NY Times Prints Article Spotlighting Met Opera Financial Hardship One Day Before Company Reopens Season with Sold Out Production

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On March 9, the Metropolitan Opera will reopen for the back-half of its 2025-26 season. At the core of that reopening will be its new production of “Tristan und Isolde,” headlined by Lise Davidsen and selling so well that another show had to be added. While that would suggest a wave of positivity for the company heading into the final {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Adds One Performance of ‘Tristan und Isolde’ Due to High Demand

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(Photo: Karen Almond / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera has added an additional performance of “Tristan und Isolde” due to overwhelming demand. The company said that the additional performance will be on April 4, at 12 p.m. and tickets will go on sale on Monday, March 9, at 12 p.m. ET. The cast will include soprano Lise Davidsen as Isolde, {…}

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English National Opera Announces London Run of ‘Angel’s Bone’

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The English National Opera has announced that Du Yun and Royce Vavrek’s “Angel’s Bone” will be performed at the London Coliseum in October 2026. The opera will be performed after its UK premiere in Greater Manchester in May, which was announced a few months ago. The cast will include Allison Cook, Rodney Earl Clarke, Matthew McKinney, Mariam Wallentin, and Keith Pun. {…}

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Opera Industry Reacts to Timothée Chalamet’s Comments that ‘No One Cares’ About Opera

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(Credit: A24) The opera industry is responding to Timothée Chalamet’s remarks that said “no one cares” about opera or ballet. Major houses like the Metropolitan Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper, LA Opera, and Wiener Staatsoper have taken to social media posting varying messages. The Met showed a video of the many artisans in the industry with the caption “All Respect to opera {…}

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Stonewall Chorale to Present ‘Remembrance’ This March

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The Stonewall Chorale, the nation’s first LGBTQIA+ choir now in its 49th season, will present “Remembrance” this Spring. The showcase, set for Saturday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 22 at 4:00 p.m. at Holy Apostles Church in New York City, will feature Mozart’s Requiem in D minor (1791) and Marianna Martines’ “Dixit Dominus” (1774). “The Requiem is {…}

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Oscar Frontrunner Timothée Chalamet Claims ‘No One Cares’ about Opera

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(Credit: A24) Timothee Chalamet has taken a swipe at opera and ballet. In a recent interview with Matthew McConaughey for Variety and CNN, Chalamet said that he wanted to be in an art form that people cared about. He said, “I don’t want to be working in ballet or opera where it’s like, ‘Hey, keep this thing alive, even though {…}

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Ryan Speedo Green, Monica Conesa, Rihab Chaieb & Joshua Guerrero Lead Atlanta Opera’s 2026-27 Season

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The Atlanta Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. The season opens with Kevin Puts’ “Silent Night” starring Kameron Lopreore, Sylvia D’Eramo, Luke Sutliff, and Aleksey Bogdanov. Iván López Reynoso conducts the production by Tomer Zvulun. Performance Dates: Nov. 7-15, 2026 The company will present Peter Rothstein’s “All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914” as part of the Discoveries Series. Matt Torney {…}

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Cast Change: Darren Drone Makes European Debut at Royal Danish Opera

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The Royal Danish Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Rigoletto.” The company said that baritone Darren Drone will sing the title role making his European debut on March 3, 5, and 11. Drone has performed at the Dayton Opera, Portland Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Utah Opera, Seattle Opera, Orlando Opera, and Metropolitan Opera. He has performed the {…}

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Carnegie Hall 2025-26 Review: Emily – No Prisoner Be

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(Photo: Chris Lee) A hush fell over the hall before a single note was sung. “Shh…” a pre-show hush repeated at intervals as the audience chattered, “Shh…” The sound was barely there—more suggestion than speech—but it was enough to draw the audience into a sense of peacefulness, suspended between listening and disbelief. Is it real? Is someone whispering “Shh…” or {…}

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NY Times Prints Article Spotlighting Met Opera Financial Hardship One Day Before Company Reopens Season with Sold Out Production

Metropolitan Opera Adds One Performance of ‘Tristan und Isolde’ Due to High Demand

English National Opera Announces London Run of ‘Angel’s Bone’

Opera Industry Reacts to Timothée Chalamet’s Comments that ‘No One Cares’ About Opera

Stonewall Chorale to Present ‘Remembrance’ This March

Oscar Frontrunner Timothée Chalamet Claims ‘No One Cares’ about Opera

Ryan Speedo Green, Monica Conesa, Rihab Chaieb & Joshua Guerrero Lead Atlanta Opera’s 2026-27 Season

Cast Change: Darren Drone Makes European Debut at Royal Danish Opera

Carnegie Hall 2025-26 Review: Emily – No Prisoner Be