Nothing makes me feel better than Der Rosenkavalier
Der Rosenkavalier is a three-hour meditation on nostalgia. What could be better to bathe in?
By Ben Miller
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Parterre Box
Rock ‘n’ Tyrol
Parterre Box features an exclusive sample of Lawrence Brownlee‘s jump-in performance in La sonnambula from this weekend
Nothing makes me feel better than War and Peace
‘Comfort opera.’ Hmm… I had to give this one some thought.
By Nigel Wilkinson
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Nothing makes me feel better than L’incoronazione di Poppea
I have listened to this clip on the way to every first date I’ve ever been on.
By Harry Rose
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Seen and heard
Mere days remain to contribute to The Talk of the Town for the rest of the year!
Nothing makes me feel better than The Cunning Little Vixen
The opera is life affirming, but also recognizes that life comes to an end.
By Ethel Clutterbuck
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Mommy and me
Today’s Grand Tier Grab Bag features Chiara Isotton and Joyce El-Khoury as two murderous mommies in the final scene of Cherubini‘s Medea (and Medée)
Nothing makes me feel better than Elektra
My comfort opera is Elektra. Yes, you read correctly, Elektra.
By Peter Feliks
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Nothing makes me feel better than the 1961 performance of Turandot
The old Nilsson/Corelli radio checks from the 1960s are a reminder that what this opera needs are VOICES.
By Ivy Lin
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Nothing makes me feel better than Roberta Peters in Die Zauberflöte
Other queens have been richer of voice or more dramatically compelling, but none I have ever heard succeeds in sounding something other than human.
By Jon Taylor/Armerjacquino
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Nothing makes me feel better than Conchita Supervia
Conchita Supervia (1895-1936), Spanish mezzo, never fails to lift my spirits, in practically everything she sang.
By Lisa Hirsch
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Nothing makes me feel better than Tosca
Suck it, Joseph Kerman: Puccini’s “Shabby Little Shocker” has outlived you and will probably bury us all.
By Peter Russell
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Nothing makes me feel better than Grisélidis
From an early age I knew I should have been French.
By Belfagor
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Folle ebbrezza!
Today’s Grand Tier Grab Bag features a snippet from Carolina López Moreno and Antonio Pappano‘s recent Rondine in London.
Next season I’m excited for Bellini operas at the Met
We will have two Bellinis in new productions, with the best possible casts that can be assembled.
By Last Castrato
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Next season I’m excited for Handel oratorios
Messiah remains ubiquitous, but several of Handel’s other superb English oratorios will be given enticing performances during the 2025-26 season.
By Christopher Corwin
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Polish and poise
Today’s Grand Tier Grab Bag offers Raehann Bryce-Davis in Marina’s aria from a broadcast of Boris conducted by Vasily Petrenko.
Next season I’m excited for Andrea Chénier
Next season I am looking forward to performances of Andrea Chénier at the Met.
By Moe Rear
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Next season I’m excited for Götterdämmerung
Atlanta Opera’s Götterdämmerung (Stage Direction Tomer Zvulun with set design Erhard Rom).
By Ortrud Jones
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Next season I’m excited for The Death of Klinghoffer
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino presents John Adams’s The Death of Klinghoffer next May.
By Kevin Ng
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Next season I’m excited for Palm Beach Opera
Palm Beach Opera has listed its 3 operas for next year — La bohème, The Pearl Fishers, and Rigoletto — but has not listed any casting yet!
By Mister Snow
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Before the fall
If you haven’t yet sounded off for this fall’s The Talk of the Town, what on earth are you waiting for?
By Parterre Box
Next season I’m excited for Corinne Winters in Il trittico
Corinne Winters will take on a trio of roles in Puccini’s Trittico in Houston.
By fletcher
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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).