Quinn Kelsey in Simon Boccanegra / Photo: Steven Pisano

Grand Tier Grab Bag

My heart belongs to daddy

This week, Parterre Box shares Quinn Kelsey and Jennifer Rowley in a duet from a Verdi opera rumored to be returning to New York this time next season.

our own

Say it to my face

Two weeks remain for you to submit your thoughts for this spring's The Talk of the Town.

housekeeping

Parterre Box un*wrapped, 2025

The ten most-"read" stories of this truly f*cked-up year

Diana Damrau in I puritani at the Teatro Real in 2016 / Photo: Javier Del Real

Perspectives on an Aria

Off the rim and off the wall

Ivy Lin searches for a slam dunk version of Elvira's Mad Scene from I puritani in the latest "Perspectives on an Aria."

Elina Garanča abd Brian Jagde in Cavalleria Rusticana / Photo: Brescia e Amisano

Grand Tier Grab Bag

Mediterranean crossings

Grand Tier Grab Bag anticipates Elina Garanca's upcoming Zwischenfach pivot by sharing her in some other not-quite-mezzo repertoire opposite Brian Jagde.

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Bernie Williams and Jonathan Tetelman take over Carnegie Hall for one night. You’ll be fine.

Wintour Group International presents Christmas Night Opera with Francesco Lanzillota conducting the American Symphony Orchestra with Anita Monserrat, Asmik Grigorian, Brian Jagde, Nadine Sierra, Sondra Radvanovsky, Thomas Hampson performing at Carnegie Hall, 12/27/2025. Photo by Chris Lee

O stars of wonder, stars of night

A starry (and potentially annual) Christmas gala lights up Carnegie Hall.

The best thing I saw in 2025 was Giulio Cesare

In the spring, The English Concert completed a three-city tour performing a concert version of Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto.

A New Years’ Toast from 1984 Covent Garden

What better sentiment can we embrace as the year ends then to hope, often against against hope, for peace and love in a world of chaos?

Happy New Year from Ettore Bastianini and Giulietta Simionato

I am sure many of us will post the Fledermaus gala, but it doesn't get better than this, even in a Fledermaus gala

Juan Diego Flórez sings “Auld Lang Syne”

If you've ever been to Juan Diego Flórez's recitals, you'll know the part most of the audience is waiting for is when he takes out his guitar.

Eileen Farrell sings Christmas carols

Eileen Farrell could sing in all genres. I call her the queen of crossover, especially in her bluesy albums. Eileen Farrell, like Miami, you've got style!