https://parterre.com/ Opera from a certain point of view Mon, 11 May 2026 00:35:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://parterre.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-pb-favicon-02-32x32.png https://parterre.com/ 32 32 https://parterre.com/2026/05/12/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-peter-russell/ https://parterre.com/2026/05/12/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-peter-russell/#comments Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:40 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=106990 https://parterre.com/2026/05/12/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-peter-russell/feed/ 22 106990 https://parterre.com/2026/05/11/all-the-lovely-things-you-are-to-me/ https://parterre.com/2026/05/11/all-the-lovely-things-you-are-to-me/#comments Mon, 11 May 2026 13:00:47 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=107093 Turandot at the Met starting next week, Patrick Dillon gives a listen to seven versions of "Signore, ascolta!" for Perspectives on an Aria.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/05/11/all-the-lovely-things-you-are-to-me/feed/ 74 107093Aleksandra Kurzak as Liù in Turandot at the Metropolitan Opea in 2014 / Photo: Karen Almond https://parterre.com/2026/05/11/which-side-story/ https://parterre.com/2026/05/11/which-side-story/#comments Mon, 11 May 2026 13:00:36 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=107164 Washington National Opera's West Side Story ]]> https://parterre.com/2026/05/11/which-side-story/feed/ 11 107164Maria (Shereen Pimentel) and Sharks ladies. Photo: Elman Studio https://parterre.com/2026/05/11/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-tc/ https://parterre.com/2026/05/11/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-tc/#comments Mon, 11 May 2026 10:00:02 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=106987 Victoria de los Ángeles has always been my Violetta of choice, a portrayal that never ceases to move me. ]]> https://parterre.com/2026/05/11/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-tc/feed/ 33 106987 https://parterre.com/2026/05/10/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-anna-netrebko/ https://parterre.com/2026/05/10/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-anna-netrebko/#comments Sun, 10 May 2026 10:00:38 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=106983 Maria Callas’s vocalità, when we hear such a unique freedom and generosity in her singing, were captured in her early recordings.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/05/10/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-anna-netrebko/feed/ 42 106983 https://parterre.com/2026/05/09/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-armerjacquino/ https://parterre.com/2026/05/09/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-armerjacquino/#comments Sat, 09 May 2026 10:00:34 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=106980 https://parterre.com/2026/05/09/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-armerjacquino/feed/ 20 106980 https://parterre.com/2026/05/08/clipped-wings/ https://parterre.com/2026/05/08/clipped-wings/#comments Fri, 08 May 2026 13:00:56 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=107119 Madama Butterfly at Opera Colorado plays it safe — and never fully takes flight.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/05/08/clipped-wings/feed/ 7 107119Photo by Matthew Staver https://parterre.com/2026/05/08/un-paio-in-tre/ https://parterre.com/2026/05/08/un-paio-in-tre/#comments Fri, 08 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=107128 Christopher Corwin and Andrew Lokay provide dual perspectives on the National Symphony Orchestra's performances of Puccini's triple-bill.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/05/08/un-paio-in-tre/feed/ 13 107128National Symphony Orchestra with Gianandrea Noseda, Music Director and Conductor, perform Puccini’s triptych of one-act operas: “Suor Angelica”, “Il tabarro”, and “Gianni Schicchi.” With Meryl Dominguez, Soprano, Erika Grimaldi, Soprano, Agnieszka Rehlis, Mezzo-Soprano, Hakeem Henderson, Tenor, Gregory Kunde, Tenor, Roman Burdenko, Baritone and The Washington Chorus with Eugene Rogers, Director. In Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage on Sunday afternoon, May 3, 2026. https://parterre.com/2026/05/08/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-remko-jas/ https://parterre.com/2026/05/08/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-remko-jas/#comments Fri, 08 May 2026 10:00:41 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=106977 Elisabeth Grümmer was, of course, very good at Wagnerian prayers, but she also shines in this Verdi prayer. ]]> https://parterre.com/2026/05/08/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-remko-jas/feed/ 19 106977 https://parterre.com/2026/05/07/dont-tread-on-marie/ https://parterre.com/2026/05/07/dont-tread-on-marie/#comments Thu, 07 May 2026 13:00:56 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=107123 Boston Lyric Opera’s Revolutionary War-set Daughter of the Regiment prioritizes accessibility without losing its charm.