Cavalcade of stars
Back-to-back casts in the Metropolitan Opera’s revivals of Madama Butterfly and La traviata offer ample opportunity for soprano-gazing.
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Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno / Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Gianluca Capuano conducts Johanna Wallroth, Anna Bonitatibus, Raffaele Pe, and Ed Lyon in a live broadcast from Rome
Streamed April 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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A favorite art song performance from Ben Miller
It’s not where you start but where you Finnish
By Ben Miller
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Innocence / Metropolitan Opera
The opening night of Kaija Saariaho's final opera, live from New York
Streamed April 6, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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French revolution
Benjamin Bernheim opens up to Emma Hoffman about what really makes a French tenor ahead of his New York recital debut.
A favorite art song performance from Timothy Gray
Wolfgang Holzmair‘s performance was amazing in its personal and intimate approach.
By Timothy Gray
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Asp and you shall receive
A first-time operagoer is lured to Thaïs at Opera Idaho by the promise of a new experience… and Neil, the Burmese python
By Drew Godbehere
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A favorite art song performance from Peter Russell
William Parker‘s career launch coincided with the closet door fully opening for American male classical vocalists; the cruel irony is that Will was also an early AIDS casualty, gone in 1993 at 49.
By Peter Russell
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La gioconda / Metropolitan Opera
Renata Tebaldi, Carlo Bergonzi, Fiorenza Cossotto, and Cornell MacNeil are the golden age quartet in a performance of Ponchielli's opera from 1968
Streamed April 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Pelléas et Mélisande / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Wigglesworth conducts Huw Montague Rendall and Sophie Bevan in the title roles in a performance recorded last week in Glasgow.
Streamed April 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Youth has no age
Led by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Yoann Combémorel, the Curtis Symphony Orchestra proves themselves the equal of any major American orchestra in a program of Mahler, Wagner, and Dawson.
A favorite art song performance from feliks
This song has always been one of my favorites.
By feliks
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A favorite art song performance from Remko Jas
The song recitals I remember most vividly were, unsurprisingly, the most vivid ones.
By Remko Jas
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My 600 performance life
Parterre Box acknowledges Riccardo Muti‘s 600th performance with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra by highlighting two of his favorite singers — under a different conductor.
A favorite art song performance from Krunoslav
The staggeringly great Ukraine-born Jewish bass Mark Reizen sings “The Ebullient Kura Swirls” a/k/a “The Persian Love Song” by Moldova-born Jewish composer Anton Rubinstein.
By Krunoslav
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Anime sante degli avi
Madama Butterfly confronts anime, virtual reality, and weeaboos in Matthew Ozawa‘s bold production at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Sfortuna nell’amore vale fortuna al giuoco
Parterre Box is announcing a formal partnership with Kalshi Inc.
A favorite art song performance from Ivy Lin
Frida Leider is a major Wagnerian soprano who does not sound like a Wagnerian soprano.
Hit me with your best Shoshty
Barrie Kosky’s zany production of The Nose time-steps back onto the Komische Oper Berlin stage.
A favorite bass performance from Michael Anthonio
As a (former) bass singer myself, I’ve always been captivated by this aria.
Suffering a sea-change
Calixto Bieito‘s production of Idomeneo at La Monnaie is anchored by a committed cast, but gets swept up in pseudo-psychoanalytic imagery — and foot fetishism.
Which witch?
Washington National Opera offered a searing production of Robert Ward’s opera The Crucible, directed by WNO Artistic Director Francesca Zambello, as the second installment in the company’s next chapter.
A favorite performance from Margarete Cum Klose
Pure class. Kurt Moll really knew his own voice inside out.
By Margarete Cum Klose
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Un ballo in maschera / Berlin Staatsoper Unter den Linden
Enrique Mazzola conducts a live performance from Berlin starring Charles Castronovo, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Anna Netrebko, and Anna Kissjudit
Streamed March 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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