The Met Opera’s ‘Aida’ Star Angel Blue Talks Travel And Opera
I interviewed the multi-faceted performer on her favorite opera, her thoughts on traveling for work, where she grabs a bite ...
Review: For the Met Opera’s ‘Tosca,’ Third Cast’s a Charm
The bass-baritone Bryn Terfel returned to the Met for the first time in 13 years, alongside Sondra Radvanovsky, one of the ...
Metropolitan Opera to hold contest auditions in Columbia
Young, aspiring opera singers from around the country will soon have a chance to perform at the Metropolitan Opera Laffont ...
‘Aida’ Review: Glum Grandeur at the Metropolitan Opera
Starring Angel Blue and Piotr Beczała, Michael Mayer’s new staging of Verdi’s Egyptian classic favors monumentality at nearly ...
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The Year the Metropolitan Opera Declared War on the Critics
That figure is Peter Gelb, the general manager of the Met. In an opinion essay published in the Times in November, Gelb argues that opera had “turned inward” in the second half of the ...
Lucine Amara, stalwart soprano for the Metropolitan Opera, dies at 99
Lucine Amara, a soprano who sang for four decades with the Metropolitan Opera in New York ... at the frequency of her early ...
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James Levine dies: Conductor led Met Opera before being fired over abuse
Conductor James Levine, who led New York's Metropolitan Opera for 40 years before being fired over sexual abuse allegations, has died at the age of 77. The Met dismissed Mr Levine in 2018 after an ...
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Anna Netrebko: Top Russian soprano fired over war sues Met Opera
Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko is suing New York City's Metropolitan Opera, after she was dropped following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The internationally renowned soprano is suing the ...