Everything You Need to Know About the Metropolitan Opera 2017-18 Season

The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2017-18 season and as promised, it contains a lot of hotly anticipated productions and performances. Here is a quick rundown with OperaWire set to include additional content throughout the day. The New Productions The Metropolitan Opera season will feature five new productions. David McVicar’s new production of Bellini’s “Norma” will open the season on {…}

Dec 20, 2016

Famed Director Alvis Hermanis Quits ‘Lohengrin’ At Bayreuth

Latvian director Alvis Hermanis has backed out of a production of Lohengrin in Bayreuth. According to MV Online, the director’s political views were not necessarily at the core of his decision to renounce the production. Last year he quit a production in Hamburg, citing a disdain for Germany’s open border policies toward refugees. He published a statement in three languages {…}

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Everything You Need to Know About the Metropolitan Opera 2017-18 Season

Famed Director Alvis Hermanis Quits ‘Lohengrin’ At Bayreuth