“I can assure you that this production will be unlike anything anyone has seen at the Met or anywhere.” – Met Opera General Director Peter Gelb, via the NY Times […]
Preview: Tristan und Isolde Opens Tonight at the Metropolitan Opera Read Post »
Most of today’s opera companies stage productions according to what’s known as the stagione system, where a single opera remains onstage for the duration of its run, as opposed to
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Returns to the Met Read Post »
“It is hard to imagine a more risk-prone art form than opera.” – John Adams Of all of New York's musical treasures, none shines brighter than the Metropolitan Opera. This
“Antony and Cleopatra” and “Salome” at the Met Read Post »
Photo: Sara Krulwich/The New York Times The Met's current revival of Verdi's La Forza Del Destino – which will be broadcast live in HD and on the radio this Saturday
From Wagner to Verdi: Lise Davidsen at Carnegie Hall and the Met Opera Read Post »
There seems to be an overflow of musical treats on offer in NYC this week. And none of them have anything to do with ghouls or goblins. Thursday, 11/2 Pierre-Laurent
Joyce DiDonato, Dead Man Walking, Metropolitan Opera, 10/22/23 Last Saturday, I went to the Metropolitan Opera for the first time this year to see the final performance of Jake Heggie's
A Hope for Music: Joyce DiDonato Master Class at Carnegie Hall Read Post »
by Pete Matthews (All photos by Pete Matthews) Life has never been easy being a member of the MET Orchestra, the concert stage orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera. For 33
The MET Orchestra Returns to Carnegie Hall Read Post »
After Tuesday's NY Phil concert with Semyon Bychkov leading the U.S. Premiere of Thomas Larcher's colorful, surprisingly tonal Symphony No. 2 "Kenotaph", I took a chance and walked across Lincoln
A Quick Visit to The Ring at The Met Read Post »
There is little doubt that, after eight years as NY Philharmonic music director, Alan Gilbert has become a better, more assured conductor than when he started. And, through Gilbert's influence
New York Philharmonic Performs “Das Rheingold” at David Geffen Hall Read Post »
