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Opera Theater of St. Louis's summer festival opened last night and Parterre Box is celebrating by launching a new feature: custom travel guides!

Free Tosca Screening in Bryant Park

Scene from Puccini’s Tosca. Photo by EnneviFoto.

Puccini’s Tosca by EnneviFoto

Join Carnegie Hall+ for a free screening of Puccini’s Tosca at Bryant Park on June 15! Experience the stunning production filmed at Italy’s famed Arena di Verona right in the heart of New York City, part of Carnegie Hall Citywide.

Visit carnegiehall.org/tosca for more information.

Performers
Sonya Yoncheva, Tosca
Vittorio Grigolo, Cavaradossi
Roman Burdenko, Scarpia
Giorgi Manoshvili, Angelotti
Giulio Mastrototaro, Sacristan
Carlo Bosi, Spoletta
Nicolò Ceriani, Sciarrone
Dario Giorgelè, Jailer
Orchestra dell’Arena di Verona
Francesco Ivan Ciampa, Conductor
Coro dell’Arena di Verona
Roberto Gabbiani, Director


Three on a match

Elsa Dreisig, Jonas Kaufmann, and Malin Byström lead recent album releases.

Three on a match

Not in Kansas anymore

Christopher Corwin speaks to rising bass-baritone Le Bu about his journey from Yancheng, China to the Met (with a stop in Wichita) and what important roles await him.

Not in Kansas anymore

Photo: Dario Acosta

Kathryn the great

Parterre Box previews Kathryn Lewek's upcoming Salome with clips of her as another unhinged lady of antiquity.

Kathryn the great

Reviews

Nun the wiser

Matthew Travisano has such doubts about Douglas Cuomo's opera recently seen at Opera Parallèle.

Bembo eruption

Photos: Bernd Uhlig/Opéra national de Paris

Bembo eruption

Supported by an ingenious production and strong performances, Antonia Bembo's Ercole Amante makes a successful Paris Opera debut.

Lise with an “S”

Carnegie Hall

Lise with an “S”

Emma Hoffman reports on the glimmers of ecstatic artistry in Lise Davidsen's all-Schubert recital at Carnegie Hall with James Baillieu.

Rosina in bloom

Joshua Hopkins as Figaro, Maria Kataeva as Rosina, and Levy Sekgapane as Count Almaviva in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera

Rosina in bloom

Maria Kataeva makes a promising US debut in an otherwise uneven revival of Il Barbiere di Siviglia in San Francisco.

Talk of the Town

Eglise Gutierrez should have made it to the Met

So much color in this beautifully agile voice.

Eglise Gutierrez should have made it to the Met

Mado Robin should have made it to the Met

I like to use this recording to annoy Mariah Carey fans by proving that whistle register doesn't count.

Mado Robin should have made it to the Met

Maria Kanyova should make it to the Met

I'm surprised that American soprano Maria Kanyova has never performed at the Met, even though she has loads of high-profile U.S. opera credits.

Maria Kanyova should make it to the Met

Photo: Cory Weaver

Broadcasts & Live Chats

For you tender shut ins who prefer opera from a distance, Parterre Box hosts live chats during broadcasts and livestreams.

Are you an opera newbie lookin’ to listen and learn? Or maybe an overly articulate know-it-all wanting to indulge your fantasy of an anonymous 12-way with people who couldn’t possibly understand you?

Well that must suck. But you’re welcome to join us anyway.

In the spirit of AOL circa 1998, here are some upcoming chances to clique and claque:

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Ciao for now!
Nick Scholl
Publisher, Parterre Box