The Metropolitan Opera is facing a class action lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court. According to the Daily News, the lawsuit against the opera is due to the company’s failure to safeguard the credit card numbers and other personal information of more than 45,000 patrons and employees compromised during a massive computer hack in 2022. The lead plaintiff is Anthony {…}
(Credit: Karen Almond) The Metropolitan Opera is set to present a Live in HD transmission of “Die Zauberflöte” on June 3, 2023. The opera stars Erin Morley, Lawrence Brownlee, Stephen Milling, Kathryn Lewek, and Thomas Oliemans. Nathalie Stutzmann conducts and Ben Bliss hosts the performance, which kicks off at 12:55 p.m. local time. Of the opening night performance, OperaWire said, {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced a casting update for its 2023-24 production of Puccini’s “Turandot.” The company said that Juliana Grigoryan and Angel Blue will join the cast of “Turandot” singing Liu. Grigoryan will make her Met debut on March 13, 2024 while Blue will sing on April 11, 2024. Grigoryan won the Operalia competition last year and recently performed {…}
(Credit: Karen Almond) It’s fair to say that the 2022-23 season at the Metropolitan Opera can be dubbed “The Mozart Season.” “Idomeneo” took the stage on the second night of the season with a tremendous cast reviving Jean-Pierre Ponelle’s classic production. During the holiday season, the Met turned to its workhorse Julie Taymour production of “The Magic Flute.” And to {…}
(Credit: Metropolitan Opera) The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra has announced its first international tour in over 20 years. The company revealed that it would perform concerts in London, Paris, and Baden-Baden. “It has been more than 20 years since the Met Orchestra was last on tour in Europe, and I am so delighted to lead these wonderful musicians in programs that {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced that it will display the Ukrainian flag in the front facade for the next four weeks. In a statement, the company said, “For the next four weeks, the Met will display Ukrainian flags on the façade of the opera house as part of an international campaign to thank Ukraine for defending democracy for the free {…}
Craig Rutenberg, the former Director of Music Administration at the Met Opera, has received his goal of $100,000 on GoFundMe to support him through a difficult moment. Rutenberg recently launched a GoFund Mecampaign in which he revealed that following several surgeries in a year, he was evicted from his home and found himself facing homelessness after Medicare told him that {…}
(Credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera) On May 5, 2023, the Metropolitan Opera finally put on its new production of “Don Giovanni” for a packed house. For those who don’t remember, this production was set to premiere during the previously announced 2020-21 season, but of course, we all know what happened. Fortunately, Ivo Van Hove’s production is finally here and {…}
(Credit: Curtis Brown) On April 21, 2023, the Metropolitan Opera opened Puccini’s “La Bohème,” with libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, based on the novel “Scènes de la Vie de Bohème” by Henri Murger. While “Bohème” has been performed over 1,300 times at the Met, this particular production felt like a new dream come to life. The classic staging {…}
(Credit: Javier del Real) The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for Verdi’s “Aida.” The company said that Marcelo Álvarez has withdrawn from the role of Radames and will be replaced by Rafael Davila on April 30 and Jorge de León on May 6, 10, 13, and 18. This season Davila performed the role of Giasone in “Medea” and {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has unveiled its 2023 Summer Recital Series, set to bring opera to all five New York City boroughs in late June. Featuring both young and established artists, the concerts will include famous arias, duets, and other classical favorites. The series begins on June 20, 2023, at Central Park’s SummerStage in Manhattan, before moving to Brooklyn Bridge Park {…}