(Photo: Paola Kudacki / Met Opera) The composer and librettist of the upcoming opera “Grounded” have admitted that the Metropolitan Opera version that will premiere on Sept. 22 was cut by 45 minutes. In a New York Times article, Jeanine Tesori and the playwright George Brant said, “They have spent the past year making substantial revisions that, among other things, {…}
(Credit: William Jess Laird) The Metropolitan Opera has partnered with ELLE DECOR to redesign the newly minted Keebler J. Straz Lounge, formerly known as the Eleanor Belmont Room. The renovation project has been underwritten by Met Managing Director Keebler J. Straz, the youngest Managing Director on the Metropolitan Opera Board of Directors, in partnership with ELLE DECOR, who helped secure {…}
(Credit: Met Opera Website) Michael Heaston has been promoted to the position of Deputy General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera. Heaston made the announcement on social media on August 26, 2024 noting that “As I continue my work overseeing the incredible artistic department, season planning, and casting, I will now also be collaborating across all departments of the company to {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced that Yuval Sharon will be directing new productions of “Tristan und Isolde” and “Der Ring des Nibelungen.” Sharon will make his Met debut during the 2025−26 season with a new production of “Tristan und Isolde” (conducted by Nézet-Séguin, with Lise Davidsen as Isolde). Then in 2026-27, he debuts his new Ring cycle with Davidsen as {…}
The fall 2024 Works & Process season has been announced. The events will take place at the Guggenheim Museum, Manhattan West, and the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Here is a look at the operatic events. The Metropolitan Opera will present “Grounded” by Jeanine Tesori and George Brant. The event will highlight parts of the opera which {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has confirmed two upcoming new works. In an Instagram post, the company said, “Missy Mazzoli is composing an opera based on George Saunders’s ‘Lincoln in the Bardo,’ with a libretto by Royce Vavrek, which is slated to premiere at LA Opera in early 2026 and arrives at the Met in fall 2026. Mason Bates is writing an {…}
(Credit: Brigitte Lacombe) While the Metropolitan Opera is finishing its season with 72 percent of tickets sold, increasing consistently and showing a growth of six percent compared to the 2022-23 season, a lot of questions remain as Met’s General Manager Peter Gelb and the company head into the off-season. When Peter Gelb and Yannick Nezet-Seguin were answering questions for the {…}
On June 14, 2024, the Metropolitan Opera presented its second program to its Carnegie Hall series which is set to go on tour later this month. The program combined the works of Wagner, Debussy, and Bartók. The result was an uneven opening half and a second half that was perhaps one of the best operatic performances of the entire Met {…}
The Metropolitan Opera revealed its finances for 2023-24 season, including the fact that it had sold 72 percent of available tickets. The number was up from the previous season which only saw 66 percent of available tickets sold. While overall there was a positive rise in ticket sales, the company has not fully recovered from prepandemic numbers which saw 75 {…}
(Credit: Nina Wurtzel / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera honored Donald Palumbo with a Golden Ticket on June 8, 2024. The company took to social media and said, “Maestro Donald Palumbo has been a pillar at the Met for 17 years, and his legacy is one that commands great respect. Yesterday, after his final performance as the Met’s Chorus Master, {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2024 Summer HD Festival. the company will present HD recordings on the Lincoln Center Plaza from August 23, through September 2. The free festival will feature ten screenings from the Met’s celebrated Live in HD series and will also include a special screening of the 1998 film “The Red Violin,” directed by François Girard {…}