Monday, June 30, 2025 from parterre box
The Comet/Poppea at this summer’s Running AMOC* festival at Lincoln Center is a thrilling, startling, deeply moving experienceMonday, June 30, 2025 from We left at the interval...
In November 2023, I posted about a fascinating, touching project that grew out of the personal experiences of London-based writer and performer Karin de Novellis, who looked after her husband, a dementia-sufferer, until his death....Monday, June 30, 2025 from parterre box
The ultimate in Diva worship – where she can do no wrong.Sunday, June 29, 2025 from operaramblings
Baritone Micah Schroeder and pianist Stéphane Mayer gave a recital on Saturday night at the Tranzac called Everlastingness. It was a carefully curated mix of song recital classics, works by contemporary Canadian composers and some...Saturday, June 28, 2025 from The Opera Tattler
* Notes* A number of young artists from the Merola Opera Program gave a recital of American songs curated by pianist Ronny Michael Greenberg (pictured, photograph by Kristen Loken) last Thursday evening. Six singer/pianist duos were...Saturday, June 28, 2025 from parterre box
Daniele Rustioni leads a verismo double bill recorded in Munich last monthSaturday, June 28, 2025 from parterre box
A performance recorded earlier this month in Dortmund with Angelo Villari and Pretty YendeSaturday, June 28, 2025 from parterre box
Nothing helped me understand Verdi better than Alessandro Manzoni ‘s I promessi sposi .Friday, June 27, 2025 from parterre box
Konstantin Krimmel plays the title role in a live broadcast from MunichFriday, June 27, 2025 from parterre box
parterre box highlights the livestreamed opening of this year’s Munich Opera Festival with a bit of tonight’s Don Giovanni, Konstantin Krimmel , in another Mozart operaFriday, June 27, 2025 from parterre box
A brilliant L’italiana in Algeri in Rome has Larry Wolff once again thinking about “singing Turks”Friday, June 27, 2025 from parterre box
A live video broadcast from Vienna starring Anna Netrebko and Yusif EyvazovFriday, June 27, 2025 from parterre box
A live broadcast from Milan starring Marina RebekaFriday, June 27, 2025 from operaramblings
It’s taken from late July 2022 to move from 600 video disk reviews in the archive to 700 (though how many of the 700 are actually still available is anyone’s guess!). That’s almost exactly 3 recordings per month which...Friday, June 27, 2025 from parterre box
I first read Edith Hamilton ‘s classic book on Greek mythology about sixty years ago.