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TurandotMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
The Met’s glitzy, glorious Turandot is back with a great Princess |
 25 Oct 21 / Opera Gazet (English) |
Turandot adds a fourth question - Is it time to retire Zeffirelli's Popular production? |
| 16 Oct 21 / Broadway World |
Turandot doesn’t exist |
| 16 Oct 21 / parterre box |
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The Met revives its legendary Turandot to mixed musical performances |
| 15 Oct 21 / Bachtrack |
The Met’s ‘Turandot,’ strongly sung, garishly staged |
| 14 Oct 21 / New York Times |
Zeffirelli’s spectacular “Turandot” returns to the Met |
| 14 Oct 21 / Classical Review |
Fire Shut Up in My BonesMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 17 | |
Fire Shut Up in My Bones, redoutable guimauve au Metropolitan Opera |
| 25 Oct 21 / Opera Online (French) |
The Met reopens on a historic night with “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” |
| 14 Oct 21 / Classical Review |
El Met ve el futuro de otro color |
| 13 Oct 21 / Opera World (Spanish) |
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Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones triumphs at the Met |
| 11 Oct 21 / Classics Today |
Fire Shut up in My Bones triumphs at the Met |
| 10 Oct 21 / Opera Gazet (English) |
In a visceral first, Met opens with black opera about child sex abuse |
| 2 Oct 21 / Classical Voice North America |
Momentum der Moral |
| 30 Sep 21 / Die Welt |
Fire Shut Up in My Bones is a triumph and a milestone for the Met |
| 30 Sep 21 / Seen and Heard |
A new beginning for The Metropolitan Opera |
| 30 Sep 21 / Bachtrack |
Feuer in meinen Knochen |
| 30 Sep 21 / FAZ |
The Met comes alight again with Fire Shut Up in My Bones |
| 29 Sep 21 / Vulture |
Terrence Blanchard ad Kasi Lemmons’ masterpiece makes history in so many ways |
| 29 Sep 21 / OperaWire |
Premiere of ‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones’ sets the reopened Met ablaze |
| 29 Sep 21 / New York Observer |
Playing with ‘Fire’ |
| 29 Sep 21 / parterre box |
‘Fire’ brings a black composer to the Met, finally |
| 29 Sep 21 / New York Times |
Company’s first opera by a black composer has audience on its feet |
| 29 Sep 21 / Broadway World |
Terence Blanchard's Met Opera debut is a singular achievement and a shared success |
| 29 Sep 21 / NPR |
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Terence Blanchard on being the Met Opera’s first Black composer
The renowned musician makes history with his staging of Fire Shut Up in My Bones starting a new era for a historically white and staid New York institution.
The renowned musician makes history with his staging of Fire Shut Up in My Bones starting a new era for a historically white and staid New York institution.
The Metropolitan Opera reopens in a blaze of glory
The Metropolitan Opera opened its 2021–22 season September 27 with the premiere of Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones, marking the company’s first performance of an opera by a Black composer.
The Metropolitan Opera opened its 2021–22 season September 27 with the premiere of Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones, marking the company’s first performance of an opera by a Black composer.
A historic night as the Metropolitan Opera tries to ensure its future
With Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” the Met came back from its long pandemic shutdown more determined to draw new and more diverse audiences to opera.
With Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” the Met came back from its long pandemic shutdown more determined to draw new and more diverse audiences to opera.
A black composer finally arrives at the Metropolitan Opera
Terence Blanchard, best known for scoring Spike Lee films, reopens the 138-year-old opera company with “Fire Shut Up in My Bones.”
Terence Blanchard, best known for scoring Spike Lee films, reopens the 138-year-old opera company with “Fire Shut Up in My Bones.”
