I suppose Der fliegende Holländer is my favorite Wagner opera — a riveting masterpiece from start to finish, dramatically and musically.
A recent review of Olga Maslova as Aïda is as good a reason as any to share a clip of her fascinating Turandot
Lisette Oropesa and Kate Lindsey star in a live video broadcast from Salzburg
Claus Guth mines urgent and contemporary commentary from Die Liebe der Danae in Munich.
The final installment of the 2025 Ring from Bayreuth
A revival of the furious I masnadieri at the Bayerische Staatsoper falls short of perfection – and there’s nothing wrong with that.
Pénélope at the Bayerische Staatsoper’s summer festival spotlights the crossroads between the nostalgic and the progressive.
Matthias Davids‘s reactionary new production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg might be fun, but no one comes to Bayreuth for fun.
A North American debut of a respectable French Baroque ensemble, an ebullient presentation of La fille du régiment, and an afternoon soiree in Wine Country proved to be the hottest (yet affordable!) tickets around here this Summer.
A slightly delayed broadcast of the second installment of this year’s Ring from Bayreuth
A live broadcast from the Salzburg Festival
A live broadcast of the first installment of this summer’s Ring from Bayreuth
It’s Norma, darling. We know.
Jessica Pratt’s last-minute Norma in Milan might well be the stuff of legend
A live broadcast of the opening of the 2025 Bayreuth Festival
A starry cast is hampered by Christof Loy‘s dour production of Rusalka in Barcelona
A performance of Antonio Smareglia‘s rare opera recorded last year in Croatia
Marc Minkowski conducts a performance recorded last week at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence
Performances of Pittori fiamminghi and Madama Butterfly in picturesque Castell’Arquato were a fine way to honor Luigi Illica, the city’s native son
Christian Thielemann conducts a live broadcast from Berlin
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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