Anna Netrebko’s Defamation Complaint against the Metropolitan Opera and Peter Gelb has been dismissed. In her decision, United State District Judge Annalisa Torres said, that Netrebko and her team failed to prove that Peter Gelb “acted with actual malice when he made the allegedly defamatory statements.” Additionally, the judge concluded that Netrebko’s team were unable to prove that “Gelb’s 2024 {…}
Peter Gelb is no longer considering retiring from the Metropolitan Opera. In a recent article “Does Peter Gelb Have ‘the Most Difficult Job on Earth’?,” Gelb said he has no desire to retire after his contract expires on July 31, 2030, assuming he is healthy and the Met board wants him to continue. In an expose by the New York {…}
(Credit: Brigitte Lacombe) The Metropolitan Opera has announced that the Saudi Arabian government has withdrawn from a funding arrangement that would have provided up to $200 million to the company over eight years. Per The New York Times, Saudi officials told Met General Manager Peter Gelb that the decision was the result of economic damage caused by the war in {…}
On March 9, the Metropolitan Opera will reopen for the back-half of its 2025-26 season. At the core of that reopening will be its new production of “Tristan und Isolde,” headlined by Lise Davidsen and selling so well that another show had to be added. While that would suggest a wave of positivity for the company heading into the final {…}
Peter Gelb has announced that he plans to retire at the end of the 2030. The news comes as the Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2026-27 season and as he marks his 20th anniversary with the company. According to the Associated Press the General “says he intends to retire when his current contract expires in 2030.” He said, “That certainly {…}
On the heels of the backlash from the new deal with Saudi Arabia and the Metropolitan Opera, it has been revealed the company is looking to license its intellectual property and name its building. According to the Agence France-Presse, “Gelb is actively exploring other sources of raising funds including licensing agreements of its intellectual property, as well as naming rights {…}
(Credit: Photo: Jonathan Tichler/Metropolitan Opera) The Metropolitan Opera has signed an agreement with the Saudi Music Commission and the Royal Diriyah Opera House that will see the Met become the resident winter company of Saudi Arabia’s new Royal Diriyah Opera House upon its completion. The company said that the initiative is part of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Saudi {…}
Peter Gelb has extended his contract as General Manager at the Metropolitan Opera through 2030. The news was revealed via an article in the New York Times announcing a new deal with Saudi Arbia that would see the company become the winter resident company at the Royal Diriyah Opera House, The news also comes a few days after Gelb told {…}
Peter Gelb doesn’t have any intention of leaving his position as General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera. In a new interview with El Pais, Gelb said that even though his contract as General Manager ends in 2027, he wants to continue in his position. He said, “I feel ready to continue beyond that date if the board of the Met {…}
(Credit: Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera) At the start of the War in Ukraine, General Manager Peter Gelb made a proclamation, “We can no longer engage with artists or institutions that support Putin or are supported by him—not until the invasion and killing has been stopped, order has been restored, and restitutions have been made.” The statement was clear as {…}
In what is becoming strangely predictable, any article about Anna Netrebko is set to feature choice words from Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb. In a recent Telegraph article, Gelb continued his attacks on the soprano. While the Metropolitan Opera’s general director refused to comment on her return to the Royal Ballet and Opera House when asked by the Telegraph, {…}