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/05/07/dont-tread-on-marie/feed/ 22 107123 Brenda-Rae-center-as-Marie-and-members-of-the-regiment-in-Boston-Lyric-Operas-DAUGHTER-OF-THE-REGIMENT-Photo-by-Nile-Scott-Studios https://parterre.com/2026/05/07/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-ben-miller/ https://parterre.com/2026/05/07/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-ben-miller/#comments Thu, 07 May 2026 10:00:23 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=106972 Kuntenserven.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/05/07/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-ben-miller/feed/ 38 106972 https://parterre.com/2026/05/06/as-a-hero-going-to-conquest/ https://parterre.com/2026/05/06/as-a-hero-going-to-conquest/#comments Wed, 06 May 2026 13:00:57 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=107092 Beethoven-Adams program conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk suggests a way forward for the embattled Boston Symphony Orchestra.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/05/06/as-a-hero-going-to-conquest/feed/ 1 107092Photo by Winslow Townson https://parterre.com/2026/05/06/rizzin-to-the-occasion/ https://parterre.com/2026/05/06/rizzin-to-the-occasion/#comments Wed, 06 May 2026 13:00:32 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=107068 Parterre Box features the Met's current Eugene Onegin, Iurii Samoilov, in a performance of Rossini ahead of a return to Pesaro this summer.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/05/06/rizzin-to-the-occasion/feed/ 29 107068Iurii Samoilov in La cambiale di matrimonio at the Rossini Opera Festival in 2020 / Photo: Amati Ricciardi Photography https://parterre.com/2026/05/06/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-timothy-gray/ https://parterre.com/2026/05/06/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-timothy-gray/#comments Wed, 06 May 2026 10:00:17 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=106968 https://parterre.com/2026/05/06/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-timothy-gray/feed/ 47 106968 https://parterre.com/2026/05/05/tis-almost-fairy-time/ https://parterre.com/2026/05/05/tis-almost-fairy-time/#respond Tue, 05 May 2026 13:00:24 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=107085 Curtis Opera and a charming cast of young singers cast a spell with their beguiling production of Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream. ]]> https://parterre.com/2026/05/05/tis-almost-fairy-time/feed/ 0 107085Tytania (Jeysla Rosario Santos), Oberon (Sam Higgins), and the fairies (Philadelphia Youth Choral Ensemble members). Photo by Tracie Van Auken https://parterre.com/2026/05/05/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-darby-fegan/ https://parterre.com/2026/05/05/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-darby-fegan/#comments Tue, 05 May 2026 10:00:59 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=106965 Anna Tomowa-Sintow, "Ernani Involami," from the MET Centenial Gala, 1983.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/05/05/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-darby-fegan/feed/ 55 106965 https://parterre.com/2026/05/04/they-dont-stoop-to-conquer/ https://parterre.com/2026/05/04/they-dont-stoop-to-conquer/#comments Mon, 04 May 2026 13:00:26 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=107080 Handel's Giulio Cesare in Egitto at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/05/04/they-dont-stoop-to-conquer/feed/ 4 107080Photo by Nancy Jesse https://parterre.com/2026/05/04/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-ckurwenal/ https://parterre.com/2026/05/04/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-ckurwenal/#comments Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:14 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=106962 https://parterre.com/2026/05/04/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-ckurwenal/feed/ 52 106962 https://parterre.com/2026/05/03/modern-convention-is-the-oddity/ https://parterre.com/2026/05/03/modern-convention-is-the-oddity/#comments Sun, 03 May 2026 13:00:32 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=107072 Michael Spyres talks to Kevin Ng about his winding path as a baritenor, which composer he wants to conquer next, and how he makes Wagner work in his voice — and in his native Ozarks.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/05/03/modern-convention-is-the-oddity/feed/ 58 107072Michael Spyres as Tristan in Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde." Photo: Karen Almond / Met Opera https://parterre.com/2026/05/03/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-la-grunowa/ https://parterre.com/2026/05/03/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-la-grunowa/#comments Sun, 03 May 2026 10:00:36 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=106959 Igor Gorin did not sing much Verdi except for a few Papa Germonts, yet this performance of the famous baritone aria from Attila I claim is well-night perfect singing.