https://parterre.com/ Opera from a certain point of view Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:05:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://parterre.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-pb-favicon-02-32x32.png https://parterre.com/ 32 32 https://parterre.com/2026/07/27/oops-i-did-it-onegin/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/27/oops-i-did-it-onegin/#respond Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:00:17 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108500 Eugene Onegin with particularly noteworthy performances by Magdalena Kuźma and Daniel O’Hearn.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/27/oops-i-did-it-onegin/feed/ 0 108500 https://parterre.com/2026/07/27/lorenzo-molajoli-was-a-great-opera-conductor/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/27/lorenzo-molajoli-was-a-great-opera-conductor/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:00:34 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108138 Lorenzo Molajoli is a mysterious figure.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/27/lorenzo-molajoli-was-a-great-opera-conductor/feed/ 7 108138 https://parterre.com/2026/07/26/a-barrel-of-laughs/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/26/a-barrel-of-laughs/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:00:27 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108493 Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer's bubbly The Judgement of Paris brings a distinctly Californian terroir to operatic comedy.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/26/a-barrel-of-laughs/feed/ 1 108493Photo: Drew Altizer Photography https://parterre.com/2026/07/25/lili-among-thorns/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/25/lili-among-thorns/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:00:45 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108488 Tobias Picker and Aryeh Lev Stollman's Lili Elbe receives its first recording ahead of its stateside transition. ]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/25/lili-among-thorns/feed/ 2 108488 https://parterre.com/2026/07/25/maurice-abravanel-was-a-great-opera-conductor/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/25/maurice-abravanel-was-a-great-opera-conductor/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:00:16 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108135 Based on exactly one recording, Maurice Abravanel is my favorite opera conductor. ]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/25/maurice-abravanel-was-a-great-opera-conductor/feed/ 39 108135 https://parterre.com/2026/07/24/wedding-from-hell/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/24/wedding-from-hell/#respond Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:00:40 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108480 Les Arts Florissants (lightly) stages two Charpentier rarities as a summer wedding gone wrong.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/24/wedding-from-hell/feed/ 0 108480Photo: Gabe Palacio https://parterre.com/2026/07/24/ringing-them-in/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/24/ringing-them-in/#respond Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:00:39 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108070 Geplauder when the annual week of broadcasts from Bayreuth begins on Saturday]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/24/ringing-them-in/feed/ 0 108070Photo: Kevin Fullerton https://parterre.com/2026/07/24/riccardo-muti-is-a-great-opera-conductor/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/24/riccardo-muti-is-a-great-opera-conductor/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:00:41 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108339 Parterre readers, that we can all agree that Riccardo Muti is a great opera conductor.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/24/riccardo-muti-is-a-great-opera-conductor/feed/ 59 108339 https://parterre.com/2026/07/23/turkish-delight-on-a-moonlit-night/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/23/turkish-delight-on-a-moonlit-night/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:00:15 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108459 https://parterre.com/2026/07/23/turkish-delight-on-a-moonlit-night/feed/ 6 108459Photo: Steven Pisano https://parterre.com/2026/07/23/john-barbirolli-was-a-great-opera-conductor/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/23/john-barbirolli-was-a-great-opera-conductor/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:00:12 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108132 John Barbirolli's recording of matchless Elgar & V-Williams music for strings and discovered my go-to conductor for life.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/23/john-barbirolli-was-a-great-opera-conductor/feed/ 29 108132Image ref 4800164. Copyright Rex Shutterstock No reproduction without permission. Please see www.rexfeatures.com for more information. https://parterre.com/2026/07/22/noch-mein-ich-mir-selber-so-sicher-zu-sein/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/22/noch-mein-ich-mir-selber-so-sicher-zu-sein/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:00:26 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=107035 Ariadne may have been the headline item at the Salzburg Festival next month, but this week Parterre Box features the Zerbinetta, Ziyi Dai.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/22/noch-mein-ich-mir-selber-so-sicher-zu-sein/feed/ 13 107035Photo by Fabrizio Sansone https://parterre.com/2026/07/22/hells-kitchen-2/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/22/hells-kitchen-2/#respond Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108449 Teatro Nuovo pays tribute to a historic New York production of Don Giovanni with a talented ensemble.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/22/hells-kitchen-2/feed/ 0 108449Photo: Steven Pisano https://parterre.com/2026/07/21/mist-opportunity-3/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/21/mist-opportunity-3/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:00:48 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108440 Lucia di Lammermoor at La Scala, starring Rosa Feola, proves as airless as this summer's heatwaves. ]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/21/mist-opportunity-3/feed/ 14 108440Photo: © Brescia e Amisano | Teatro alla Scala https://parterre.com/2026/07/21/antonio-pappano-is-a-great-opera-conductor/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/21/antonio-pappano-is-a-great-opera-conductor/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:00:37 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108212 Antonio Pappano's versatility in both German and Italian repertoire and beyond is both rare and impressive. ]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/21/antonio-pappano-is-a-great-opera-conductor/feed/ 46 108212Boston Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Boston. (Photo by Winslow Townson) Sir Antonio Pappano, conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano https://parterre.com/2026/07/20/dimitri-mitropoulos-was-a-great-opera-conductor/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/20/dimitri-mitropoulos-was-a-great-opera-conductor/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:00:05 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108129 Dimitri Mitropoulos brought to the podium a total understanding and love for each score he touched.