Parterre Box highlights a busy few months of Verdi performances for Marina Rebeka and Ludovic Tézier with an exciting sample of their debuts in Nabucco.
Heavy-hitters: the first complete Ring in its history, Tosca with Marina Rebeka, Jonas Kaufmann, and Ludovic Tézier; plus recitals from Aigul Akhmetshina, Nadine Sierra, Jeanine De Bique, Michael Spyres, and more
Jennifer Holloway as Salome / Photo: Andrew Cioffi - Lyric Opera of Chicago
Jennifer Holloway, star of Salome at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, talks with Christina Colanduoni about re-launching her career as a soprano and how her Salome is "just trying not to disappear under everybody else’s rule.”
Parterre Box highlights two recent Verdi Requiems of interest with a pair of Libera mes from Asmik Grigorian and Anna Netrebko.
Opera Lafayette's Queen of Hearts
A Valentine’s Day Revel
February 12 in DC | February 14 in NYC
“An expert in 18th Century style” – The New Yorker
Celebrate love in all its guises through tender ballads, amorous duets, cheeky verses, and bawdy drinking songs, all curated by Guest Conductor Nic McGegan, “an expert in 18th Century style” (The New Yorker). Renowned for his musical wit, McGegan will lead Baroque Diva Maya Kherani, tenor James Reese, and the critically-acclaimed Opera Lafayette Chamber Orchestra.
Savor food, craft cocktails, and wine in homage to Bacchus. In Washington DC, wine will be provided by 2023 Michelin-guide Washington, DC Sommelier of the Year Sarah Thompson (Queen’s English). In New York City, signature cocktails will be provided by noted NY mixologist Alex Dominguez (Bar Calico). TICKETS ARE ALMOST GONE!
NYers: Use Promo Code PARTERRE10 for 10% off tickets to NY show only!
Ahead of a special boozy, bawdy Valentine’s Day concert, artistic director of Opera Lafayette Patrick Quigley speaks with soprano Maya Kherani about her journey from MIT to rising American Baroque star.
It's always surprised me how so many performances of the major Brecht/Weill collaborations seem to have zero clue of how to handle either Weill's music.
I don't know if it's overrated because I don't think anyone rates it, but for pure party disc joy not much beats this 2018 recording of the original 1847 version of Verdi's Macbeth.
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