Boris GodunovMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
The success of the production is assured under the musical direction of conductor Sebastian Weigle |
| 21 Oct 21 / Opera Journal |
René Pape vuelve a convencer como Boris Godunov en el MET de Nueva York |
| 20 Oct 21 / Opera World (Spanish) |
A fine cast provides bright moments in Met’s dark-hued “Boris” |
| 14 Oct 21 / Classical Review |
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En direct du Met : le sacre de Pape |
| 11 Oct 21 / Forum Opéra |
The Met's short version of Boris is good-enough for me |
| 1 Oct 21 / Broadway World |
The Metropolitan Opera performs a revelatory, original Boris Godunov |
| 1 Oct 21 / Bachtrack |
René Pape delivers a tour de force performance in unbalanced revival |
| 30 Sep 21 / OperaWire |
A wig and a prayer |
| 30 Sep 21 / parterre box |
After a Met Opera milestone, ‘Boris’ brings another |
| 30 Sep 21 / New York Times |
Der Fliegende HolländerMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 11 | |
François Girard’s static, drab, and unevenly cast Met Der fliegende Holländer |
| 13 Oct 20 / Seen and Heard |
A well-managed and highly satisfying production of The Flying Dutchman with many arresting moments – both visual and musical |
| 11 Mar 20 / Classical Source |
Luces y Sombras en el nuevo Holandés Errante del Met |
| 11 Mar 20 / Opera World (Spanish) |
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Met’s new launch of Wagner classic slow to catch sail |
| 7 Mar 20 / Classical Voice North America |
Gergiev's hand on the tiller makes heavy weather of Giraud's new Dutchman |
| 6 Mar 20 / Limelight |
Stunning visuals, but François Girard's new Fliegende Holländer disappoints at The Met |
| 5 Mar 20 / Bachtrack |
Girard's disappointing new Dutchman drops anchor at the Met |
| 5 Mar 20 / Broadway World |
Anja Kampe’s Senta truly saves this disappointing Dutchman production |
| 4 Mar 20 / OperaWire |
Vivid vocalism keeps Met’s muddled “Dutchman” afloat |
| 4 Mar 20 / Classical Review |
A dark drab dud |
| 4 Mar 20 / parterre box |
A new ‘Flying Dutchman’ makes landfall at the Met Opera |
| 4 Mar 20 / New York Times |
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François Girard reflects on his Der Fliegende Holländer
The celebrated director's production of Wagner's first masterpiece explores the mystical nature of the opera and the power of images to consume us.
The celebrated director's production of Wagner's first masterpiece explores the mystical nature of the opera and the power of images to consume us.
Il barbiere di Siviglia (1988)Metropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Kathleen Battle sparkles in a 1988 Il barbiere di Siviglia from the Met |
| 26 Aug 20 / Seen and Heard |
Un Ballo in Maschera (1991)Metropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
A vintage Un ballo in maschera from the Met offers thrilling voices and lavish sets |
| 23 Aug 20 / Seen and Heard |
Parsifal (1992)Metropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Schenk and Schneider-Siemssen’s Met Parsifal allowed a timeless tale to wend in its way towards redemptive transcendence |
| 11 Aug 20 / Seen and Heard |
Tannhäuser (1982)Metropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Watching this 1982 Met Tannhäuser – with Cassilly, Marton and Weikl – after nearly four decades leaves strong abiding memories |
| 25 Jul 20 / Seen and Heard |
Tristan und Isolde (1999)Metropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
In 2020 Ben Heppner and Jane Eaglen sing once again to us in the Met’s 1999 Tristan und Isolde |
| 15 Jul 20 / Seen and Heard |
Il Trovatore (1988)Metropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Luxuriating in legendary voices and grand style in the Met’s 1988 Il trovatore |
| 10 Jul 20 / Seen and Heard |
Die Walküre (1989)Metropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Will we ever hear their like again? Hildegard Behrens, Jessye Norman, and Christa Ludwig in a 1989 Met Die Walküre |
| 3 Jul 20 / Seen and Heard |
Tosca (1978)Metropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
You will not see and hear their like again: Verrett, Pavarotti, and MacNeil in a 1978 Met Tosca |
