Not in Kansas anymore
Christopher Corwin speaks to rising bass-baritone Le Bu about his journey from Yancheng, China to the Met (with a stop in Wichita) and what important roles await him.
Austria
Parsifal
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
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Asmik Grigorian Gala
Asmik Grigorian sings arias from Tchaikovsky, Verdi, and Puccini with the Vienna Radio Symphony.
Streamed June 23, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Kathryn the great
Parterre Box previews Kathryn Lewek‘s upcoming Salome with clips of her as another unhinged lady of antiquity.
The Grand Salzburg Hotel
A.J. Goldmann on the Salzburg Festival’s revolving doors, both in its administration and in its delectable production of Il viaggio a Reims.
Les pêcheurs de perles
Daniele Rustioni conducts Kristina Mkhitaryan, Juan Diego Florez, and Ludovic Tézier in a performance recorded earlier this month in Vienna
Streamed May 30, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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His infinite variety
Bass-baritone Le Bu’s recital with Vocal Arts DC highlighted his linguistic and timbral versatility.
Eugene Onegin
Asmik Grigorian and Boris Pinaskovich star in a live video stream of Dmitri Tcherniakov's production from Vienna
Streamed May 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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The Pennsylvania Dutchman
Verdi’s Stiffelio goes Amish in Vienna, featuring a stellar Luciano Ganci in the title role.
Stiffelio
Luciano Ganci and Joyce El-Khoury star in a live broadcast from the Theater an der Wien
Streamed May 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Der fliegende Holländer
A live video broadcast from Vienna starring Thomas Konieczny
Streamed May 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Der fliegende Holländer
A live broadcast from Vienna starring Thomas Konieczny
Streamed April 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Wozzeck
Franz Welser-Möst conducts Johannes Martin Kränzle and Marlis Petersen in a live broadcast from Vienna
Streamed April 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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La clemenza di Tito
Katleho Mokhoabane sings the title role in a live video broadcast from Vienna
Streamed March 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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A passing mood
Mascagni‘s Zanetto, a slight, Renaissance scene, gets a new recording from the Berlin Opera Group.
Nabucco
Amartuvshin Enkhbat and Anna Netrebko are Nabucco and Abigaille in a live video broadcast from Vienna
Streamed March 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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She’s no basic britch
Samantha Hankey’s Composer is the standout in the Wiener Staatsoper’s episodically sublime Ariadne auf Naxos revival.
Married to their jobs
Ahead of their opening in Don Carlo in Dallas tonight, Christopher Corwin chats with Nicole Car and Étienne Dupuis — and offers a special edition of Chris’s Cache!
Luisa Miller
A live video broadcast from Vienna featuring Nadine Sierra and Freddie De Tommaso
Streamed February 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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La traviata
Xabier Anduaga, Kristina Mkhitaryan, and Artur Rucinski lead a live video broadcast from Vienna
Streamed February 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Faith in their hands shall snap in two
Franz Welser-Möst leads a rigorous, if emotionally staid, performance of Verdi‘s Requiem at Carnegie Hall.
Dad, I’m seria
Sir Simon Rattle and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra strike (almost) all the right notes in their new recording of Mozart’s Idomeneo.
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).