Anna Netrebko and Jonas Kaufmann in La forza del destino—all of it!—after the jump. Read more »
In the fall of 2015, I ended a seven-year hiatus from live opera with two of Alban Berg’s staged works. Both were new productions—the first being William Kentridge’s palimpsestic abstraction of a Lulu at the Met, and a week later, David McVicar’s stark, Weimar Republic inspired Wozzeck at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Read more »
Today at 1:30 PM, live video of Médée from the Staatsoper Berlin featuring Sonya Yoncheva and Charles Castronovo. Discuss!
In memory of Jason T. McVicker (August 13, 1962 – October 13, 2016.) We pause to remember how Jason touched and enriched our lives. Jason was an opera queen extraordinaire and is greatly missed.
Live video stream from the Staatsoper Stuttgart starting at 11:00 AM.
All politics is vocal in Jan Lauwers’ Salzburg production of the Monteverdi masterpiece, which will be streamed at 12:30 PM on Monday.
Legendary diva and long-time friend of parterre box Aprile Millo offers a gracious and witty speech in acceptance of the Verdi d’Oro Prize in Busseto.
Okay, it’s only a couple of preview clips, but La Cieca has to say she’s bewildered by what seems to be some cross-repertoire meta-direction at the Met, especially as concerns Kristine Opolais (not pictured).
No guarantees, because we are talking about Russian TV technology here, but apparently at 2:00 PM today there is a video stream of Manon Lescaut from the Bolshoi starring Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov!
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