Parterre Box

A favorite Verdi performance from Remko Jas

Elisabeth Grümmer was, of course, very good at Wagnerian prayers, but she also shines in this Verdi prayer.

By Remko Jas 18 comments

Don’t tread on Marie

Boston Lyric Opera’s Revolutionary War-set Daughter of the Regiment prioritizes accessibility without losing its charm.

By Harry Rose 22 comments

The Talk of the Town

A favorite Verdi performance from Ben Miller

The dictionary definition of Kuntenserven.

By Ben Miller 38 comments

Performance Review

As a hero going to conquest

A joint Beethoven–Adams program conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk suggests a way forward for the embattled Boston Symphony Orchestra.

By Montagu James 1 comment

Grand Tier Grab Bag

Rizzin’ to the occasion

Parterre Box features the Met’s current Eugene Onegin, Iurii Samoilov, in a performance of Rossini ahead of a return to Pesaro this summer.

By Parterre Box 29 comments

The Talk of the Town

A favorite Verdi performance from Timothy Gray

When I was a fledgling opera enthusiast, professors at a small-town Wisconsin college routinely travelled to Chicago for Lyric Opera performances.

By Parterre Box 45 comments

Performance Review

‘Tis almost fairy time

Curtis Opera and a charming cast of young singers cast a spell with their beguiling production of Britten‘s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

By David Fox Comment

Grand Tier Grab Bag

Artists in residence

Marina Rebeka and Jonas Kaufmann are heading to New York for Tosca, so Parterre Box offers a sample of the two of them in a different Puccini opera.

Grand Tier Grab Bag

The Guy for the job

Köln’s current Rigoletto, the debonair Korean baritone Insik Choi, is this week’s Grand Tier Grab Bag featured artist.

Grand Tier Grab Bag

Contained vehemence

The operatically elusive Marianne Crebassa is in Parterre Box‘s spotlight this week ahead of La clemenza di Tito in Barcelona.

Grand Tier Grab Bag

The girls are back in town

Anita Rachvelishvili and Saioa Hernandez are headed back to New York and this week’s Grand Tier Grab Bag features them together in a performance from July.

Grand Tier Grab Bag

In Gleiß und Zeir

Iwona Sobotka, a favorite of Riccardo Muti, is this week’s featured Grand Tier Grab Bag artist

Grand Tier Grab Bag

Setting it ablaze

Tamara Wilson completes her first Ring Cycle as Brünnhilde next month, and Parterre Box celebrates with a clip of her in Siegfried.

The Talk of the Town

A favorite Verdi performance from Darby Fegan

Anna Tomowa-Sintow, “Ernani Involami,” from the MET Centenial Gala, 1983.

By Darby Fegan 55 comments

Performance Review

They don’t stoop to conquer

The countertenors conquer the day in Handel‘s Giulio Cesare in Egitto at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

By Madison Schindele 4 comments

The Talk of the Town

A favorite Verdi performance from CKurwenal

Like probably all of us, there are so many different things I could have submitted for a favorite Verdi performance.

By CKurwenal 51 comments

Broadcast

Der fliegende Holländer / Wiener Staatsoper

A live video broadcast from Vienna starring Thomas Konieczny

Streamed May 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM

68 comments

Feature

“Modern convention is the oddity”

Michael Spyres talks to Kevin Ng about his winding path as a baritenor, which composer he wants to conquer next, and how he makes Wagner work in his voice — and in his native Ozarks.

By Kevin Ng 58 comments

The Talk of the Town

A favorite Verdi performance from La Grunowa

I realize Igor Gorin did not sing much Verdi except for a few Papa Germonts, yet this performance of the famous baritone aria from Attila I claim is well-night perfect singing.

By La Grunowa 41 comments

Broadcast

Billy Budd / Opéra de Lyon

Sean Michael Plumb, Derek Walton, and Paul Appleby lead a performance recorded last month in Lyon

Streamed May 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM

Comment

Broadcast

Eugene Onegin / Metropolitan Opera

Iurii Samoilov and Asmik Grigorian star in a live broadcast from New York

Streamed May 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM

233 comments

Talk of the Town

The Talk of the Town

A favorite mezzo performance from Damian

This performance by Marilyn Horne has always stunned me and everyone I play it for.

The Talk of the Town

A favorite mezzo performance from Remko Jas

Some singers only need a few seconds to show what they are all about. Listen to Ursula Hesse von den Steinen in this stunning performance to see what I mean.

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Another favorite mezzo performance from Mr. Portafiori

One of my favorite mezzo performances is Tatiana Troyanos in Cavalleria rusticana.

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A favorite mezzo performance from Ryan Ellermann

One of the greatest to ever do it.

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A favorite mezzo performance from Elvira, back from the dead

Oralia Dominguez: deranged, demented, an absolute triumph.

The Talk of the Town

A favorite mezzo performance from Ben Miller

Remember, kids: if you sing with a “splatty” chest you’ll lose access to your top, which is why Agnes Baltsa had such a short international career.

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A favorite Verdi performance from Ryan Ellerman

Luminous Lucia Popp’s “Caro Nome” beams with Gilda’s youthful passion, displaying Popp’s signature bright, beautiful timbre and magnificent coloratura.

By Ryan Ellerman 12 comments

Broadcast

Turandot / Atlanta Opera

Angela Meade, Jonathan Burton, and Juliana Grigoryan star in a live video broadcast from Atlanta Opera

Streamed May 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM

14 comments

The Talk of the Town

A favorite Verdi performance from Marina Rebeka

While studying Un ballo in maschera for my Vienna role debut next January, I came across this beautiful ‘Ecco l’orrido campo’ amazingly performed by Montserrat Caballé.

By Marina Rebeka 77 comments