Broadcast: Rusalka Broadcast: Rusalka

La Cieca invites everyone to discuss this afternoon’s broadcast and HD of Rusalka from the Met!

on February 25, 2017 at 8:42 AM
Broadcast: La traviata Broadcast: La traviata

La Cieca invites the cher public (pictured, you do the math) to discuss tonight’s broadcast of La traviata from the Met, starting at 7:25 PM.

on February 24, 2017 at 5:24 PM
Broadcast: Carmen Broadcast: Carmen

This afternoon’s broadcast, cher public: Bizet’s Carmen, starting at 1:00 PM.

on February 11, 2017 at 12:21 PM
Broadcast: I puritani Broadcast: I puritani

Grab your veils, cher public, and join the listening party for I puritani tonight at 7:30 tonight.

on February 10, 2017 at 12:00 PM
Broadcast: Rigoletto Broadcast: Rigoletto

La Cieca (pictured) invites you all to enjoy and comment upon this afternoon’s broadcast of Rigoletto, already in progress.

on February 04, 2017 at 1:16 PM
Broadcast: Rusalka Broadcast: Rusalka

Tonight’s prima of Rusalka at the Met will be broadcast (and, La Cieca trusts, discussed) starting at 7:55 PM.

on February 02, 2017 at 12:08 PM
Broadcast: Rigoletto Broadcast: Rigoletto

For your listening and discussing enjoyment, cher public, Rigoletto from the Met tonight at 7:25 pm.

on January 26, 2017 at 3:00 PM
Broadcast: Roméo et Juliette Broadcast: Roméo et Juliette

Here’s where you can discuss this afternoon’s performance of the Gounod tuner starting at 1:00 PM.

on January 21, 2017 at 12:41 PM
Torch passed Torch passed

The Metropolitan Opera just announced that Mary Jo Heath, who has worked as a producer and guest host for the company over the past nine seasons, will become the fourth full-time radio host in the company’s history this September.

on August 13, 2015 at 2:07 PM
Sorry, right number Sorry, right number

Today marks the premiere of the Operavore radio show on WQXR.

on January 19, 2013 at 3:13 AM

The Met’s premiere production of Verdi’s Attila is terrible. Are you surprised? Attila is like a self-conscious stroll down Rodeo Drive – or even worse, to the Mall of America – reducing an opera about ruthless tyranny brought down by ruthless vengeance to a quaint and insipid fashion show.

on March 02, 2010 at 12:12 AM

Like Liza Minnelli at the Palace or Nomi Malone in Goddess, Renée Fleming‘s Thaïs is better understood as diva event than Gesamtkunstwerk. It’s an opportunity to watch a star lady do her voodoo in a work that exists largely to showcase her glamour and appeal.

on February 08, 2010 at 12:45 PM

La Cieca preens proudly  to present a peerless pair of protégés (left to right) Squirrel and Maury D’Annato. The bromancers attended (or one should say “took in”) last night’s Ariadne auf Naxos at the Met, and as of early this afternoon they were still deconstructing.

on February 05, 2010 at 5:12 PM

Welcome, cher public, to discussion for this afternoon’s Met broadcast of Der Rosenkavalier. The performance begins at 1:00 PM.

on January 09, 2010 at 12:00 PM

Here’s the place for all your chatting needs, cher public, during tonight’s broadcast of Elektra from the Met. The official chat begins at 7:45 pm for an 8:00 curtain. 

on December 10, 2009 at 7:00 PM

Regina Resnik returns to the Met to face Marcellina. A rebroadcast of Le nozze di Figaro from January 11, 1958, right now on Bartok Radio, Hungary.

on December 05, 2009 at 1:38 PM

La Cieca is delighted to announce the 2009-2010 Saturday afternoon broadcast season brought to you by the Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network, beginning December 12. For each of these broadcasts, La Cieca will host (or at least leave the doors open for) a chat amongst the cher public.  

on November 23, 2009 at 12:51 PM

Tonight’s Met season premiere of Il trittico features Patricia Racette‘s first local whack at the three heroines, which means La Cieca expects the parterre posse to be out in force. Check back here at parterre.com beginning at 7:45 for a live chat coinciding with the Sirius/RealNetworks broadcast of the Puccini three-parter.

on November 20, 2009 at 8:23 AM

UPDATE: Looks like Guleghina’s going on (no big surprise, that). Chat is on for 7:30 as mentioned before. If Maria Guleghina is going to cancel tonight’s Turandot (following up on “bronchitis” privately announced at the dress where she marked the role) the announcement from the Met should come shortly after 5:00 pm (five minutes from…

on October 28, 2009 at 6:12 PM

In response to readers’ requests, here’s the 2009-2010 Met Sirius/XM broadcast schedule, in printable form.

on September 18, 2009 at 4:16 PM

Presenting just for you, cher public, the complete Sirius/XM Metropolitan Opera broadcast schedule for 2009-1010. Performances on dates highlighted in bold will also be streamed via RealNetworks from the Met’s website. Season premieres are marked with (P). Obviously you are going to want to chat about some of these broadcasts, so let La Cieca know in…

on September 17, 2009 at 11:07 AM

Following is the schedule for the Sunday afternoon/evening listening/viewing marathon. Chat away in the comments section, cher public!

on May 03, 2009 at 11:30 AM

Cue up your MetPlayer for a 3:00 pm start for La sonnambula (Broadcast March 30, 1963). You are invited to discuss this performance in the comments section below.

on May 02, 2009 at 3:00 PM

Cher public, here’s the schedule for group listening/viewing of the MetPlayer on Saturday and Sunday:

on May 01, 2009 at 1:12 PM