Maria Stuarda
Joyce DiDonato, Elza van den Heever and Matthew Polenzani star in this Live in HD presentation from January 19, 2013.
La Cieca
James Jorden (who wrote under the names "La Cieca" and "Our Own JJ") was the founder and editor of parterre box. During his 20 year career as an opera critic he wrote for the New York Times, Opera, Gay City News, Opera Now, Musical America and the New York Post. He also raised his voice in punditry on National Public Radio. From time to time he directed opera, including three unsuccessful productions of Don Giovanni. He also contributed a regular column on opera for the New York Observer. James died in October 2023.
Madama Butterfly
Kristine Opolais and Piero Pretti star in a performance from Vienna in 2016.
Take Me to the World
Tout le monde assembles online to celebrate the 90th birthday of Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim.
Xerxes
Stefan Herheim directs this Handel production for the Deutsche Oper am Rhein.
Metropolitan Opera At-Home Gala
Peter Gelb and Yannick Nézet-Séguin welcome over 40 Met stars to an online concert.
La traviata
Natalie Dessay, Matthew Polenzani and Dmitri Hvorostovsky star in this Live in HD video from April 14, 2012.
Il viaggio a Reims
Patrizia Ciofi, Daniela Barcellona, Annick Massis, Carmela Remigio and Juan Francisco Gatell are heard in this 2009 performance from La Scala.
‘Glass’ act
Katharine Hepburn is better than I remembered, including making a reasonable attempt at a Southern accent. And, of course, there is distinctive star quality to burn, as well as interpretive intelligence.
Her name is Barbra
Happy 78th birthday singer, actress and filmmaker Barbra Streisand.
The Merry Widow
Starring Renée Fleming, Kelli O’Hara and Nathan Gunn, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis. From January 17, 2015.
L’elisir d’amore
Ailyn Pérez, Matthew Polenzani and Ambrogio Maestri star in this 2015 live performance from Munich.
Les Contes d’Hoffmann
Starring Anna Netrebko, Kathleen Kim, Ekaterina Gubanova, Joseph Calleja and Alan Held, conducted by James Levine.
Fidelio
From April 29, 2019, a live performance from Vienna featuring Anne Schwanewilms and Brandon Jovanovich.
Tosca
Sonya Yoncheva heads the cast of this January 27, 2018 Live in HD telecast from the Met.
Hippolyte et Aricie
Simon Rattle leads this performance from November 2018 at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden.
Elektra
This Met Live in HD video stars Nina Stemme, Adrianne Pieczonka, Waltraud Meier and Eric Owens, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen.
Boris Godunov
Mussorgsky’s original 1868/69 version, as performed by the Bayerische Staatsoper.
Der Rosenkavalier
This Met Live in HD video stars Renée Fleming, Elina Garanca, Erin Morley and Günther Groissböck, conducted by Sebastian Weigle.
Capriccio
From the Vienna State Opera with Camilla Nylund, conducted by Michael Boder.
Adriana Lecouvreur
Cilea’s melodrama stars Anna Netrebko, Anita Rachvelishvili, Piotr Beczala and Ambrogio Maestri, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda.
Die Frau ohne Schatten
Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the Rotterdam Philharmonic in a performance recorded on February 17 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris.
Music for a Weill
Happy 72nd birthday soprano Catherine Malfitano.
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).