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Unqualified triumph Unqualified triumph

Since I began regularly attending performances at Lyric Opera of Chicago in 1999, I have been a great admirer of director Francesca Zambello’s productions.

on March 18, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Laffont Grand Finals Competition Laffont Grand Finals Competition

Evan Rogister conducts the stars of tomorrow, hosted by Denyce Graves and featuring Ryan Speedo Green!

on March 17, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Daisy, you’re the one I adore Daisy, you’re the one I adore

On this day in 1951 soprano Victoria de los Ángeles made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Marguerite

on March 17, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Guillaume Tell Guillaume Tell

Bertrand de Billy conducts a live Staatsoper performance with Roberto Frontali, John Osborn, Maria Nazarova, Jean Teitgen, and Lisette Oropesa in David Poutney‘s production

on March 16, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Turandot Turandot

Oksana Lyniv conducts Elena Pankratova , SeokJong Baek, Aleksandra Kurzak, and Vitalij Kowaljow in a broadcast from New York

on March 16, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Sortite or via sortite Sortite or via sortite

On this day in 1991 soprano Renée Fleming made her Metropolitan Opera stage debut as Countess Almaviva

on March 16, 2024 at 6:00 AM
<em>Femenine</em> mystique <em>Femenine</em> mystique

“What I am trying to achieve is to be what I am to the fullest. Black to the fullest, a musician to the fullest, a homosexual to the fullest.”

on March 15, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Thoughts on <em>La Gioconda</em>: the opera Thoughts on <em>La Gioconda</em>: the opera

Amilcare Ponchielli’s La Gioconda might not be a perfect opera (though I don’t see why not) but it is one of my favorites…

on March 15, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Ascot opening day Ascot opening day

Two Broadway Premieres:  

on March 15, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Madama Butterfly Madama Butterfly

Aleksandra Kurzak is Cio Cio San opposite Matthew Polenzani, Elizabeth DeShong, and Davide Luciano. Xian Zhang conducts this broadcast from New York

on March 14, 2024 at 12:00 PM
The artist is present The artist is present

And is this ‘Orpheus’ in the room with us right now?

on March 14, 2024 at 10:00 AM
The real and the ideal The real and the ideal

Chris’s Cache offers a Leoncavallo double-bill: Aprile Millo in Zazà and Jon Vickers and Carol Vaness in Pagliacci

on March 14, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Short, sharp shock Short, sharp shock

On this day in 1885 W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan’s The Mikado premiered in London

on March 14, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Bird brain Bird brain

Opera at the Kennedy Center has been in hibernation this winter.

on March 13, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Muti point Muti point

It would be enough to compare his official studio recording of this work with the recent performances in Turin to confirm that today Riccardo Muti is no longer totally ‘Mutian’

on March 13, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Dianetic sound Dianetic sound

Happy 81st birthday soprano Julia Migenes

on March 13, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Lyric Opera of Chicago 2024-25 Lyric Opera of Chicago 2024-25

Windy City audiences can look forward to a a season of classics interspersed with a contemporary work and a world premiere

on March 12, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Ernani Ernani

A recorded performance from Bregenz in 2023 starring Saimir Pirgu, Franco Vassallo, Goran Juric, and Guanqun Yu, conducted by Enrique Mazzola

on March 12, 2024 at 9:30 AM