https://parterre.com/ Opera from a certain point of view Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:05:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://parterre.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-pb-favicon-02-32x32.png https://parterre.com/ 32 32 https://parterre.com/2026/10/22/the-pleasure-principle/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/22/the-pleasure-principle/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:00:18 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109857 Lisette Oropesa casts a spell as the titular sorceress in the Royal Ballet and Opera's fizzy revival of Alcina. ]]> https://parterre.com/2026/10/22/the-pleasure-principle/feed/ 4 109857Photo: Marc Brenner https://parterre.com/2026/10/22/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-rick/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/22/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-rick/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:00:26 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109427 Anne Sofie von Otter.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/10/22/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-rick/feed/ 24 109427 https://parterre.com/2026/10/21/the-guy-for-the-job/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/21/the-guy-for-the-job/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:00:55 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109495 Insik Choi, is this week's Grand Tier Grab Bag featured artist.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/10/21/the-guy-for-the-job/feed/ 8 109495Thomas Dear, Insik Choi, and Niamh O’Sullivan in Les vêpres siciliennes at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence / Photo: Vincent Beaume. https://parterre.com/2026/10/21/smooth-operators/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/21/smooth-operators/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:00:16 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109850 San Francisco Opera's stylish revival of Manon.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/10/21/smooth-operators/feed/ 4 109850Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera https://parterre.com/2026/10/21/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-matthew-byrd/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/21/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-matthew-byrd/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:00:29 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109779 https://parterre.com/2026/10/21/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-matthew-byrd/feed/ 49 109779 https://parterre.com/2026/10/20/never-sing-louder-than-beautiful/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/20/never-sing-louder-than-beautiful/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109837 Martina Arroyo.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/10/20/never-sing-louder-than-beautiful/feed/ 8 109837Melanie Spector, Martina Arroyo, and Maria Brea / Photo: Courtesy of Melanie Spector https://parterre.com/2026/10/20/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-peter-russell/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/20/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-peter-russell/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:00:10 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109418 Florence Quivar’s blend of triple cream voice and superior musical expression earned her a discography and videography to rival those of any of her contemporaries.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/10/20/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-peter-russell/feed/ 52 109418 https://parterre.com/2026/10/19/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-bianca-castafiore/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/19/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-bianca-castafiore/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:00:22 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109695 https://parterre.com/2026/10/19/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-bianca-castafiore/feed/ 51 109695 https://parterre.com/2026/10/18/were-not-in-kansas-anymore/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/18/were-not-in-kansas-anymore/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109809 Ben Bliss in a (nearly) all-American program performed at the Park Avenue Armory and Vocal Arts DC. ]]> https://parterre.com/2026/10/18/were-not-in-kansas-anymore/feed/ 18 109809Photo: Stephanie Berger Photography, courtesy of Park Avenue Armory https://parterre.com/2026/10/18/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-leyla-genderbender/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/18/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-leyla-genderbender/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2026 10:00:15 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109414 https://parterre.com/2026/10/18/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-leyla-genderbender/feed/ 67 109414 https://parterre.com/2026/10/17/jk-just-ok/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/17/jk-just-ok/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:00:10 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109810 Carnegie Hall's season opener featuring the Berliner Philharmoniker.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/10/17/jk-just-ok/feed/ 36 109810 https://parterre.com/2026/10/17/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-soomin-k/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/17/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-soomin-k/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2026 10:00:48 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109698 https://parterre.com/2026/10/17/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-soomin-k/feed/ 105 109698 https://parterre.com/2026/10/17/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-belle-raggio/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/17/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-belle-raggio/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2026 10:00:28 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109716 https://parterre.com/2026/10/17/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-belle-raggio/feed/ 22 109716 https://parterre.com/2026/10/16/two-favorite-mezzo-performances-from-jennifer-larmore/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/16/two-favorite-mezzo-performances-from-jennifer-larmore/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:00:28 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109410 Beth Taylor sings with her whole heart and soul and it is evident in the aria "Priva son d'ogni conforto" from Handel's Giulio Cesare. ]]> https://parterre.com/2026/10/16/two-favorite-mezzo-performances-from-jennifer-larmore/feed/ 24 109410 https://parterre.com/2026/10/15/contained-vehemence/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/15/contained-vehemence/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:00:09 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109474 Marianne Crebassa is in Parterre Box's spotlight this week ahead of La clemenza di Tito in Barcelona.