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Mon
Dialogues des Carmélites
Joyce El-Khoury, Stéphanie d’Oustrac, Leah Hawkins, Deanna Breiwick, and Patricia Racette star in a performance recorded in Dallas last fall.
Streaming and discussion start today at 7:00 PM
1 comment
Thu
Mitridate, re di Ponto
Giovanni Sala, Sara Blanch, Mariangela Sicilia, and Franco Fagioli star in a live broadcast from Naples conducted by Riccardo Frizza
Streaming and discussion start Sep 24 at 1:00 PM
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Sat
L’incoronazione di Poppea
Francesco Corti conducts Giulia Semenzato, Arianna Vendittelli, Roberta Mameli, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Trevor Eliot Bowes, and Lucile Richardot in a performance recorded in at the Drottningholm Court Theater in Stockholm
Streaming and discussion start Sep 26 at 12:00 PM
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Sat
Pagliacci & Cavalleria rusticana
Corinne Winters, Riccardo Massi, SeokJong Baek, Raehann Bryce-Davis, and Roman Burdenko lead a performance recorded earlier this month in Amsterdam.
Streaming and discussion start Sep 26 at 1:00 PM
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Sat
Simon Boccanegra
George Petean, Eleonora Buratto, Freddie De Tommaso, and Alexander Vinogradov star in a performance recorded last April in Munich
Streaming and discussion start Sep 26 at 1:30 PM
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Sat
Sasha Cooke
Sasha Cooke performs an eclectic mix of songs by American, German, and Russian composers in a recital with Myra Huang recorded last fall at the Park Avenue Armory
Streaming and discussion start Sep 26 at 8:00 PM
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Sep
28
28
The Little Prince
Rachel Portman new opera inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s book in a performance recorded last fall in Dallas.
Streaming and discussion start Sep 28 at 7:00 PM
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Sep
30
30
Così fan tutte
Federica Lombardi, Samantha Hankey, Ana María Martínez, Duke Kim, Andrey Zhilikhovsky, and Gerald Finley star in a live broadcast from New York
Streaming and discussion start Sep 30 at 7:25 PM
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Oct
3
3
A Florentine Tragedy & Bluebeard’s Castle
A double bill of Zemlinsky and Bartók live from Vienna starring Asmik Grigorian, Dmitry Golovnin, Christopher Maltman, and Florian Boesch
Streaming and discussion start Oct 3 at 1:30 PM
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Past
Die Walküre / Bayreuth Festival
Christian Thielemann conducts Klaus Florian Vogt, Elza van den Heever, Camilla Nylund, and Michael Volle in a slightly delayed performance from Bayreuth
Streamed July 28, 2026 at 2:03 PM
125 comments
Das Rheingold / Bayreuth Festival
Christian Thielemann conducts a performance in slight delay from Bayreuth featuring Michael Volle, Jochen Schmeckenbacher, and Anna Kissjudit
Streamed July 27, 2026 at 2:03 PM
65 comments
Les Vêpres siciliennes / Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
Daniele Rustioni conducts Karine Deshayes, John Osborn, Insik Choi, and Michele Pertusi in a performance recorded at this summer's Aix-en-Provence Festival.
Streamed July 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM
54 comments
Rienzi / Bayreuth Festival
Nathalie Stutzmann conducts a live performance of the first-ever Rienzi at Bayreuth
Streamed July 26, 2026 at 11:05 AM
135 comments
Beethoven No. 9 / Bayreuth Festival
The opening of the 2026 Festival season featuring Christian Thielemann leading Elza van den Heever, Christa Mayer, Piotr Beczala, and Georg Zeppenfeld in a slight delay from Bayreuth
Streamed July 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM
9 comments
Falstaff / Gran Teatre del Liceu
Luca Salsi sings the title role for the first time in a performance recorded last week in Barcelona
Streamed July 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM
1 comment
The Excursions of Mr. Brouček / Bregenz Festival
Robert Jindra conducts a live broadcast of Janáček's opera from the Bregenz Festival
Streamed July 23, 2026 at 1:30 PM
16 comments
Mozart Requiem / Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
Raphaël Pichon conducts Mélissa Petit, Beth Taylor, Duke Kim, and Alex Rosen in a performance recorded the week before last at the Aix-en-Provence Festival.
Streamed July 21, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Bluebeard’s Castle / Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
Klaus Mäkela conducts Gerald Finley and Irene Roberts in a performance recorded at this summer's Aix-en-Provence Festival.
Streamed July 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM
1 comment
Tristan und Isolde / Festival de Montpellier
Jaap Van Zweden conducts Stuart Skelton and Anja Kampe in a performance recorded in Montpellier last week
Streamed July 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM
6 comments
Così fan tutte / Verbier Festival
Real-life sisters Johanna and Rebecka Wallroth perform opposite Giovanni Sala and Konstantin Krimmel in a live broadcast from Verbier
Streamed July 18, 2026 at 12:30 PM
27 comments
Alcina / Bayerische Staatsoper
A live broadcast from Munich starring Jeanine De Bique, John Holiday, Elsa Benoit, and Avery Amereau.
Streamed July 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
4 comments
Die Frau ohne Schatten / Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
Klaus Mäkelä conducts a performance recorded last week in Aix featuring Vida Miknevičiūtė, Michael Spyres, Brian Mulligan, Ambur Braid, and Nina Stemme
Streamed July 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
8 comments
Accabadora / Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
A performance of Francesco Filidei's world-premiere opera based on a novel by Michela Murgia recorded at the Aix-en-Provence Festival last week.
Streamed July 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
4 comments
Die Zauberflöte / Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
A performance recorded last week at the Aix-en-Provence Festival conducted by Leonardo García-Alarcón starring Ying Fang, Mauro Peter, and Sabine Devieilhe.
Streamed July 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
8 comments
Le nozze di Figaro / Royal Ballet and Opera
Alex Esposito, Louise Alder, Andrey Zhilikhovsky, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, and Svetlina Stoyanova lead a performance recorded in London last month.
Streamed July 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
5 comments
Die Entführung aus dem Serail / Berlin Staatsoper Unter den Linden
Thomas Guggeis conducts Adela Zaharia, Siyabonga Maqungo, and David Steffens in a live broadcast from Berlin
Streamed July 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
26 comments
La favorite / Oper Dortmund
Varduhi Abrahamyan and Kang Wang lead a performance recorded in Dortmund last month
Streamed July 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM
3 comments
Ercole amante / Paris Opera
Leonardo García-Alarcón conducts Antonia Bembo's opera in a performance recorded last month in Paris.
Streamed July 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM
5 comments
Die Walküre / Bayerische Staatsoper
Tobias Kratzer's new production in a live video broadcast from Munich
Streamed July 4, 2026 at 10:30 AM
109 comments
Parsifal / Wiener Festwochen
Yi-Chen Lin conducts Russell Thomas, Dshamilja Kaiser, Albert Dohmen, and Kartal Karagedik in a performance recorded earlier this month in Vienna
Streamed June 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM
60 comments
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).