The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees has issued a statement noting that the Metropolitan Opera’s 2021-22 season is in peril “unless the Met’s management returns to the bargaining table and treats workers fairly.” This statement comes in response to the Met Opera’s lockout of IATSE members. Per a press release, Met Opera general manager Peter Gelb has asked IATSE {…}
Sonya Yoncheva will continue the Metropolitan Opera’s “Met Stars Live in Concert” series on Feb. 27, 2021. The concert, which will begin at 1:00 p.m. EST, will feature the superstar live from the Schussenried Cloister in southwest Germany The soprano will perform opera arias from “Aida,” “Le Villi,” “Il Trovatore” “Dido and Aeneas,” “Rinaldo,” “Carmen,” “La Boheme,” “Rusalka,” and “Madam {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced the next two weeks of its streaming slate. One week will be dedicated to iconic productions of director Franco Zeffirelli with the second week dedicated to baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky who passed away back in 2017, leaving behind a legacy of Met HD recordings. Week 49– Franco Zeffirelli Week Monday, February 15 – Puccini’s La Bohème Starring {…}
Several furloughed members of the Metropolitan Opera’s ballet, chorus, and orchestra, are joining forces to present socially-distanced live concerts at Arts on Site. The showcases, which will take place on March 6 and 7 at 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., will allow for a limited number of audience members, all following safety measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Singers {…}
The Met Orchestra Musicians have announced a concert showcase set to star soprano Angela Gheorghiu on Feb. 21, 2021. The soprano will perform the “Song to the Moon” from Dvorak’s “Rusalka” in a new arrangement for soprano and bass quintet. She will also perform “Our Father” by Anton Pann and engage in a live chat at the end of the {…}
The standoff between the Metropolitan Opera and its Met Opera orchestra has escalated into a war of words with a recent set of leaked emails revealing the open hostility between the two parties. Slipped Disc recently leaked an email sent by the Met Opera general manager Peter Gelb to the members of the orchestra and a corresponding response from the {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it will be splitting the 2021 Beverly Sills Artist Award between five artists including Erin Morley, Brenda Rae, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Ben Bliss, and Ryan Speedo Green. Each artist will receive $10,000 awards. This is the first time in the company’s history that the award is given to {…}
Anna Netrebko will continue the Metropolitan Opera’s “Met Stars Live in Concert” series on Feb. 6, 2021. The event, which will begin at 1:00 p.m. EST, will feature the superstar live from the historic Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Austria. The soprano will perform her acclaimed “Day and Night” recital featuring Rachmaninoff, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Tchaikovsky as well as selections by {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced that Marcia Lynn Sells will be the company’s first-ever Chief Diversity Officer. Among her responsibilities in the new position, Sells will be tasked with implementing a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) plan which will be at the core of the company’s hiring, artistic planning, and audience engagement activities. She will also be charged with identifying {…}
Fort Worth Opera (FWO) has announced an expansion of its 2021 spring lineup that comprises a film festival in partnership with the Metropolitan Opera, a virtual celebration of Black History Month, a collaboration with Opera San José, drive-in events, and more. For the first time in FWO’s 74-year history, the company will collaborate with the Metropolitan Opera to create an {…}
(Credit: Hans van der Woerd) Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera and Philadelphia Orchestra, has sent an open letter to incoming U.S. President Joe Biden, and incoming Vice-President Kamala Harris. In his letter, the famed Canadian maestro asked the new administration to take immediate action in order to save the embattled US cultural sector. “Artists need {…}
