The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its Verdi’s Requiem: The Met Remembers 9/11. Mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung will replace Elīna Garanča, who is ill. DeYoung last sang at the Metropolitan Opera in 2015 in a production of “Tannhäuser.” The mezzo made her Met debut in 1994 and has since performed with the company in productions of “Tristan und Isolde,” {…}
(Credit: Ken Howard Metropolitan Opera) The Metropolitan Opera has canceled its Summer HD Festival screening of “Marnie.” The company announced that due to inclement weather, the Sept. 1 screening could not take place. The news comes as Hurricane Ida’s remnants pass through as a low-pressure system through the Northeast bringing high-risk flooding and severe thunderstorms. The “Marnie” HD, which stars {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of Mussorgsky’s “Boris Godunov.” The company announced that Ryan Speedo Green will take over the role of Varlaam replacing the originally announced Stanislav Trofimov. Green made his Met debut in 2012 in a production of “Turandot” and returns this season for productions of “Porgy and Bess,” “La Bohème,” {…}
(Credit: Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera) Following the announcement of the Metropolitan Opera and its agreement with the Orchestra, Local One of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees responded by noting that the company was not done with negotiating all labor agreements. In a statement, the union said, “The agreement between the Met Opera and IATSE Local One ended {…}
The Metropolitan Opera and its orchestra have reached an agreement, providing a path to the company’s reopening. The company announced that a new collective bargaining agreement between the Metropolitan Opera and its orchestra was ratified on August 24. The company did not provide economic details of the new deal with the orchestra but noted that the Met’s 2021–22 season opening {…}
The Metropolitan Opera will present a pre-season performance of Verdi’s Requiem to commemorate the 20th anniversary of September 11. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will conduct the Met Orchestra and Chorus with soloists Ailyn Pérez, Elīna Garanča, Matthew Polenzani, and bass-baritone Eric Owens. The concert will mark the first performance inside the Metropolitan Opera House since the March 2020 and will {…}
(Credit: Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera) Diane Zola, who served as the Met’s Assistant General Manager, Artistic and Executive Director of the Lindemann Young Artists Program, has resigned from the Metropolitan Opera. In a letter obtained by Parterre, Gelb wrote to company members noting that Zola was resigning in order to pursue “other artistic opportunities.” He added that Zola made {…}
(Photo Courtesy of Metropolitan Opera) PBS has announced that it will start broadcasting Sonya Yoncheva’s concert from the Met Opera early in 2021 on Sept. 3, 2021. Additionally, the organization revealed that “Great Performances at the Met: Lise Davidsen in Concert” will be hitting the New York metro area on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021 at 12 p.m. on THIRTEEN. The {…}
(Photo Courtesy of Metropolitan Opera) PBS has announced that it will start broadcasting “Yannick – An Artist’s Journey” on Sept. 3, 2021. The documentary, which focuses on the career of conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin” features performances from “La Traviata” and “Dialogues des Carmélites” as well as a plethora of interviews with such artists as Diana Damrau, Gabriella Reyes, Erin Morley, Matthew {…}
The Met’s Summer HD Festival is set to return on August 28 featuring 10 free encore presentations from the company’s Live in HD series. The festival will also feature a special pre-festival screening of Susan Froemke’s acclaimed documentary “The Opera House.” The screenings will be free and open to the public, with approximately 2,500 seats set up next to the {…}
Credit: (Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera) August 8, 2021, saw the return of the Metropolitan Opera’s SummerStage Recital for a single evening of operatic favorites from acclaimed artists. Opera lovers new and old gathered in Central Park amid the fog and rain with their spirits mostly undamped. The artistic lineup was comprised of tenor Paul Appleby, soprano Leah Hawkins, and {…}