I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town!
our own
Extraordinary conduct
Conductors, schlock, and 26-27, oh my! Make sure to weigh in on our next edition of The Talk of the Town.
She speaks!
It has become that time of evening… to opine during the latest round of The Talk of the Town.
Curioser and curioser
Three more months of The Talk of the Town means that we need your most sizzling takes!
She speaks!
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
Say it to my face
Two weeks remain for you to submit your thoughts for this spring’s The Talk of the Town.
I do declare
This spring’s Talk of the Town is craving your operatic dominance and your submissions by January 15.
Out of the mouths of babes
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.
Seen and heard
Mere days remain to contribute to The Talk of the Town for the rest of the year!
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
With so little to be sure of
One final appeal for you to share what most titillates you in the upcoming season for September’s The Talk of the Town
Talk it out
Mere days remain to make your voice heard for this summer’s The Talk of the Town!
Hey now, hear what I say now
A reminder to relax and refresh this summer by sharing your innermost operatic thoughts for The Talk of the Town
Strauss test
“Strauss makes me feel loved and like I am part of a world that is supernatural and extremely special,” says Elza van den Heever, the Met’s upcoming Salome, in a new feature at the Observer by parterre‘s very own Christopher Corwin.
Stimme der Ungehörten
All disciples of the box are reminded one final time to furnish operatic discussion material for the next quarter of The Talk of the Town
Beware the ides of March
But two weeks remain for readers to stoke the fires of daily discussion over at The Talk of the Town!
Pick a little, talk a little
Following the successful launch of the new regular feature The Talk of the Town in January, the team at the box is inviting contributions for a new quarter of operatic potpourri.
Video: Celebrating James Jorden
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
Celebrating James Jorden on February 3
Members of cher public are reminded that the upcoming celebration of the life and legacy of parterre box founder James Jorden will be held one week from today (February 3) at 2 PM EST in Adler Hall at the Society for Ethical Culture in New York City.
Celebrating 30 Years of parterre box
Readers, writers, and stars reflect on the 30th anniversary of “the most essential blog in opera” (NYT)
Stuffing and licking
parterre box turns 30 on Sunday and writers from around the box are reflecting on the legacy of founder James Jorden and three decades of “remembering when opera was queer and dangerous and exciting and making it that way again”
Bottoms were tougher in those days
parterre box turns 30 on Sunday and writers from around the box are reflecting on the legacy of founder James Jorden and three decades of “remembering when opera was queer and dangerous and exciting and making it that way again”
James Jorden, 1954-2023
The writers of the Box and James’s friends are saddened to announce the death of the inimitable founder of Parterre Box
“Even you, Mrs. Lovett, even I!”
On this day in 1979 Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler‘s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street opens at the Uris Theatre, to run 557 performances.
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).
Win a Free Ticket to Opening Night at the Met!
Quinn Kelsey and Lise Davidsen star in the Met's new Macbeth. We're giving away one ticket, so screw your courage to the sticking place and enter now!
