Luciano Pavarotti, Kathleen Battle, Anna Netrebko, Rosalind Elias, Plácido Domingo Headline Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams Week 23

For the 23rd straight week, the Metropolitan Opera will be presenting nightly streams. This week’s selections featuring more major works from the standard repertory with a couple of rare treats mixed in. Major opera stars like Anna Netrebko, Aprile Millo, Plácido Domingo, Renata Scotto, Luciano Pavarotti, and Kathleen Battle will be among the major headliners. Monday, August 17 – Puccini’s {…}

May 3, 2020

Obituary: Legendary Mezzo-Soprano Rosalind Elias Passes At 90

Legendary mezzo-soprano Rosalind Elias has died at the age of 90. Born on March 13, 1930, Elias was the 13th and youngest child in her Lebanese-American family. She studied at the New England Conservatory and first appeared with the New England Opera between 1948-52. She then headed to the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome where she studied under Luigi {…}

Apr 29, 2019

Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Preview: The Major Interpreters of ‘Dialogues Des Carmélites” In Met History

“Dialogues des Carmélites” returns to the Metropolitan Opera for what will be its 58th performance on Friday, May 3. The opera is one of the beloved in the canon, even if its performances have not been as common at the Met over the ages. The work first premiered with the company on Feb. 5, 1977 and has only seen one {…}

Apr 9, 2019

OPERA NEWS Honors Five Great Opera Figures

The 14th annual OPERA NEWS Awards were held on April 7, 2019, with a star-studded gala that honored five major figures of the opera world. The evening began with a cocktail hour before guests and honorees were brought to the main hall of the Plaza Hall to get the ceremony underway. OPERA NEWS editor F. Paul Driscoll kicked off the proceedings by {…}

Mar 13, 2019

Artist Profile: Mezzo Rosalind Elias, A Met Opera Veteran

Rosalind Elias is one of America’s great mezzo-sopranos. She was born in Massachusetts as the 13th and youngest child in her family. She studied at the New England Conservatory and first appeared with the New England Opera between 1948-52. On Feb. 23, 1954, she made her Metropolitan Opera debut, a life-changing date for Elias. She would go on to sing {…}

Mar 13, 2018

4 Major Met Opera Premieres Featuring Rosalind Elias

When you sing a major part of your career with one theater, you get to experience a ton of major moments in said organization’s history. Rosalind Elias, born on March 13, 1929, was such an artist, experiencing a major part of her artist life at the Metropolitan Opera. In sum, she showed up on the Met’s stage 687 times between {…}

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