The Guggenheim’s Works & Process has announced its fall 2023 season. The program amplifies support for performing artists and their artistic process, and simultaneously provides the public with behind-the-scenes access to new works, fostering greater understanding and appreciation. Here are the operas that will be previewed. The Houston Grand Opera and Urban Bush Women will present “Intelligence” by Jake Heggie, {…}
Metropolitan Opera General Manager Peter Gelb has responded to the news that the Met Opera Guild has been dissolved. Gelb told the Associated Press, “It really is the result of several years of declining economic fortunes. What they’re suffering is what many non-profits have been suffering, which is a situation where the earned revenues and donations are not enough to {…}
Soprano Lise Davidsen is set to give a recital at the Metropolitan Opera on Sept. 14, 2023. The program, which will feature Davidsen alongside pianist James Baillieu, will include music by Strauss, Wagner, Verdi, Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, and Schubert. The performance kicks off at 8 p.m. local time. Davidsen will be headlining the Met Opera’s 2023-24 season with a production {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has responded to Anna Netrebko’s lawsuit. The company told the New York Times, “Ms. Netrebko’s lawsuit has no merit.” The response comes a few hours after the soprano filed a lawsuit for “damages for lost performance and rehearsal fees.” It also claimed that the Met caused Netrebko ”severe mental anguish and emotional distress” that included “depression, humiliation, embarrassment, {…}
(Credit: tim osipov) Anna Netrebko has filed a lawsuit against Peter Gelb and the Metropolitan Opera. The soprano is alleging defamation, breach of contract, and other violations related to the institution’s decision to fire her following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan and is asking for at least $360,000 in {…}
Judit Kutasi and Maria Barakova are set to perform in the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of “La Forza del Destino.” Kutasi and Barakova will sing the role of Preziosilla replacing the originally announced Ekaterina Semenchuk. Kutasi will perform on Feb. 26., March 1, 4, 9, 12, and 16, 2024 while Barakova will sing on March 21, 24, and 29, 2024 {…}
Yannick Nézet-Séguin is set to conduct two Strauss works during the Metropolitan Opera’s 2024-25 season. In a recent interview with the Associated Press, the conductor said that he was going to conduct a new-to-the-Met Claus Guth staging of Strauss’ “Salome” in 2024-25, along with a revival of “Die Frau ohne Schatten.” The interview also revealed that the Music Director would {…}
Metropolitan Opera Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin surprised audiences on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 with a special concert at Little Island. The famed conductor was joined by a quartet of Met Orchestra horn players including Erik Ralske, Roy Femenella, Javier Gándara, and Barbara Jöstlein Currie to present a program curated by Dov Scheindlin. Among the pieces performed were “Nessun Dorma” from {…}
(Credit: Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera) The Associated Press has reported that the Metropolitan Opera’s ticket sales for the 2022-23 season increased over the previous season. Per the report, the company managed to sell 66 percent of all tickets, up from 61 percent the previous season. The company had projected that it would manage to sell over 68 percent of {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced that The Robert K. Johnson Foundation will become the new sponsor of its Saturday Matinee Radio Broadcasts. The Robert K. Johnson Foundation–Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network will present 27 broadcasts in the upcoming 2023-24 season. The first is Catán’s “Florencia en el Amazonas” on Dec. 9, 2023. “Mr. Johnson has long held the Met Saturday {…}
Credit: Metropolitan Opera The Metropolitan Opera has announced the schedule for its Summer HD Festival. Ten free opera screenings will be projected on the façade of the opera house in Lincoln Center Plaza on Aug. 26-Sept. 4. First up is a special presentation of the film “Moonstruck,” (1987) starring Academy Award-winner Cher, with costars Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello, {…}
