking.