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Aleksandra Kurzak is Cio Cio San opposite Matthew Polenzani, Elizabeth DeShong, and Davide Luciano. Xian Zhang conducts this broadcast from New York
Windy City audiences can look forward to a a season of classics interspersed with a contemporary work and a world premiere
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Lise Davidsen, Brian Jadge, Judit Kutasi, Igor Golovatenko, Patrick Carfizzi, and Soloman Howard in a live broadcast from New York
Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads Nadine Sierra, Benjamin Bernheim, Samantha Hankey, Frederick Ballentine, and Will Liverman in a broadcast from New York
All animals are equal, but some are more equal that others in a live video relay of Alexander Raskatov‘s new opera from Vienna with Gennady Bezzubenkov, Wolfgang Bankl, Michael Gniffke, Andrei Popov, Stefan Astakhov, Karl Laquit, Artem Krutko, and Margaret Plummer and conducted by Alexander Soddy
In anticipation of a full review, cher public is invited to weigh in on the lamentable perruque situation in this season’s new forza
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the opening night of a new production with Lise Davidsen, Brian Jadge, Judit Kutasi, Igor Golovatenko, Patrick Carfizzi, and Soloman Howard
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts a 2023 performance of Mozart’s Requiem with Golda Schultz, Emily D’Angelo, Dmytro Popov, Vladyslav Buialskyi and a 2022 performance of the finale of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Elza van den Heever, Jamie Barton, Piotr Beczala, and Ryan Speedo Green
The Metropolitan Opera reveals its upcoming season
The first of the major American opera houses to announce its 2024-25 season did so today
Roberto Aronica, Lucas Meachem, Marta Torbidoni, Chiara Mogini, and Gianluca Buratto in a live broadcast from Bologna conducted by Renato Palumbo
A broadcast from fall 2023 featuring Charles Castronovo, Angela Meade, Quinn Kelsey, Liv Redpath, and Olesya Petrova conducted by Carlo Rizzi
The parterre team is glad to make available a professionally produced recording of the February 3rd memorial held in honor of parterre box founder James Jorden
A valentine from New York
Daniele Rustioni conducts Tamara Wilson in her Einspringerin debut in the title role alongside Brian Jagde, Clémentine Margaine, Maurizio Muraro, and Misha Kiria in a performance recorded last year in Paris
Carlo Lepore, Vuvu Mpofu, Giovanni Sala, Ya-Chung Huang, Karine Deshayes, and Markus Werba are conducted by Michele Mariotti in a live broadcast from Rome
Aziz Shokhakimov conducts Asmik Grigorian, Brandon Jovanovich, Violeta Urmana, and Roman Burdenko in the premiere of Benedict Andrews‘s production from Munich
Tell us: What was the best of 2025?
Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.
