parterre box presents: The Talk of the Town

JavaScript isn't enabled in your browser, so this file can't be opened. Enable and reload.

parterre box presents: The Talk of the Town

We are asking for your favorite clips, recordings, and anecdotes to get people chatting, listening, and thinking for our crowdsourced regular feature at parterre box. Submissions are now open for October-December 2025. Please submit a clip for any or all of the prompts as well as a brief explainer (3-5 sentences) for your choice. You can view previous Talk of the Town contributions here.

Submissions close 15 October 2025

Example:

Your name *

How can people find you? (Any website or social media account you'd like us to link to)

October 2025: Comfort opera

What's that score or that recording that's like slipping into a warm bath, the piece that never fails to lift your mood, pump you up, or calm you down?

Clip

Details (3-5 sentences minimum, please)

November 2025: Great productions

What's a staging that changed the way you see an opera?

Clip or image

Description (3-5 sentences minimum)

December 2025: Opera singers celebrate the holidays

Tell us what recording never fails to put you in a festive mood when the December holidays roll around

Clip

Details (3-5 sentences minimum, please)

Your Email

Suggestions for a future Talk of the Town theme?

Submit

Clear form

Never submit passwords through Google Forms.

Forms

This content is neither created nor endorsed by Google.