Questo e Quello
The Glimmerglass Festival premiered a searing examination of race, identity, and the fraught relationship between communities of color and law enforcement. Blue, with a score by Jeanine Tesori and libretto by Tazewell Thompson.
Promenade is a powder keg but the powder may not be as explosive as it hints.
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.
Happy 40th birthday to Broadway’s Laura Benanti.
Happy Bastille Day!
Born on this day in 1924 tenor Carlo Bergonzi.
Le Gateau Chocolat will make his Bayreuth Festival debut in a new production of Tannhäuser on July 25.
“…newfound celebrity on Twitter, where she is beloved by some of opera’s most ardent fans.”
Born on this day in 1895 soprano Kirsten Flagstad.
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, broadcast live from Aix-en-Provence, begins at 2:00 PM.
Will idea-free “think” pieces by millennials (among others) kill opera?
Trove Thursday presents a double dose of the Verdi Messa da Requiem performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Born on this day in 1931 actor and crooner Tab Hunter.
It’s good to see our old friends at Mad Libs are commissioning contemporary classical music.
Happy 50th birthday tenor Jonas Kaufmann.
The “duelling divas” Tosca starring Angel Blue and Catherine Malfitano, a live webcast from Aix-en-Provence, is starting now!
Born on this day in 1929 baritone Eberhard Waechter.
Can you imagine the filmmakers’ embarrassment when they suddenly realized they’d made a movie about Maria Callas by mistake?
>Born on this day in 1912 soprano Christel Goltz.
Born on this day in 1899 film director and producer George Cukor.
Marlis Petersen is the obsessed princess.
Born on this day in 1917, 1915 or, most likely, 1910, soprano Dorothy Kirsten.
“What happens when that music no longer comes easily, or when the public’s attention shifts elsewhere?”
Born on this day in 1889 writer, filmmaker and designer Jean Cocteau.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s Die Tote Stadt in a 1967 Vienna broadcast appropriately featuring three American stars: John Alexander, Marilyn Zschau, and George London.
