Some filth or dementia from Ivy Lin
Dementia and filth in the same clip!
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Life’s a Blitch
Shakespeare Opera Theatre presented two American operas exploring themes of hypocrisy and deception — in a church!
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L’Olimpiade / Festival International d'Opéra Baroque & Romantique de Beaune
Giulio Prandi leads a performance of Pergolesi's opera recorded last month in Beaune
Streamed August 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Stabat Mater / BBC Proms
Federica Lombardi, Chiara Amarù, René Barbera, and Nicola Ulivieri lead a performance of Rossini's setting of Stabat Mater live from the Royal Albert Hall
Streamed August 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Faerie tale theatre
Zémire et Azor, André-Ernest-Modest Grétry‘s riff on “Beauty and the Beast”, gets a rare outing in the Berkshires.
Don’t go in the basement
Malin Byström is a radiant water nymph in the Bayerische Staatsoper‘s house-of-horrors-set Rusalka.
Some filth or dementia from Harry Rose
Not really sure what was going on here.
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Oberon / BBC Proms
Mark Elder conducts a performance of Weber's opera live from the Royal Albert Hall
Streamed August 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Hit me with your best shot
Dmitri Tcherniakov‘s production of Der Freischütz in Munich may fire a few blanks, but the musicians are all on target.
Bel canto snarl for bel canto snarl
Rising stars Chelsea Lehnea and Ricardo José Rivera are the protagonists of this week’s Grand Tier Grab Bag.
Some filth or dementia from Mat Hal
Who doesn’t love a slightly murky archival recording?
By Mat Hal
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Saint Francois d’Assise / Salzburg Festival
Maxime Pascal conducts a live performance of Messaien's opera from Salzburg with Philippe Sly in the title role
Streamed August 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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The juice is on the loose
The bonkers, bewildering Die ägyptische Helena begets a suitably lush musical and creative treatment at Bard SummerScape.
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Madama Butterfly / Santa Fe Opera
Karen Chia-ling Ho and Stephen Costello lead a performace recorded at The Santa Fe Opera last month
Streamed August 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Because I’m not one of your FANS!
Just in time for this month’s theme of filth or dementia, a review of Terrence McNally‘s Master Class from Central City Opera.
Some filth or dementia from Peter Russell
Ma che brutta figura per la lirica!
By Peter Russell
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Ariadne auf Naxos / Salzburg Festival
Manfred Honeck conducts Kate Lindsey, Christina Nilsson, Eric Cutler, and Ziyi Dai in a live broadcast from Salzburg
Streamed August 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Sealing the deal
The Bayerische Staatsoper’s summer festival wound down with Lotte de Beer’s darkly effective production of Gounod ’sFaust.
Some filth or dementia from Mister Snow
I sort of have a love/hate fascination with countertenors/male falsettists.
By Mister Snow
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Götterdämmerung / Bayreuth Festival
Christian Thielemann conducts Klaus Florian Vogt, Camilla Nylund, and Jochen Schmeckenbacher in a slightly delayed performance from Bayreuth
Streamed August 1, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Some filth or dementia from Myra Norman
Karina Gauvin slays for the slayed. Werk Bitch.
By Myra Norman
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Siegfried / Bayreuth Festival
Christian Thielemann conducts Klaus Florian Vogt, Camilla Nylund, and Michael Volle in a slightly delayed performance from Bayreuth
Streamed July 30, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Zubin Mehta is a great opera conductor
Zubin Mehta was a major part of musical life when I moved to Southern California in 1969, having started his tenure as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
By Mister Snow
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