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/20/dimitri-mitropoulos-was-a-great-opera-conductor/feed/ 56 108129 https://parterre.com/2026/07/19/aix-tremendae-salva-me/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/19/aix-tremendae-salva-me/#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108344 Festival d’Aix-en-Provence confronts the living and the dead — and its own future — through audacious productions and an intimate world premiere. ]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/19/aix-tremendae-salva-me/feed/ 4 108344Photo: Monika Rittershaus https://parterre.com/2026/07/19/rudolf-kempe-was-a-great-opera-conductor/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/19/rudolf-kempe-was-a-great-opera-conductor/#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:00:31 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108125 Rudolf Kempe commercial recording of Lohengrin (which I have lauded overall) for its conducting.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/19/rudolf-kempe-was-a-great-opera-conductor/feed/ 63 108125 https://parterre.com/2026/07/17/roger-norrington-was-a-great-opera-conductor/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/17/roger-norrington-was-a-great-opera-conductor/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:00:30 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108122 Roger Norrington conducted Rossini's Semiramide in Pesaro '94 and made the Orchestra part of the drama in a way I still have never heard duplicated in a Bel Canto opera. ]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/17/roger-norrington-was-a-great-opera-conductor/feed/ 59 108122 https://parterre.com/2026/07/16/tsar-power/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/16/tsar-power/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:00:21 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108306 Zar und Zimmermann zipping along at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/16/tsar-power/feed/ 3 108306Photo: Thomas Aurin https://parterre.com/2026/07/15/lady-in-waiting/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/15/lady-in-waiting/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:00:03 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=107947 Parterre Box features Marta Torbidoni.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/15/lady-in-waiting/feed/ 62 107947Marta Torbidoni as Norma at Teatro alla Scala / Photo: Brescia e Amisano https://parterre.com/2026/07/15/fabio-luisi-is-a-great-opera-conductor/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/15/fabio-luisi-is-a-great-opera-conductor/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:00:04 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108112 Fabio Luisi.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/15/fabio-luisi-is-a-great-opera-conductor/feed/ 82 108112 https://parterre.com/2026/07/13/pierre-monteux-was-a-great-opera-conductor/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/13/pierre-monteux-was-a-great-opera-conductor/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:00:35 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108109 Pierre Monteux's career defies time. ]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/13/pierre-monteux-was-a-great-opera-conductor/feed/ 50 108109 https://parterre.com/2026/07/11/tabor-ing-under-no-illusions/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/11/tabor-ing-under-no-illusions/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:00:47 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108279 The Ballad of Baby Doe at Central City Opera mines poignance from America's past and present. ]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/11/tabor-ing-under-no-illusions/feed/ 20 108279Photo: Amanda Tipton Photography https://parterre.com/2026/07/11/daniel-barenboim-is-a-great-opera-conductor/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/11/daniel-barenboim-is-a-great-opera-conductor/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2026 10:00:33 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108106 Daniel Barenboim’s Tristan und Isolde is a performance I keep coming back to, again and again. ]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/11/daniel-barenboim-is-a-great-opera-conductor/feed/ 82 108106 https://parterre.com/2026/07/10/seiji-ozawa-was-a-great-opera-conductor/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/10/seiji-ozawa-was-a-great-opera-conductor/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:00:08 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108228 Seiji Ozawa in 1972 when I was 12 years old.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/10/seiji-ozawa-was-a-great-opera-conductor/feed/ 43 108228<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sakakeeny_NJP.jpg">WilhelmHeckel</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons https://parterre.com/2026/07/09/box-braid/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/09/box-braid/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=107950 Ambur Braid's biggest dramatic soprano assignment yet — the Dyer's Wife in Aix — is occasion for Parterre Box to feature her in some of her old repertoire.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/09/box-braid/feed/ 12 107950Photo: Jean-Louis Fernandez https://parterre.com/2026/07/09/fausto-cleva-was-a-great-opera-conductor/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/09/fausto-cleva-was-a-great-opera-conductor/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:00:29 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108103 Fausto Cleva, in this glorious Fanciulla from the old Met, demonstrates all the great skills of opera conducting]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/09/fausto-cleva-was-a-great-opera-conductor/feed/ 46 108103 https://parterre.com/2026/07/08/his-mouth-is-always-scandalous/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/08/his-mouth-is-always-scandalous/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:00:03 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108259 Tosca at La Monnaie does not quite find the pleasure in the pain.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/08/his-mouth-is-always-scandalous/feed/ 37 108259Photo: Pieter Claes https://parterre.com/2026/07/07/aix-and-you-shall-receive/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/07/aix-and-you-shall-receive/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:00:32 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108073 https://parterre.com/2026/07/07/aix-and-you-shall-receive/feed/ 59 108073PC: Festival d'Aix-en-Provence https://parterre.com/2026/07/07/giuseppe-patane-was-a-great-opera-conductor/ https://parterre.com/2026/07/07/giuseppe-patane-was-a-great-opera-conductor/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:00:04 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=108084 Patanè did far more than just hold it together: he did full honor to Verdi.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/07/07/giuseppe-patane-was-a-great-opera-conductor/feed/ 26 108084