The Metropolitan Opera has suffered a cyber attack. In a letter sent to OperaWire from several sources, General Manager Peter Gelb said, “Dear Members of the Company, Unfortunately, we’ve experienced a cyber attack that has temporarily impacted our network systems. Upon discovery of this, we launched an immediate investigation into the nature and scope of the incident. While web experts {…}
The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive the holiday presentation of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” The opera will be presented nine times starting Dec. 16 in the English-language adaptation which runs under two hours. Julie Taymor’s production returns to the Met with conductor Duncan Ward leading a stellar cast that includes tenors Ben Bliss and David Portillo as Tamino and {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “The Hours” on Dec. 4. The company said that the role of Sally will be sung by Eve Gigliotti replacing Denyce Graves. Gigliotti made her Met debut in 2010 in the role of Mercédès in “Carmen” and is set to sing Annina in “La Traviata,” Nelly in “The Hours,” Giovanna {…}
The Metropolitan Opera Guild has announced its Backstage Tours are set to make a return. The tours will recommence on Dec. 4, 2022 and will allow visitors a chance to go behind-the-scenes at the famed opera house. The 75-minute walking tours will take place on some weekdays at 3 p.m. local time and on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. The tours {…}
(Credit: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera) Rafael Dávila is set to take the stage for Verdi’s “Don Carlo” at the Metropolitan Opera for the performance on Nov. 30, 2022. The company made the announcement via social media. He will take over for tenor Russell Thomas. This is the second time that Dávila takes the stage in this production. He also replaced Thomas {…}
(Credit: Marty Sohl) Fathom Events and the Metropolitan Opera have renewed The Met: Live in HD series. The renewal will extend a cultural tradition that has delivered scores of performances from the Met’s stage at New York’s Lincoln Center directly to cinema screens nationwide since 2006. The partnership between the Met and the leading event-cinema distributor will be renewed through {…}
SPOILER & CONTENT WARNING: There will be a lot of spoilers for the plot details of this opera. There are also references to self-harm and suicide. In 2012, Kevin Puts’s “Silent Night” won the Pulitzer Prize for Music. And following that victory, the opera, which premiered in Minnesota in 2011, seemingly toured all over the country getting performances at Arizona {…}
(Credit: Curtis Brown) In a recent interview with OperaWire, composer Lori Laitman noted that Verdi’s “Rigoletto” was among her favorite operas. “Verdi’s ‘Rigoletto’ is one of my favorites and the use of music to reveal the horrific fact that the Duke is still alive is so chilling,” she noted. Taking in the work on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022 for the {…}
The Grammy Awards have announced their nominations for 2023 with the Metropolitan Opera leading the field in the classical categories. In the Best Opera Recording category Matthew Aucoin’s “Eurydice” was nominated alongside Terrence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut up in my Bones” and Anthony Davis’ “X – The Life And Times Of Malcolm X” “Eurydice” features Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Barry Banks, Nathan Berg, {…}
(Credit: tim osipov) Peter Gelb and Anna Netrebko’s management continue to be at odds following comments by the Metropolitan Opera’s General manager in an interview with Limelight. When asked about Evgeny Nikitin’s participation in a production of “Lohengrin” and what qualified him to perform at the Met over Anna Netrebko, Gelb said, “I think the difference is that Netrebko has {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for the Nov. 7 performance of “Don Carlo.” The company said, “the role of Don Carlo will be sung by Rafael Davila replacing Russell Thomas.” Davila made his Met debut as Don Jose in “Carmen” in 2017. This season he performed the role of Giasone in “Medea” in one performance. The Puerto {…}