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/10/15/contained-vehemence/feed/ 6 109474Marianne Crebassa / Photo: Simon Fowler, courtesy of IMG Artists https://parterre.com/2026/10/15/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-beth-taylor/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/15/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-beth-taylor/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:00:32 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109403 Jennifer Larmore's remarkable voice and personality.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/10/15/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-beth-taylor/feed/ 53 109403 https://parterre.com/2026/10/14/martina-arroyo-1937-2026/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/14/martina-arroyo-1937-2026/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:25:08 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109798 https://parterre.com/2026/10/14/martina-arroyo-1937-2026/feed/ 42 109798 https://parterre.com/2026/10/14/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-la-grunowa/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/14/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-la-grunowa/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:00:54 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109664 https://parterre.com/2026/10/14/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-la-grunowa/feed/ 88 109664 https://parterre.com/2026/10/13/a-kink-in-the-plan/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/13/a-kink-in-the-plan/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:00:59 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109787 Lyric Opera of Chicago's production of Don Giovanni nails its predatory Don — but falls short dramatically with its donne.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/10/13/a-kink-in-the-plan/feed/ 8 109787Photo: Cory Weaver/Lyric Opera of Chicago https://parterre.com/2026/10/13/aria-force-one/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/13/aria-force-one/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:00:49 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109750 Lincoln in the Bardo next week, Carmen Paddock looks at how presidents in opera can be both symbols of an idealized past and trenchant commentaries on the present.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/10/13/aria-force-one/feed/ 5 109750James Maddalena and Janis Kelly in a scene from John Adams’ ‘Nixon in China’ at the Metropolitan Opera in 2011 / Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera https://parterre.com/2026/10/13/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-llewellyn-adelbert/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/13/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-llewellyn-adelbert/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:00:12 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109660 Mignon Dunn.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/10/13/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-llewellyn-adelbert/feed/ 41 109660 https://parterre.com/2026/10/12/say-it-aint-so-gio/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/12/say-it-aint-so-gio/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:00:43 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109762 Opera Baltimore strikes out with an uninspired production of Don Giovanni.  ]]> https://parterre.com/2026/10/12/say-it-aint-so-gio/feed/ 9 109762Photo: Opera Baltimore https://parterre.com/2026/10/12/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-last-castrato/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/12/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-last-castrato/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:00:08 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109655 Frederica Von Stade is 81 years old, for to me she is eternally 31.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/10/12/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-last-castrato/feed/ 200 109655 https://parterre.com/2026/10/11/in-my-end-is-my-beginning-2/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/11/in-my-end-is-my-beginning-2/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:00:22 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109731 Renée Fleming proves she can still work her magic with Strauss's Four Last Songs.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/10/11/in-my-end-is-my-beginning-2/feed/ 31 109731 https://parterre.com/2026/10/11/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-belfagor/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/11/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-belfagor/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109651 https://parterre.com/2026/10/11/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-belfagor/feed/ 86 109651 https://parterre.com/2026/10/10/accept-this-offering/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/10/accept-this-offering/#respond Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:00:17 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109714 Austin Opera inaugurates its new permanent home with Ofrenda, an intimate tribute to the city's Latine community. ]]> https://parterre.com/2026/10/10/accept-this-offering/feed/ 0 109714Photo: Erich Schlegel https://parterre.com/2026/10/10/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-rowna-sutin/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/10/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-rowna-sutin/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:00:55 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109395 Irina Arkhipova gives a masterclass in singing in this thrilling excerpt from The Maid of Orleans by Tchaikovsky.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/10/10/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-rowna-sutin/feed/ 43 109395 https://parterre.com/2026/10/09/e-avanti-a-lei-tremava-tutta-stoccarda/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/09/e-avanti-a-lei-tremava-tutta-stoccarda/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:00:25 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109702 Chelsea Lehnea and Marigona Qerkezi — make a splash across two nights in Stuttgart.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/10/09/e-avanti-a-lei-tremava-tutta-stoccarda/feed/ 10 109702Photo: © Martin Sigmund https://parterre.com/2026/10/08/tell-me-something-good/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/08/tell-me-something-good/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:00:09 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109676 Boston Lyric Opera's William Tell shows that the state of American opera need not be depressing. ]]> https://parterre.com/2026/10/08/tell-me-something-good/feed/ 12 109676Photo: Nile Scott Studios https://parterre.com/2026/10/08/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-ckurwenal/ https://parterre.com/2026/10/08/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-ckurwenal/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:00:46 +0000 https://parterre.com/?p=109384 Cecilia Bartoli who was a major star when I first got into opera in my teens and remains so today.]]> https://parterre.com/2026/10/08/a-favorite-mezzo-performance-from-ckurwenal/feed/ 101 109384