Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams Week 9 Stars Jonas Kaufmann, Plácido Domingo, Jessye Norman, Joan Sutherland

The Metropolitan Opera has announced Week 9 of its night streams. This coming week features some of opera’s greatest stars including Jonas Kaufmann, Plácido Domingo, Joan Sutherland, and Jessye Norman. Monday, May 11 – Massenet’s Werther Starring Lisette Oropesa, Sophie Koch, Jonas Kaufmann, and David Bižić, conducted by Alain Altinoglu. From March 15, 2014. Tuesday, May 12 – Thomas Adès’s The Tempest {…}

May 5, 2020

Metropolitan Opera Furloughs 41 Employees With Uncertainty Over Fall Season Opening Looming

(Credit: Jonathan Tichler/Metropolitan Opera) The Metropolitan Opera has announced that it will furlough dozens of administrators. The New York Times is reporting that due to financial woes, the Met would furlough 41 members of its administrative staff and 11 others will be cut to part-time hours. The furloughed workers will receive two weeks of pay and will retain their health {…}

May 4, 2020

Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Plácido Domingo, Aida Garifullina Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

More options, more variety. That is what is going on with the release of more streams from more companies. This week’s recommendations features the best mix of classical performances, traditional operas, and new works to engage the widest range of audience. Eugene Onegin – Opera Vision / Komische Oper Berlin (NOW) OperaVision kicks off its Russian festival in May with {…}

Apr 28, 2020

Luciano Pavarotti, Renée Fleming, Renata Scotto, Cecilia Bartoli Headline Week 8 Of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

The Metropolitan Opera has announced Week eight of its weekly streams, which includes a number of renowned performances from the past. This week the company is digging to the very first telecast ever produced as well as another historical performance. Monday, May 4 – Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro Conducted by James Levine, starring Renée Fleming, Cecilia Bartoli, Susanne Mentzer, Dwayne {…}

Apr 25, 2020

The Top 7 Moments From the Metropolitan Opera’s At-Home Gala (And One Major Misstep)

The Metropolitan Opera’s At-Home Gala was one of the most hotly anticipated performances of the first half of 2020; one might argue that given its sheer star power, the showcase, which was announced just two weeks ago, was more anticipated than any performance the Met had lined up as part of its regular season. While the Met initially reneged on {…}

Apr 24, 2020

Everything You Need to Know About the Metropolitan Opera’s At-Home Gala

The Metropolitan Opera’s At Home Gala is undeniably one of the most hotly anticipated event since the social distancing measures kicked off just a little over one month ago. The event is set to feature close to 40 artists from around the world and recent reports indicate that a great deal of preparation has gone into making this a memorable {…}

Apr 22, 2020

New York Department of Cultural Affairs Set for Major Reduction in Next Fiscal Year

New York’s Department of Cultural Affairs could see a major reduction from New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio’s Executive budget this coming fiscal year. Per the budget, the department is set to allocate $137 million, a reduction of $10.6 million from the preliminary budget originally envisioned back in January. During the previous fiscal year, the Department of Cultural Affairs {…}

Apr 21, 2020

Leontyne Price, Anna Netrebko, Plácido Domingo Headline Week 7 of Metropolitan Opera Weekly Streams

The Metropolitan Opera has announced Week 7 of its weekly streams. This week’s slate will feature Donizetti’s Tudor Trilogy in addition to showcasing a rare modern opera and a Russian classic. But the big surprise this week will be the showcase of a legendary performance starring Leontyne Price, suggesting that the company will start to showcase some of its historic {…}

Apr 16, 2020

PBS to Showcase Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Wozzeck’ This May

(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) In continuation of the 2019-20 Great Performances Series, PBS will present the Live in HD broadcast of Alban Berg’s “Wozzeck” from the Metropolitan Opera on Sunday, May 3, 2020. The broadcast will kick off at 12 p.m. EDT. The cast includes baritone Peter Mattei in the title role with Elza van den Heever as {…}

Apr 13, 2020

Renée Fleming, Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko Headline Metropolitan Opera’s All-Star At Home Gala Live Stream on April 25

The Metropolitan Opera has announced that it will be aligning the stars of the opera world for a live stream of an At Home Gala on April 25, 2020 at 1 p.m. EDT. The gala can be viewed via the company’s official website with major artists performing from their homes all around the world. The artists include, but are not {…}

Apr 9, 2020

BAM Cancels Collaboration With Metropolitan Opera on Missy Mazzoli’s ‘Breaking the Waves’

The Metropolitan Opera collaboration with the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s “Breaking the Waves” has been canceled. The opera, which was scheduled to be performed on June 23- 30, 2020, featured a cast comprised of Sydney Mancasola as Bess McNeill, Wallis Giunta as Dodo, and Duncan Rock as Jan. “Breaking the Waves” would have featured {…}