(Credit: Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera has announced the 20 semifinalists who will compete in the semifinal round of the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition on March 9, 2025. The semifinal competition will be held on the Met stage before a panel of judges and will also be available for public viewing via livestream. The {…}
Matthew Polenzani has canceled his Jan. 18 performance of “La Boheme” at the Metropolitan Opera. The tenor took to social media and said, “My dear friends, I am sad to say that I have to cancel tonight’s performance of “La Boheme” at the Metropolitan Opera. I am heartbroken not to be able to join my friends, and I wish all {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its Jan. 16 performance of “Rigoletto.” The company said, “For tonight’s performance of Verdi’s ‘Rigoletto,’ the role of the Duke of Mantua will sung by Zach Borichevsky.” He replaces the originally scheduled Pene Pati. Borichevsky made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Edmondo in “Manon Lescaut” in 2016 and then reprised the {…}
(Credit: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera) For the third time this season, the Metropolitan Opera is reviving Sir. David McVicar’s “Tosca” production. The production has become one of the most successful for Peter Gelb’s tenure and one that has seen some of the greatest divas on stage. At the beginning of the season, the Met showcased a beguiling Aleksandra Kurzak {…}
(Credit: © 2023 Olga Rubio Dalmau) On Feb. 3, 2025, superstar soprano Anna Netrebko is expected to return to the United States for the first time in five years performing a gala at the Palm Beach Opera. The gala, which is the company’s yearly fundraiser, will see the diva perform alongside pianist Ángel Rodriguez in an intimate recital program. The {…}
(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) Verdi’s “Aida” will be the next HD in the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD series. The new production of “Aida” opened on Dec. 31 to controversy and mixed reviews with OperaWire noting, “Mayer’s production was passable, especially by his standards. Whether the execution justified its own existence is certainly a question for those managing {…}
Everyone knows what happened on New Year’s Eve at the Metropolitan Opera. Tenor Piotr Beczala, sick as he was, sang through the entire night, creating an unforgettable experience for all involved, but not of the kind anyone will remember fondly. It was inevitable that he would cancel subsequent shows and that announcement has finally come. The company announced that tenor {…}
(Photo: Ken Howard / Met Opera) The curtain rose on Egyptian tombs. In the center, a rope came down and with it an archeologist. As he reached the bottom to get off the rope, he fell to the ground, the sound of his body crashing over the delicate violins that opened the prelude to Verdi’s Aida.” That was not supposed {…}
(Photos: © Met Opera) This holiday season’s production of Metropolitan Opera’s “The Magic Flute” brings joy and grandiosity to Met Opera’s stage, and audience members of all ages. Julie Taymor’s beloved production is a nostalgic showcase of thoughtful set designs, costume designs, and dancing. This is the abridged, English adapted version of Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” designed to run in under {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced major plans for soprano Kathryn Lewek. The American soprano who is currently performing the Queen of the Night in the holiday version of “The Magic Flute” at the Met is set to make her role debut as Pamina in a future season. The New York Times noted that “She has been engaged to sing Queen {…}
The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) is set to present the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Julia Bullock on Jan. 23, 2025. They will present a concert entitled “The Golden Age of the Baroque” on the David Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall. The performance will mark the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s first 92NY appearance. {…}