Opera Streaming

The news site OperaWire has what it's calling a comprehensive list of all opera companies in Europe and the US that are currently streaming past opera performances. It is a very impressive list!

I've seen the streaming information for a few of these companies, and wow. La Monnaie has an especially great-looking bunch of operas, with rarities. This week (March 30 to April 5) the Met has a great line-up. Yeah, Barber of Seville, but JDD, JDF, and PETER MATTEI??? I am so there for it.

That Dialogues was stunning, and I am always up for Nixon in China. All performances start at 7:30 Eastern time.

Monday, March 30
Poulenc’s Dialogues des CarmélitesStarring Isabel Leonard, Adrianne Pieczonka, and Karita Mattila, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin. From May 11, 2019. 

Tuesday, March 31
Rossini’s Il Barbiere di SivigliaStarring Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Flórez, and Peter Mattei, conducted by Maurizio Benini. From March 24, 2007.

Wednesday, April 1
John Adams’s Nixon in ChinaStarring Janis Kelly and James Maddalena, conducted by John Adams. From February 12, 2011.

Thursday, April 2
Verdi’s Don CarloStarring Marina Poplavskaya, Roberto Alagna, Simon Keenlyside, and Ferruccio Furlanetto, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin. From December 11, 2010.

Friday, April 3
Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles Starring Diana Damrau, Matthew Polenzani, and Mariusz Kwiecien, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda. From January 16, 2016.

Saturday, April 4
Verdi’s MacbethStarring Anna Netrebko, Joseph Calleja, Željko Lučić, and René Pape, conducted by Fabio Luisi. From October 11, 2014.

Sunday, April 5
Bellini’s NormaStarring Sondra Radvanovsky, Joyce DiDonato, Joseph Calleja, and Matthew Rose, conducted by Carlo Rizzi. From October 7, 2017.