(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.
Metropolitan Opera
Laffont Grand Finals Concert
Evan Rogister conducts the finalists of the Met's 2027 Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition, recorded in March
Streaming and discussion start May 8 at 1:00 PM
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Lucia di Lammermoor
Joan Sutherland stars opposite Richard Tucker in a performance recorded in New York in 1966
Streaming and discussion start May 1 at 1:00 PM
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Der Rosenkavalier
Emily D'Angelo sings the title role in a performance that also includes Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Ying Fang, and Günther Groissböck live from New York
Streaming and discussion start Mar 27 at 12:00 PM
Comment
Silent Night
A live broadcast of Kevin Puts's and Mark Campbell's opera from New York
Streaming and discussion start Mar 20 at 1:00 PM
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Il trovatore
Ailyn Pérez shares a favorite performance from 1971 featuring Richard Tucker, Martina Arroyo, Shirley Verrett, and Mario Sereni
Streaming and discussion start Mar 13 at 1:00 PM
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Roméo et Juliette
Piotr Beczala shares a favorite performance from 1947 starring Jussi Björling and Bidú Sayão
Streaming and discussion start Mar 6 at 1:00 PM
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Luisa Miller
Montserrat Caballé, Richard Tucker, and Sherrill Milnes star in an archival performance from 1968 selected by Quinn Kelsey
Streaming and discussion start Feb 27 at 1:00 PM
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Das Rheingold
Herbert von Karajan conducts a performance from 1969 featuring Theo Adam, Zoltán Kelemen, Anna Reynolds, and Lili Chookasian selected by Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Streaming and discussion start Feb 20 at 1:00 PM
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Lincoln in the Bardo
Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek's latest opera in a performance recorded in New York last October
Streaming and discussion start Feb 13 at 1:00 PM
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Leontyne Price in Verdi at the Met
Scenes from Verdi operas in celebration of the 100th birthday of Leontyne Price
Streaming and discussion start Feb 6 at 1:00 PM
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Così fan tutte
Federica Lombardi, Duke Kim, Samantha Hankey, and Andrey Zhilikhovsky are the four lovers in a performance recorded in October in New York
Streaming and discussion start Jan 30 at 1:00 PM
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La fanciulla del West
Vida Miknevičiūtė is Minnie opposite SeokJong Baek and Christopher Maltman in a live broadcast from New York
Streaming and discussion start Jan 23 at 1:00 PM
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Die Fledermaus
A performance from the Metropolitan Opera recorded in 1967 featuring Mary Costa, Roberta Peters, Kitty Carlisle, John Reardon, Arturo Seri, and Donald Gramm
Streaming and discussion start Jan 2 at 1:00 PM
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Hansel and Gretel
Vladimir Jurowski conducts Christine Schäfer, Alice Coote, Philip Langridge, and Rosalind Plowright in a Metropolitan Opera broadcast from 2008
Streaming and discussion start Dec 26 at 1:00 PM
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The Magic Flute
The Met's inescapable Magic Flute, abbreviated and in English translation, once again live from New York
Streaming and discussion start Dec 19 at 1:00 PM
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Maria Stuarda
Lisette Oropesa and Angela Meade face off in a live broadcast from the Met
Streaming and discussion start Dec 12 at 1:00 PM
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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).