The Metropolitan Opera Guild has announced the return of the company’s “Opera Explorers” program. The program, which aims to allow families and younger children to explore opera through arts and crafts, songs, music making, and movement, will take place on Saturdays throughout April and May 2023. The program opens on April 15, 2023, at the Guild’s Opera Learning Center in {…}
The Metropolitan Opera Guild has announced that it will celebrate the legacy and impact of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at the Guild’s 88th Annual Luncheon. The event, which is set to take place on Nov. 10, 2022 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City will feature spoken and musical tributes by LYADP alumni Stephanie Blythe, Michelle Bradley, {…}
The Metropolitan Opera Guild has announced a new family program, “Opera Explorers.” The new program will be a series of hour-long workshops that occur on Saturdays in April 2022 and is specifically geared toward parents with young children ages 4-6 who want to actively participate in an arts program as a family. The program will utilize the various elements of {…}
The Metropolitan Opera Guild has announced a new in-school education program beginning in March 2022. The program will consist of in-school opera performances throughout New York and New Jersey for second through fifth graders. Each performance will include four professional singers and a pianist. The presentations will be a half-hour-long staged compilation of opera hits and important characters. Each performance {…}
The Metropolitan Opera Guild has added a new team member. Shortly after announcing the arrival of John M. Dowd, the organization has revealed that Greg Joye will join as Director of Development. Per a press release, he will oversee the Guild’s special events and supervise the organizations activities. He will also be responsible for generating around $2 million in revenue {…}
The Metropolitan Opera Guild launched its second online course, “The Ring: Music, Motifs, and Magic,” on May 7, 2019. This course was preceded by “Libretti and Librettists.” According to the Guild’s website, the four-part course uses “video lectures, supplemental readings, and score excerpts” to examine Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen.” Prof. Victoria Bond will “provide insight into the musical evolution {…}
On Friday, Oct. 26, the Metropolitan Opera Guild presented its Annual Luncheon to honor the career of superstar soprano Anna Netrebko. Titled “Amazing Anna” and taking place at Cipriani 42nd Street (and without too many flowers as per the honoree’s request), the event was befitting of the famed diva, proving entertaining and breezing by in a way that these events {…}
The Metropolitan Opera Guild has announced new programs for the 2018 season. Among the new programs added to the Schedule are “In the Mouth of the Wolf,” “Maria Callas at Ninety-Five – A Birthday Salute,” and “Celebrating Historic Met Moments.” “We are pleased to announce some new and additional programming for Spring 2018,” said Stuart Holt, Director of School Programs and {…}
For decades Renée Fleming has been a shining star on the world’s great opera stages, none more so than the Metropolitan Opera. From her victory at the National Council Auditions in 1988 to her debut three years later to her final performance at the tail end of the 2016-17 season, Fleming was the Met’s diva. While her future as an opera star remains a {…}
It’s been a good year for the Metropolitan Opera Guild, which saw the enrollments for its education programs grow over the last year. “Our programs at the Guild are tailored to fit a school’s specific needs, and have been proven to increase a student’s test scores and engagement,” stated Stuart Holt, Director of School Programs and Community Engagement, Metropolitan Opera Guild, {…}
Over the last two years the Metropolitan Opera Guild has attempted something that few, if any, other companies have given a look at – podcasts. The increasingly popular form of media has seen tremendous growth over the last few years, becoming the go-to source for information and entertainment for busy morning commuters. Unlike videos or other forms of media, podcasts {…}