(Photo: Richard Termine) On Sept. 22 the Metropolitan Opera hosted Olena Zelenska’s Foundation for a charity event. The Foundation’s primary goal is to restore Ukraine’s human capital so that every Ukrainian feels physically and mentally healthy, protected, and able to exercise their right to education, work, and build a future in Ukraine. In a statement, the First Lady of Ukraine {…}
The Metropolitan Opera is set to present a revival of Mozart’s “Idomeneo.” The production, which is set to run between Sept. 28 and Oct. 20, will be conducted by Manfred Honeck, the music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. The cast will also include Michael Spyres in the title role of the king of Crete, Ying Fang as Ilia, Federica Lombardi as {…}
Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera PBS has announced that it will start broadcasting Puccini’s “Turandot” as part of its Great Performances at the Met series. The showcase premieres on Sept. 4, 2022 at 12 p.m. on THIRTEEN. The opera starred Liudmyla Monastyrska in the title role alongside Yonghoon Lee, Ermonela Jaho, and Ferruccio Furlanetto. Marco Armiliato conducted the performance and {…}
(Photo By: Jonathan Tichler/Metropolitan Opera) The Metropolitan Opera has announced a new COVID-19 policy. The company said that audience members will no longer be required to show proof of vaccination to attend a performance or event. However, while inside the opera house, everyone is required to wear a properly fitting mask over one’s nose and mouth, except when eating or {…}
Following a photoshoot of a $42 million mansion in San Francisco, which belongs to Sloan Lindemann Barnett, the Cambodian government appears to have located a number of ancient Khmer sculptures that the the government says match those looted years ago from one of the nation’s sacred sites. According to the Art Newspaper, “one of the shots included in the Architectural {…}
(Credit: Paola Kudacki / Met Opera) Works & Process has announced its fall 2022 season presenting a series of programs at the Guggenheim Museum and expanding offerings to Gibney Center, Lincoln Center, and The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, in partnership with the Jerome Robbins Dance Division. For this article, we will focus on the operatic selections {…}
(Credit: Ken howard) PBS has announced that it will start broadcasting the Metropolitan Opera’s performance of “Don Carlos” on Sunday, August 7, 2022. The Verdi opera stars Sonya Yoncheva, Jamie Barton, Matthew Polenzani, Eric Owens, John Relyea, and Étienne Dupuis. Of the production, OperaWire’s Francisco Salazar noted that while the production did not really present the “original” French version of the {…}
The Metropolitan Opera is set to launch its Summer HD Festival this August. After a screening of Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” on August 26, the company will showcase “Porgy and Bess” starring Angel Blue and Eric Owens from 2020. Performance Date: August 27, 2022 Next up is “Akhnaten” starring Anthony Roth Costanzo from 2019. Performance Date: August 28, 2022 {…}
Metropolitan Opera General Manager Peter Gelb has spoken out against Yusif Eyvazov’s comments on social media regarding Angel Blue’s cancelation at the Arena di Verona. Following backlash toward the use of Blackface in a production of “Aida,” Eyvazov took to social media to defend his wife Anna Netrebko and said Blue’s decision was “disgusting” and questioned why she had not {…}
Former Met stage manager and director Stephen A. Brown has died. Born in London, Brown worked with the Metropolitan Opera for nearly 40 years and retired in 2017. Prior to his career at the Met, he earned his degree from the Royal College of Music and a diploma in Stage Management from the London Opera Center and also worked for {…}
Following René Pape’s homophobic comments on their Facebook post, the Metropolitan Opera Chorus has released a statement regarding the situation. The ensemble posted, “The Met Opera Chorus social media accounts are for the celebration of opera, the chorus, and our fellow opera professionals. Artists from the Chorus run these accounts and we take great pride in representing, uplifting, and fostering {…}