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In many cases, the second, third and even fourth casts surpassed the season premieres that tend to attract the most attention.
Elijah Moshinsky's vivid production is a winner.
Giulio Cesare is once again competing with Antony and Cleopatra, the latter this time a new work by John Adams that premiered at the Met on May 12.
In early December, after the final two performances of Richard Strauss’ 'Die Frau ohne Schatten' at the Metropolitan Opera, something out of the...
Unlike many works by Puccini, Verdi or Wagner, Mozart’s operas demand charismatic singing actors working closely together with a minimum of...
Stephen Costello and Ryan Speedo Green. Karen Almond/Met Opera After its annual winter hiatus, the Metropolitan Opera reopened with a pair of...
Commemoration of William Christie's eighth decade began last year with grand stagings in Paris of Charpentier’s 'Médée' and Rameau’s 'Les Fêtes...
Mayer’s weak attempt to address opera’s recent struggles with its history of fetishization of “exotic” cultures adds nothing to the production.
Messiah at Trinity Church in December of 2024. Photo: Isadora Kosofsky Throughout December, Messiah is nearly inescapable in New York City churches...
In recent years, the Metropolitan Opera has asked artists to respond to the company’s new productions. Their creations are then transferred onto...
January will mark the 50th anniversary of beloved tenor Richard Tucker’s sudden death at the age of 61. The foundation created soon after his...
When you search for “Master Class” videos on YouTube, you encounter unexpected instructors like Natalie Portman, Margaret Atwood, Neil DeGrasse...
After the Metropolitan Opera opened its season with a recently composed opera—Jeanine Tesori’s Grounded—the company returned to standard repertoire...
Every year as the centerpiece of SummerScape, Bard College’s wide-ranging performing arts festival, the institution’s president and impresario Leon...
After the Metropolitan Opera’s season ends in early June, local opera lovers patiently bide their time until late July when Teatro Nuovo again...