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/05/03/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-la-grunowa/feed/ 41 106959 https://parterre.com/2026/05/02/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-ryan-ellerman/ https://parterre.com/2026/05/02/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-ryan-ellerman/#comments Sat, 02 May 2026 10:00:57 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=106956 Lucia Popp’s “Caro Nome” beams with Gilda’s youthful passion, displaying Popp’s signature bright, beautiful timbre and magnificent coloratura.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/05/02/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-ryan-ellerman/feed/ 12 106956 https://parterre.com/2026/05/01/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-marina-rebeka/ https://parterre.com/2026/05/01/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-marina-rebeka/#comments Fri, 01 May 2026 10:00:28 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=106953 Un ballo in maschera for my Vienna role debut next January, I came across this beautiful ‘Ecco l’orrido campo’ amazingly performed by Montserrat Caballé.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/05/01/a-favorite-verdi-performance-from-marina-rebeka/feed/ 77 106953 https://parterre.com/2026/04/30/the-poetry-is-in-the-pity/ https://parterre.com/2026/04/30/the-poetry-is-in-the-pity/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:00:49 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=107013 Klaus Mäkelä unexpectedly joins the foray for The Cleveland Orchestra's performances of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/04/30/the-poetry-is-in-the-pity/feed/ 6 107013Screenshot https://parterre.com/2026/04/30/bloodless-revolution/ https://parterre.com/2026/04/30/bloodless-revolution/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:00:04 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=107030 Bluebeard's Castle and Erwartung at Canadian Opera Company deliver on fine performances even if Robert Lepage's production skimps on horror.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/04/30/bloodless-revolution/feed/ 14 1070300118 – Christian Van Horn as Bluebeard and Karen Cargill as Judith in the Canadian Opera Company’s production of Bluebeard’s Castle, 2026. Conductor Johannes Debus, original director Robert Lepage, revival director François Racine, set and costume designer Michael Levine, lighting designer Robert Thomson, and media effects designer Laurie-Shawn Borzovoy. Photo: Michael Cooper https://parterre.com/2026/04/30/thoughts-on-lieder-by-konstantin-krimmel/ https://parterre.com/2026/04/30/thoughts-on-lieder-by-konstantin-krimmel/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:00:04 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=106914 https://parterre.com/2026/04/30/thoughts-on-lieder-by-konstantin-krimmel/feed/ 45 106914(c) Da Ping Luo https://parterre.com/2026/04/29/when-they-go-low/ https://parterre.com/2026/04/29/when-they-go-low/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=106888 bass month, Parterre Box offers excerpts from two young basses to watch: Giorgi Manoshvili and Patrick Guetti.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/04/29/when-they-go-low/feed/ 19 106888Photo: © Luciano Romano / Teatro di San Carlo https://parterre.com/2026/04/29/a-favorite-art-song-performance-from-niel-rishoi/ https://parterre.com/2026/04/29/a-favorite-art-song-performance-from-niel-rishoi/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:00:17 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=106621 Hans Hotter masterfully captures the poignancy of this sublime Brahms Lied.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/04/29/a-favorite-art-song-performance-from-niel-rishoi/feed/ 52 106621 https://parterre.com/2026/04/28/la-voix-surhumaine/ https://parterre.com/2026/04/28/la-voix-surhumaine/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:00:57 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=107019 Barbara Hannigan mesmerizes as both a brilliant vocalist and a proficient opera conductor in a double bill of Strauss and La voix humaine with the New York Philharmonic.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/04/28/la-voix-surhumaine/feed/ 17 107019Barbara Hannigan conducts the New York Philharmonic performing R. Strauss "Metamorphosen" and Poulenc "La Voix humanine" at David Geffen Hall / Photo by Chris Lee https://parterre.com/2026/04/28/a-favorite-art-song-performance-from-arrigo/ https://parterre.com/2026/04/28/a-favorite-art-song-performance-from-arrigo/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:00:07 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=106624 Lisa della Casa sings "Four Last Songs" deeply alert to the text and with effortless vocalization that sounds fresh and spontaneous.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/04/28/a-favorite-art-song-performance-from-arrigo/feed/ 30 106624 https://parterre.com/2026/04/27/the-night-is-dark-and-full-of-terrors/ https://parterre.com/2026/04/27/the-night-is-dark-and-full-of-terrors/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:00:05 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=106976 Opera Baltimore concludes its season with a piercing semi-staged production of Pelléas et Mélisande.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/04/27/the-night-is-dark-and-full-of-terrors/feed/ 8 106976Photo by Bart Debicki