Pubies come out first Pubies come out first

Friend, Romans and Rosa Feola fans, presenting your top ten parterre box posts for the lusty month of May!

And the 2019 Pubies go to… And the 2019 Pubies go to…

Blame it on the Madonna-Whore Complex, cher public, but this years most hotly-contested parterre box “Pubie” award ended in a tie!

The 2019 Pubie Awards The 2019 Pubie Awards

It’s that time of year again, cher public, when you select your favorites for the 2019 parterre box “Pubie” awards.

Pubies 2018: Best New Production Pubies 2018: Best New Production

La Cieca is declaring a tie!

Pubies 2018: Worst New Production Pubies 2018: Worst New Production

Sadly, the Pubie goes to Così fan tutte.

Pubies 2018: Best Revival Pubies 2018: Best Revival

And the Pubie goes to… Parsifal

Pubies 2018: Worst Revival Pubies 2018: Worst Revival

An’ ze Pubee goes to: Ze Merry Widow

Pubies 2018: Best Performance by a Diva in a Diva Role Pubies 2018: Best Performance by a Diva in a Diva Role

No surprise here: the Pubie goes to Anna Netrebko in Tosca!

Pubies 2018: Worst Performance by a Diva in a Diva Role Pubies 2018: Worst Performance by a Diva in a Diva Role

And the Pubie goes to Olga Peretyatko-Mariotti in Lucia di Lammermoor

Pubies 2018: Best Performance by a Divo in a Divo Role Pubies 2018: Best Performance by a Divo in a Divo Role

And the Pubie goes to… Piotr Beczala in Luisa Miller!

Pubies 2018: Worst Performance by a Divo in a Divo Role Pubies 2018: Worst Performance by a Divo in a Divo Role

By a wide margin, the Pubie goes to Placido Domingo in Luisa Miller.

Pubies 2018: Best Performance in a Non-Diva Role Pubies 2018: Best Performance in a Non-Diva Role

And the Pubie goes to… Stephanie Blythe in Cendrillon!

Pubies 2018: Maestro of the Year Pubies 2018: Maestro of the Year

And the Pubie goes to… Yannick Nézet-Seguin!

Pubies 2018: Most Significant Cancellation Pubies 2018: Most Significant Cancellation

And the Pubie goes to… James Levine!

Pubies 2018: Einspringer of the Year Pubies 2018: Einspringer of the Year

And the Pubie goes to… Yusif Eyvazov!

Pubies 2018: Debut of the Year Pubies 2018: Debut of the Year

And the Pubie goes to: Evelyn Herlitzius in Parsifal.

Pubies 2018: Best Non-Met Staged Production Pubies 2018: Best Non-Met Staged Production

And the Pubie goes to: Fellow Travelers!

Pubies 2018: Best Concert Performance Pubies 2018: Best Concert Performance

Anna Caterina Antonacci in recital.

The return of the pubies The return of the pubies

It’s time to vote on the 2018 Pubie Awards.

My day at the polls has come to an end, I know My day at the polls has come to an end, I know

The results are in for the 2015 Pubie Awards, cher public, and may La Cieca just say that you could knocked her over with featheras some of the results!

Beltway outsiders Beltway outsiders

Yes, it’s that time of year again, cher public. Which artists will win the treasure of a 2015 parterre box “Pubie” Award? Just follow the trail after the jump for your chance to vote!

There is something I must do, there is something I must do There is something I must do, there is something I must do

Your Own La Cieca has emerged from semi-retirement to present the 2014 Pubie Awards.

Lowered expectations Lowered expectations

Yes, it’s that time of year again, cher public: the day we follow the trail of votes to find out which artist will win the treasure of a 2014 Pubie Award.

And the 2013 Pubies go to… And the 2013 Pubies go to…

One startling upset catches the eye among the many winners (if that is the word) of the 2013 Parterre Box Awards.