Nature boy Nature boy

With Siegfried, the directorial vision of the Paris Opera‘s Ring cycle finally takes root.

This 1955 <em>Eugene Onegin</em> is so overrated This 1955 <em>Eugene Onegin</em> is so overrated

This is the classic Onegin and there’s much to love, especially from Khaikin‘s sensitive conducting and Lemeshev‘s ideal Lensky.

Salome

Salome / Kölner Philharmonie

Jennifer Holloway, currently singing the same role at Lyric Opera of Chicago, leads a performance recorded in Köln in September

Streamed January 31, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Arabella

Arabella / Metropolitan Opera

A performance recorded this fall in New York starring Rachel Willis-Sorensen

Streamed January 31, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The best thing I saw in 2025 was <em>Echo 72</em> The best thing I saw in 2025 was <em>Echo 72</em>

An opera about the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics was never going to be an easy task.

A ruckus in Kaunas A ruckus in Kaunas

Ponchielli goes east with mixed results in I Lituani.

The best things I saw in 2025 were <em>Parsifal</em> and <em>The Monkey King</em> The best things I saw in 2025 were <em>Parsifal</em> and <em>The Monkey King</em>

Both performances moved me profoundly and served as a form of catharsis, ending a challenging 2025 with a glimmer of hope for the future

The best thing I saw in 2025 was <em>La sonnambula</em> The best thing I saw in 2025 was <em>La sonnambula</em>

Easily the Met’s new Sonnambula, where cast and production team delivered a gorgeously sung and well thought out concept for a libretto often derided for its simplicity.

Methinks the lady doth protestant too much Methinks the lady doth protestant too much

Old pros Gregory Kunde and Pier Luigi Pizzi anchor a new staging of Stiffelio co-produced by three theaters in Emilia-Romagna.

STEMdiva status STEMdiva status

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.

The snows that lie on the mountains of Judaea The snows that lie on the mountains of Judaea

Salome sweeps in like a storm at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Ash and you shall receive Ash and you shall receive

Bellini and Donizetti may be top of mind these days, so Parterre Box offers two budding belcantisti, Beth Taylor and Dave Monaco, in a duet from Rossini’s La cenerentola.

The best thing I saw in 2025 was Yuja Wang The best thing I saw in 2025 was Yuja Wang

Yuja Wang slayed in this performance of Prokofiev‘s 2nd piano concerto with the Boston Symphony.

Faith in their hands shall snap in two Faith in their hands shall snap in two

Franz Welser-Möst leads a rigorous, if emotionally staid, performance of Verdi‘s Requiem at Carnegie Hall. 

The best thing I saw in 2025 was <em>Vanessa</em> The best thing I saw in 2025 was <em>Vanessa</em>

“Let me look around once more. Who knows when I shall see this house again?”

The best thing I saw in 2025 was <em>Salome</em> The best thing I saw in 2025 was <em>Salome</em>

Many productions have emphasized Salome’s youth, but few have gone as far as this spectacular and visceral production at the Komische Oper by Evgeny Titov.

The Maid of Orleans

The Maid of Orleans / Dutch National Opera

Elena Stikhina is Joan of Arc in Tchaikovsky‘s opera recorded last fall at the Dutch National Opera.

Streamed January 24, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess / Metropolitan Opera

The Gershwins’ opera in a live broadcast from New York

Streamed January 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Look to your laurels Look to your laurels

A Strauss rarity receives a ravishing concert performance at Seattle Opera.

The best thing I saw in 2025 was Christina Nilsson in <em>Aïda</em> The best thing I saw in 2025 was Christina Nilsson in <em>Aïda</em>

Christina Nilsson‘s successful Met debut as Aïda was for me one of the shining highlights of the 2025 season.

Idomeneo

Idomeneo / Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Antonio Poli, Francesca Di Sauro, Mariangela Sicilia, and Salome Jicia lead a live broadcast from Bologna

Streamed January 23, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Irish blessing Irish blessing

Lise Davidsen‘s first Isolde is only one of the highlights of Tristan und Isolde at the Liceu in Barcelona.