Bass René Pape, the world’s reigning Boris, reprises his overwhelming portrayal of the tortured tsar caught between grasping ambition and crippling paranoia. The original 1869 version runs two-and-a-quarter hours with no intermission.
By La Cieca
This rare performance of Arrigo Boito‘s sprawling Roman epic was recorded at the Bregenz Festival in July 2021.
By La Cieca
The Metropolitan Opera’s opening night for 2021 features the the historic company premiere of Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones.
By La Cieca
The Santa Fe Opera’s 17th world premiere is The Lord of Cries by composer John Corigliano and librettist Mark Adamo.
By La Cieca
Baritone Norman Garrett, mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, and tenor Matthew White are featured.
By La Cieca
From the 2017 Bayreuth Festival, Barrie Kosky’s Die Meistersinger, conducted by Philippe Jordan.
By La Cieca
Live from the 2021 Bayreuth Festival, featuring Asmik Grigorian and John Lundgren, conducted by Oksana Lyniv.
By La Cieca
Leontyne Price is joined by the acclaimed mezzo-soprano Grace Bumbry in her radio debut as the Princess Amneris. Carlo Bergonzi sings the role of Radamès and Robert Merrill is Amonasro. Thomas Schippers conducts.
By La Cieca
From the Staatsoper Berlin: Anja Kampe, Marcelo Álvarez and Michael Volle, conducted by Antonio Pappano.
By La Cieca
From the Vienna State Opera, Luca Salsi, Anna Netrebko, Roberto Tagliavini and Freddi De Tommaso, conducted by Philippe Jordan.
By La Cieca
Performance from January 18, 2020: Karel Mark Chichon; Aleksandra Kurzak (Violetta Valéry), Dmytro Popov (Alfredo Germont), Quinn Kelsey (Giorgio Germont).
By La Cieca
A leap back in time to 2014 for a Met broadcast of La Cenerentola.
By La Cieca
Kicking off Der Ring des Nibelungen from the Vienna State Opera.
By La Cieca
In lieu of a live broadcast, the Met offers a recording of the March 10, 2020 performance.
By La Cieca
From the Berlin Staatsoper, a special live telecast of Carmen featuring Anita Rachvelishvili and Michael Fabiano, conducted by Daniel Barenboim.
By La Cieca
Verdi’s Sturm und Drang opera, live from the Bayerische Staatsoper.
By La Cieca
A Saturday afternoon iteration of this season’s ubiquitous revival.
By La Cieca
Wagner’s early masterpiece returns to the Met conducted by Valery Gergiev (not pictured).
By La Cieca
The 2020 finalists perform on the Met stage this afternoon for an audience of judges, agents, industry leaders, and the general public.
By La Cieca