| 8 Jun 20 / Seen and Heard |
At-Home GalaMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 13 | |
Acordeones, Botox y escenarios de burdel |
| 11 May 20 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
The Met’s ‘At-Home Gala’ unites opera stars from around the world |
| 3 May 20 / New York Observer |
It costs a lot of money to look this cheap |
| 30 Apr 20 / The Spectator |
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Streaming : le «gala à la maison» du Metropolitan Opera fait demeurer l’espoir |
| 28 Apr 20 / Opera Online (French) |
Attending a Met Opera Gala without ever leaving my couch |
| 28 Apr 20 / Vogue |
Le Gala “confiné” du Met Opera, l’art lyrique de chez-soi pour un plaisir sans frontières |
| 27 Apr 20 / Olyrix |
Le At-Home Gala du Met : «the Voice must be heard» |
| 27 Apr 20 / ResMusica |
Silenced by coronavirus, Met Opera links biggest names in classical music for digital global gala |
| 27 Apr 20 / Associated Press |
Met's round-the-world, At-Home Gala proves “music is nutrition for our souls” |
| 27 Apr 20 / Broadway World |
The top 7 moments from the Metropolitan Opera’s At-Home Gala (and one major misstep) |
| 27 Apr 20 / OperaWire |
Le grand zapping |
| 27 Apr 20 / Forum Opéra |
Informal yet profoundly moving |
| 27 Apr 20 / New York Times |
Thrilling singing, live from the stars’ living-rooms |
| 27 Apr 20 / The Guardian |
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Reminder: New York Metropolitan Opera hosts starry lockdown gala
Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Bryn Terfel and Renée Fleming join the company’s ambitious pan-continental living-room soiree.
Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Bryn Terfel and Renée Fleming join the company’s ambitious pan-continental living-room soiree.
Shut by virus, Met Opera announces starry ‘At Home’ concert
More than 40 artists will participate in the April 25 event, which comes as the company faces up to $60 million in losses because of the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 40 artists will participate in the April 25 event, which comes as the company faces up to $60 million in losses because of the coronavirus pandemic.
AgrippinaMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 13 | |
New York: Agrippina 1 Violetta 0 |
| 10 Mar 20 / Le Salon Musical |
Resplendent Handel at the Met |
| 6 Mar 20 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Handel meets House of Cards? A compelling Agrippina from the Met |
| 5 Mar 20 / Seen and Heard |
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Piquante et charismatique Agrippina de Joyce DiDonato en direct du Met |
| 3 Mar 20 / Olyrix |
DiDonato sparkles in voice and style as Met’s Agrippina |
| 22 Feb 20 / Classical Voice North America |
Great voices and coked-up staging in the Met’s Agrippina |
| 15 Feb 20 / Vulture |
La Agrippina de Didonato y McVicar en Nueva York, oxígeno para el Met |
| 13 Feb 20 / Opera World (Spanish) |
DiDonato and McVicar's take on Handel's Agrippina have the Met audience in their grip |
| 9 Feb 20 / Broadway World |
Met’s modern-dress “Agrippina” stylishly balances comedy and deeper emotions |
| 8 Feb 20 / Classical Review |
Keep the Rome fires burning |
| 8 Feb 20 / parterre box |
The Met Opera is Handel's house in 'Agrippina' |
| 8 Feb 20 / New York Times |
‘Eurydice’ and ‘Agrippina’: Voices lost and found |
| 8 Feb 20 / Wall Street Journal |
Joyce DiDonato and Brenda Rae are dominant dueling divas in David McVicar’s masterful modern take on Handel’s political comedy |
| 8 Feb 20 / OperaWire |
La TraviataMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | |
New York: Agrippina 1 Violetta 0 |
| 10 Mar 20 / Le Salon Musical |
A marvelous Oropesa is definitely not 'lost' in Met's Traviata |
| 3 Mar 20 / Broadway World |
Lisette Oropesa makes ‘La Traviata’ her own |
| 28 Feb 20 / New York Times |
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La Traviata vuelve al Met, con una Aleksandra Kurzak irreconocible |
| 29 Jan 20 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Aleksandra Kurzak impresses as the Met’s new Violetta |
| 14 Jan 20 / Bachtrack |
