Some filth or dementia from Remko Jas
To make a success of the Empress in Frau ohne Schatten, it is not enough to be a fine singer and a great actress.
By Remko Jas
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Austria
La fille du régiment
Evelino Pidò conducts Erin Morley and Xabier Anduaga in a live broadcast from Vienna
Streaming and discussion start Nov 7 at 1:00 PM
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Opern Air
Asmik Grigorian, Piotr Beczala, Juan Diego Flórez, and Ludovic Tézier lead a live concert from the Wiener Burggarten with the forces of the Wiener Staatsoper
Streamed September 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Adriana Lecouvreur
Ermonela Jaho sings the title role in a live broadcast from Vienna opposite Elina Garanca and Luciano Ganci
Streamed September 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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I Capuleti e i Montecchi
Lisette Oropesa and Emily D'Angelo are Bellini's star-crossed lovers in a live video broadcast from Vienna.
Streaming and discussion start Jun 19 at 1:00 PM
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Die tote Stadt
Klaus Florian Vogt and Vida Miknevičiūtė lead a live video broadcast from Vienna.
Streaming and discussion start May 5 at 1:00 PM
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The Queen of Spades
Evgeny Titov's new production in a live broadcast from Vienna conducted by Alexander Soddy.
Streaming and discussion start Mar 21 at 2:00 PM
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Un ballo in maschera
Freddie De Tommaso, Luca Salsi, and Marina Rebeka star in a live video broadcast from Vienna
Streaming and discussion start Feb 27 at 1:00 PM
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Le damnation de Faust
Lydia Steier's new production of Berlioz's opera with Eve-Maud Hubeaux, Christian Van Horn, and John Osborn streamed live from Vienna
Streaming and discussion start Dec 23 at 1:00 PM
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Ariadne auf Naxos
Barrie Kosky's new production starring Golda Schultz, Serena Sáenz, Kate Lindsey, and Daniel Behle in a live video broadcast from Vienna
Streaming and discussion start Nov 28 at 1:00 PM
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A Florentine Tragedy & Bluebeard’s Castle
A video broadcast of 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 10 at 1:00 PM
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Verdi Requiem
A performance recorded two weeks ago in Salzburg with Riccardo Muti conducting Iwona Sobotka, Marianne Crebassa, Michael Spyres, and Maharram Huseynov
Streamed August 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Der Prinz von Homburg
Ingo Metzmacher conducts Hanz Werner Henze's opera live from the Salzburg Festival
Streamed August 20, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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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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Saint Francois d’Assise
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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Ariadne auf Naxos
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
126 comments
Riccardo Muti is a great opera conductor
I trust, fellow Parterre readers, that we can all agree that Riccardo Muti is a great opera conductor.
Dimitri Mitropoulos was a great opera conductor
Whether an opera by Puccini, Verdi, Wagner, Strauss, or Berg, Dimitri Mitropoulos brought to the podium a total understanding and love for each score he touched.
By Moe Rear
56 comments
Seiji Ozawa was a great opera conductor
I first experienced the magic of Seiji Ozawa in 1972 when I was 12 years old.
By TildyDiva
43 comments
Herbert von Karajan was a great opera conductor
He has conducted some of my favorite opera recordings.
By Mr. Portafiori
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Extravagant minimalism
Ahead of his new production of Die Frau ohne Schatten, Barrie Kosky chats with Kevin Ng in Aix about pretty much everything — except the details of his new Frau.
Aegean in place
Greek National Opera’s Medea in the ancient theater at Epidaurus is an intermittently rewarding exercise in nostalgia.
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).