Lise Davidsen, Lisette Oropesa, Isabel Leonard, Carlos, Álvarez, Freddie De Tommaso Headline Metropolitan Opera’s Summer HD Festival

The Metropolitan Opera’s Summer HD Festival will return to Lincoln Center Plaza for six free screenings from September 2 through 7, 2026. Lise Davidsen and Michael Spyres star in Yuval Sharon’s new production of Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde,” screened across two evenings due to its extended running time. Screening Dates: Sept. 2, 2026 (Act I) | Sept. 3, 2026. (Acts {…}

May 28, 2026

Ginger Costa-Jackson, Elisabet Strid, Louise Alder, Aleksandra Kurzak, Metropolitan Opera Headline Royal Ballet & Opera’s 2026-27 Cinema Season

The Royal Ballet and Opera has announced its 2026-27 Cinema Season. Here are the opera performances, including a collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera. Quinn Kelsey and Lise Davidsen lead Verdi’s “Macbeth” in a new Metropolitan Opera production directed by Louisa Proske and conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, with Freddie De Tommaso and Ryan Speedo Green. (UK only) Cinema Date: Oct. 20, {…}

May 21, 2026

Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 Review: Turandot

(Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera) On May 19, the Metropolitan Opera revived Puccini’s “Turandot” for the second time in the season. Known for its epic score and its famed melodies, the opera remains a favorite with Met audiences especially due to Franco Zeffirelli’s production. For this second run, the Met assembled a cast of powerhouses that on paper seemed right {…}

May 20, 2026

Cast Change: Metropolitan Opera Announces New Minnie for ‘La Fanciulla del West’

(Credit: Jerzy Biń Photography) The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its 2026-27 season. The company revealed that Vida Mikneviciute will be singing the role of Minnie in “La Fanciulla del West” which opens on New Year’s Eve. She takes over for Sondra Radvanovsky, who has withdrawn from the production for personal reasons, but is still scheduled to {…}

May 20, 2026

Metropolitan Opera to Present ‘El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego’ in HD

(Credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is set to conclude its Live in HD series with “El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego” on May 30, 2026. The company will present Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz’s work in a new production by Deborah Colker. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the opera which will star mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as {…}

May 17, 2026

Peter Gelb No Longer Considering Retirement

Peter Gelb is no longer considering retiring from the Metropolitan Opera. In a recent article “Does Peter Gelb Have ‘the Most Difficult Job on Earth’?,” Gelb said he has no desire to retire after his contract expires on July 31, 2030, assuming he is healthy and the Met board wants him to continue. In an expose by the New York {…}

May 15, 2026

Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 Review: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego

(Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) On May 14, the Metropolitan Opera showcased the New York premiere of “El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego” by Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz. The opera, which had its world premiere in 2022 at the San Diego Opera, has been a staple at many U.S. company’s over the past years including LA, {…}

May 15, 2026

Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 Review: La Traviata (Cast B)

(Photo: Ken Howard / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera presented this season’s “La Traviata” with a second cast on May 6th, 2026 for its 1,066th performance of Verdi’s masterpiece. Conductor Marco Armiliato led the cast of all-stars including soprano Ermonela Jaho as Violetta Valéry, Edyta Kulczak as Flora Bervoix, Jeongcheol Cha as Marques D’Obigny, Dwayne Croft as Baron Douphol (Graduate {…}

May 9, 2026

Metropolitan Opera Warns Patrons of Measles Exposure Following Performance of ‘La Bohème’

(Credit: Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera) Following a performance of “La Bohème” on April 25, the Metropolitan Opera House sent out an email to audience members who attended the performance advising that one of their fellow patrons had contracted measles. According to The Gothamist, the person visited the Metropolitan Opera and at least one Manhattan restaurant while infected with measles, {…}

May 6, 2026

Ben Bliss Wins 2026 Beverly Sills Artist Award

The Metropolitan Opera has named tenor Ben Bliss the winner of the 2026 Beverly Sills Artist Award. The annual $50,000 award recognizes extraordinarily gifted singers with rising Met careers. Established in 2006 by an endowment gift from the late Agnes Varis, a former Met Board member, and her husband, Karl Leichtman, the award is given in honor of the legendary {…}

Apr 30, 2026

Metropolitan Opera Announces 2026 Summer Recital Series Featuring Emily Pogorelc, Edward Nelson & Lonwabo Mose

The Metropolitan Opera has announced the return of its popular concert series in New York City parks. The summer 2026 program will feature young Met stars performing favorite arias and duets, presented in collaboration with Capital One City Parks Foundation at Summerstage. The concert will also feature American Composers as part of Carnegie Hall’s “United in Sound: America at 250 {…}