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Live from the Bayreuth Festival.
Giovanni Pacini’s 1827 opera, revived for the first time since the 19th century.
Alex Esposito and Lisette Oropesa star at the Teatro Real de Madrid.
Tonight’s chat is late (10:00 PM EDT / 7:00 PM PDT) and based on a pay-per-view event, but….
The final broadcast of the season.
“I’ve never laughed so much nor been so moved by a Zauberflöte until Simon McBurney’s where even its Busby Berkeley-flavored finale brought tears to my eyes.”
Tomasz Konieczny stars as the accursed Dutchman in Wagner’s haunting ghost story.
“Following her sublime Met debut two weeks ago leading Don Giovanni, Nathalie Stutzmann once again led a fleet and transparent reading full of ravishing detail.”
“One consistent feature was a tendency across the cast to tip from recitative into aria with no pause for breath or thought. The effect was almost naturalistic—if such a thing were possible in opera—and was just one example of the many ways in which the night’s music felt fresh, even urgent.”
Giacomo Meyerbeer’s Singspiel in three acts, as broadcast from Bonn Opera.
Peter Mattei heads a luxe cast conducted by Nathalie Stutzmann.
Performance from November 9, 2022.
Aleksandra Kurzak and Xabier Anduaga star.
“The current Met revival, while not perfect, has much to feel joyful and excited about.”
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.
