S’ouvre à sa voix
Per Instagram, Anita Rachvelishvili made an appearance at a Europe Day concert in Tblisi earlier today
Parterre Box
AAPI Heritage with the Metropolitan Opera
An concert and discussion celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month presented by WQXR and featuring performances by Siman Chung, Yi Li, Ying Fang, and pianist Katelan Tran Terrell, as well as conversation with Debra Lew Harder, Huang Ruo, and Mimi Lien
Lohengrin
A live broadcast from Vienna conducted by Christian Thielemann starring David Butt Philip, Georg Zeppenfeld, Malin Byström, Martin Gantner, and Anja Kampe
El Niño
Marin Alsop conducts Julia Bullock, Daniela Mack, Davóne Tines, and countertenors Siman Chung, Key’mon W. Murrah, and Eric Jurenas in a broadcast from New York
Die Walküre
Arthur Fagen conducts Viktor Antipenko, Greer Grimsley, Laura Wilde, Christine Goerke, and Gretchen Krupp in Tomer Zvulun‘s new production from The Atlanta Opera
Jenufa
Juraj Valcuha conducts Charles Workman, Robert Watson, Karita Mattila, and Cornelia Beskow in a live broadcast from Rome
Madama Butterfly
Asmik Grigorian, in her Met debut run as Cio Cio San, along with Jonathan Tetelman, Lucas Meachem, and Elizabeth DeShong are conducted by Xian Zhang
Carmen
Diego Matheuz conducts Clémentine Margaine, Michael Fabiano, Ailyn Pérez and Ryan Speedo Green in a broadcast from New York
Fire Shut Up in My Bones
Evan Rogister conducts Ryan Speedo Green, Latonia Moore, and Brittany Renee in a performance recorded earlier this spring
ARC de triomphe
Opera Philadelphia confirms reports that countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo will serve as its next General Director and President, taking the place of the dearly departing David Devan.
El Niño
Marin Alsop conducts Julia Bullock, J’Nai Bridges, Davóne Tines, and countertenors Siman Chung, Key’mon W. Murrah, and Eric Jurenas in a broadcast from New York
Turandot
Olga Maslova, SeokJong Baek, Carlo Bosi, Simon Lim, and Valeria Sepe are conducted by Zubin Mehta in a live broadcast from Florence
La Rondine
Speranza Scappucci conducts Angel Blue, Jonathan Tetelman, Emily Pogorelc, and Dekhzod Davronov in a broadcast from New York
Turandot
Oksana Lyniv conducts Christine Goerke, Gabriella Reyes, and Roberto Alagna in a broadcast from New York
Blinded by the light
Which beloved American opera company is urging patrons to keep the faith by hiring a controversial artist as its next General Director?
La Damnation de Faust
A performance recorded last month from the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées conducted by Cristian M?celaru featuring Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Stéphanie d’Oustrac, and Jean Teitgen
Die Fledermaus
Celebrating 150 years of Strauss‘s opera with a 1986 performance featuring Kiri Te Kanawa, Håkan Hagegård, Judith Blegen, Tatiana Troyanos, David Rendall, and Michael Devlin conducted by Jeffrey Tate
Mefistofele
Nicola Luisotti conducts Alex Esposito, Piero Pretti, Maria Agresta, Kamelia Kader, and Maria Teresa Leva in a live opening night broadcast from Venice
La Sonnambula
Francesco Lanzillotta conducts a live broadcast from Rome as Lisette Oropesa makes a role debut as Amina alongside John Osborn and Roberto Tagliavini
Fire Shut Up in My Bones
Evan Rogister conducts Ryan Speedo Green, Latonia Moore, and Brittany Renee in a broadcast from New York
Elektra
Nina Stemme dances to death with Michaela Schuster, Elza van den Heever, and Johan Reuter in a live performance from Berlin conducted by Kirill Petrenko
La Gioconda
Antonio Pappano conducts a high-profile performance from the Salzburg Easter Festival with Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann,, Tareq Nazmi, Eve-Maud Hubeaux, Luca Salsi, and Agnieszka Rehlis
L’elisir d’amore
A re-broadcast of a 1974 performance with Luciano Pavarotti, Judith Blegen, John Reardon, and Ezio Flagello conducted by Max Rudolf
La Rondine
An alternative Rondine from Milan featuring Mariangela Sicilia, Rosalia Cid, Matteo Lippi, and Giovanni Sala conducted by Riccardo Chailly
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).