Opera director Yuval Sharon has said that Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” is the hardest work in the traditional repertoire to ...
Earlier this month, the Metropolitan Opera opened “La Sonnambula.” Now, it is offering another bel canto classic: “La Fille du Régiment.” By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim Her career spanned decades, ...
The Metropolitan Opera will open its 139th season with the company premiere of two-time Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori and librettist George Brant's new opera, Grounded, on Monday, ...
Inside the opening-night celebration of the Metropolitan Opera’s new Tristan und Isolde.
Representatives of Sybil B. Harrington, a Texas oil heiress who died in 1998, are suing the Metropolitan Opera, in New York, to recover $5-million of Mrs. Harrington’s donations that they say were ...
Among the highlights are the world premiere of an adaptation of “Lincoln in the Bardo,” and classics like “Macbeth” and “Jenufa.” Kaija Saariaho’s “Innocence” was celebrated at its premiere. After her ...