(A)nything (B)ut (C)armen
Calling from 2066, Brendan Latimer argues that the best way to save opera might be to just blow up the standard repertoire altogether.
France
L’Olimpiade
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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Jean de Nivelle
The forces of Palazzetto Bru Zane present Cyrille Dubois and Mélissa Petit in a performance of Delibes's opera recorded in Budapest in January
Streaming and discussion start Sep 19 at 1:30 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.
Les Vêpres siciliennes
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
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Wedding from hell
Les Arts Florissants (lightly) stages two Charpentier rarities as a summer wedding gone wrong.
Turkish delight on a moonlit night
While it may not be top-tier Rossini, Teatro Nuovo’s mounting of Il turco in Italia is still good summer fun.
Mozart Requiem
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
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
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Tristan und Isolde
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
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Aix tremendae, salva me
Festival d’Aix-en-Provence confronts the living and the dead — and its own future — through audacious productions and an intimate world premiere.
Die Frau ohne Schatten
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
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Accabadora
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
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Die Zauberflöte
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
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Aix and you shall receive
Mesdames et Messieurs, this summer’s broadcasts from the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence begin this weekend!
Ercole amante
Leonardo García-Alarcón conducts Antonia Bembo's opera in a performance recorded last month in Paris.
Streamed July 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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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.
Et O ces voix d’enfants
Brundibár at the Opéra Comique combines whimsy with historicity to sobering effect.
Bembo eruption
Supported by an ingenious production and strong performances, Antonia Bembo’s Ercole Amante makes a successful Paris Opera debut.
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.
Lucie de Lammermoor
Sabine Devieilhe is Lucia en français opposite Léo Vermot-Desroches and Étienne Dupuis in a performance recorded earlier this month at the Opéra-Comique
Streamed May 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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A springtime baroque bouquet
Christopher Corwin picks the flowers of a baroque May in New York City with reviews of concerts starring Lauren Snouffer, Key’mon Murrah, and the Oratorio Society of New York.
Holding out for a hero
Clémence de Grandval’s Mazeppa gets the superhero treatment in Dortmund.
The Parterre Box Guide to Aix-en-Provence
The Festival d’Aix is second to none in Europe — and it happens in a Provençal town where the cars stay out and the cafés keep their own hours. A guide to making a week of it.
Win a Free Ticket to Opening Night at the Met!
Quinn Kelsey and Lise Davidsen star in the Met's new Macbeth. We're giving away one ticket, so screw your courage to the sticking place and enter now!
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).