Kurzak triumphs in Met’s “Traviata” |
| 13 Jan 20 / Classical Review |
Aleksandra Kurzak lights up Michael Mayer’s increasingly comatose production |
| 13 Jan 20 / OperaWire |
Flawless! |
| 13 Jan 20 / parterre box |
Così fan tutteMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
La isla de las tentaciones llega a NY |
| 26 Feb 20 / Opera World (Spanish) |
A musically ideal Così in The Met's revival |
| 21 Feb 20 / Bachtrack |
Cast brings love and laughter to Coney Island setting |
| 19 Feb 20 / OperaWire |
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A delicate balance |
| 18 Feb 20 / parterre box |
Met’s Coney Island “Così” returns to dazzle and distract |
| 18 Feb 20 / Classical Review |
‘Così’ at the Met, as mild as a Coney Island morning |
| 17 Feb 20 / New York Times |
Le nozze di FigaroMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Étienne Dupuis, Anita Hartig, Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Adam Plachetka shine in Mozart’s masterpiece |
| 12 Feb 20 / OperaWire |
Cast packs punch with season premiere |
| 21 Nov 19 / OperaWire |
Met Opera revives Le nozze di Figaro with musical style |
| 20 Nov 19 / Bachtrack |
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Let your love flow |
| 19 Nov 19 / parterre box |
Richard Eyre’s staging of the classic Mozart comedy seems imposing. But it comes off too mild |
| 18 Nov 19 / New York Times |
La Damnation de FaustMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | |
Höllenfahrtsdrama von Hector Berlioz |
| 11 Feb 20 / Deutschland Radio |
Michael Spyres as Faust, despite a few flickers of indisposition, was nearly ideal |
| 4 Feb 20 / parterre box |
Elina Garanca shines in stunning concert performance of Berlioz’s glorious score |
| 28 Jan 20 / OperaWire |
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Berlioz bare, and beautiful |
| 28 Jan 20 / The New Criterion |
Keeper of the flame |
| 28 Jan 20 / parterre box |
Garanca’s Marguerite buoys a disappointing, downscaled “Faust” |
| 28 Jan 20 / Classical Review |
Musically, this is a largely impressive event |
| 28 Jan 20 / Classical Source |
Garanca glows in The Met's Damnation de Faust |
| 28 Jan 20 / Bachtrack |
Porgy and BessMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 17 | |
An undoubtedly disturbing yet ultimately triumphant Met Porgy and Bess |
| 6 Feb 20 / Seen and Heard |
Bouillonnant Porgy and Bess en direct du Metropolitan Opera |
| 4 Feb 20 / Olyrix |
That's entertainment |
| 30 Jan 20 / Platea Magazine |
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George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess in triumphant return to New York’s Metropolitan Opera |
| 26 Oct 19 / World Socialist Web Site |
Star-crossed pairings in “Porgy and Bess” and “Denis & Katya" |
| 8 Oct 19 / The New Yorker |
David Robertson and a fine cast deliver a detailed reading of Gershwin's masterpiece that should silence naysayers |
| 4 Oct 19 / Limelight |
Met’s new Porgy is lavish, stylized, propulsive staging |
| 28 Sep 19 / Classical Voice North America |
A thoroughly worthy Porgy and Bess opens the Met's season |
| 27 Sep 19 / Bachtrack |
A musically satisfying, culturally cautious revival at the Met |
| 26 Sep 19 / am New York |
A gorgeous Porgy and Bess, its flaws intact, at the Metropolitan Opera |
| 25 Sep 19 / Vulture |
Met opens season with a heartening and memorable “Porgy and Bess” |
| 25 Sep 19 / Classical Review |
Met Opera offers a ‘Porgy’ of its time that speaks to ours |
| 25 Sep 19 / Washington Post |
Eric Owens, Latonia Moore, Angel Blue lead a fantastic cast in Gershwin classic on opening night |
| 25 Sep 19 / OperaWire |
A splendid ‘Porgy and Bess’ opens the Met Opera season |
| 25 Sep 19 / New York Times |
All I cared about was Bess |
| 25 Sep 19 / parterre box |
‘Porgy and Bess’ misses its protagonist on opening night at the Met |
| 25 Sep 19 / New York Observer |
Eric Owens and Angel Blue give terrific performances |
| 25 Sep 19 / Classical Source |
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Q & A: Elizabeth Llewellyn
Soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn on her career path and upcoming Metropolitan Opera debut in ‘Porgy And Bess’.
Soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn on her career path and upcoming Metropolitan Opera debut in ‘Porgy And Bess’.
The complex history and uneasy present of ‘Porgy and Bess’
It has entertained, and sometimes enraged, generations of audiences. Now the Gershwin classic is opening the Metropolitan Opera’s season.
It has entertained, and sometimes enraged, generations of audiences. Now the Gershwin classic is opening the Metropolitan Opera’s season.
WozzeckMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 17 | |
Alban Berg’s opera on the tragic fate of an impoverished soldier |
| 17 Jan 20 / World Socialist Web Site |
William Kentridge’s haunting staging of ‘Wozzeck’ at the Metropolitan Opera |
| 16 Jan 20 / Architectural Record |
William Kentridge inszeniert Alban Bergs „Wozzeck“ |
| 14 Jan 20 / Deutschland Radio |
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Wozzeck complexe et percutant en direct du Metropolitan Opera |
| 14 Jan 20 / Olyrix |
William Kentridge's mesmerising and melancholy staging still astonishes |
| 13 Jan 20 / Telegraph |
Bleak and hopeless: William Kentridge's Wozzeck at the Met |
| 7 Jan 20 / Bachtrack |
A completely enthralling and moving operatic experience |
| 6 Jan 20 / Classical Source |
Met audiences learn to love Wozzeck in Kentridge production |
| 5 Jan 20 / Broadway World |
A grungy, glorious new Wozzeck at the Met |
| 4 Jan 20 / Vulture |
Nightmare descent into stark madness |
| 2 Jan 20 / Classical Voice North America |
In the Met’s new ‘Wozzeck,’ the only drama is in the music |
| 1 Jan 20 / New York Observer |
The searing beauty of Kentridge's 'Wozzeck' at the Met |
| 30 Dec 19 / New York Times |
Every snarl and shimmer |
| 29 Dec 19 / parterre box |
An overwhelming experience with little payoff and an underwhelming performance |
| 29 Dec 19 / OperaWire |
Yannick Nézet-Séguin unleashes ‘Wozzeck’ at the Met |
| 29 Dec 19 / Philadelphia Inquirer |
Kentridge’s “Wozzeck” paints an industrialized nightmare in Met premiere |
| 29 Dec 19 / Classical Review |
Langsam, Wozzeck, Langsam |
| 29 Dec 19 / ConcertoNet (English) |
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Looking back at Wozzeck
Wozzeck returns to the Met 89 years after its American premiere. How do the two productions compare?
Wozzeck returns to the Met 89 years after its American premiere. How do the two productions compare?
Peter Mattei talks about performing Wozzeck
The singer is adding another chapter to his Met Opera legacy with his role debut as the title character of Berg’s Wozzeck, in a new production by South African artist William Kentridge.
The singer is adding another chapter to his Met Opera legacy with his role debut as the title character of Berg’s Wozzeck, in a new production by South African artist William Kentridge.
La bohèmeMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Roberto Alagna returns to the role of his Met debut |
| 16 Jan 20 / OperaWire |
Agresta’s affecting Mimi brings humanity to the spectacle of Met’s “Boheme” |
| 12 Jan 20 / Classical Review |
A bougie ‘Bohème’ returns to the Met |
| 7 Nov 19 / New York Observer |
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Ailyn Pérez and Matthew Polenzani are golden in revival of Puccini classic |
| 2 Nov 19 / OperaWire |
We’ll always have Paris |
| 29 Oct 19 / parterre box |
New Year's Eve GalaMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Queen of the New Year |
| 3 Jan 20 / parterre box |
Anna Netrebko rings in the year with a Met Gala |
| 2 Jan 20 / New York Times |
Anna Netrebko proves why she is the leading diva |
| 2 Jan 20 / OperaWire |
Der RosenkavalierMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
A memorable account of Der Rosenkavalier at the Met |
| 1 Jan 20 / Seen and Heard |
Faces in the crowd |
| 31 Dec 19 / parterre box |
A silver rose, golden voices and a platinum conductor mark this season's Rosenkavalier at the Met |
| 21 Dec 19 / Broadway World |
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At the Met, the classic ‘Rosenkavalier’ takes on a #MeToo spin |
| 17 Dec 19 / New York Observer |
Bass instinct |
| 17 Dec 19 / parterre box |
Camilla Nylund makes impressive Met debut in Rosenkavalier revival |
| 17 Dec 19 / Bachtrack |
A radiant revival of ‘Der Rosenkavalier’ |
| 16 Dec 19 / New York Times |
Sir Simon Rattle and company concoct chamber-like intimacy in Strauss’ most versatile score |
| 15 Dec 19 / OperaWire |
Met’s satisfying “Rosenkavalier” reboot is more than the sum of its parts |
| 15 Dec 19 / Classical Review |
Die ZauberflöteMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Artists make for magical holiday performance |
| 19 Dec 19 / OperaWire |
Met’s family-friendly Magic Flute vanquishes the forces of darkness |
| 18 Dec 19 / Bachtrack |
Fresh talent fuels ‘The Magic Flute’ at the Met |
| 17 Dec 19 / New York Times |
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You better sit down kids |
| 17 Dec 19 / parterre box |
AkhnatenMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 16 | |
Akhnaten finds favor at the Met |
| 11 Dec 19 / The Opera Critic |
Anthony Roth Costanzo "es" Akhnaten |
| 27 Nov 19 / Miami Clásica |
Kostuumshow rond Akhnaten van Glass |
| 27 Nov 19 / Place de l'Opera |
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A visually sumptuous and imaginative Akhnaten production from the Met |
| 26 Nov 19 / Seen and Heard |
Juggling on the Nile |
| 23 Nov 19 / Seen and Heard |
Glass' Akhnaten mesmerizes at The Met |
| 23 Nov 19 / Bachtrack |
A new leader and new sounds at the Met: Philip Glass’s striking ‘Akhnaten’ |
| 18 Nov 19 / Washington Post |
Philip Glass’ ‘Akhnaten’ is a somber triumph for the Met |
| 17 Nov 19 / New York Observer |
Akhnaten makes beguiling impact in vivid Met debut |
| 16 Nov 19 / Classical Voice North America |
Bring on the jugglers, Philip Glass's Akhnaten finally arrives at the Met |
| 16 Nov 19 / Broadway World |
Philip Glass’s masterpiece comes to the Metropolitan Opera, New York |
| 13 Nov 19 / Financial Times (via Google) |
Gleaming and self-aware, Philip Glass’s Akhnaten is borne to the Met |
| 12 Nov 19 / Vulture |
‘Akhnaten’ puts you on Philip Glass time |
| 11 Nov 19 / New York Times |
Music, beauty and jugglers make for a memorable night in Met’s “Akhnaten” |
| 10 Nov 19 / Classical Review |
Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James lead the best Met production of the year |
| 10 Nov 19 / OperaWire |
A place in the sun |
| 10 Nov 19 / parterre box |
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J’Nai Bridges was born for big stages
Acclaimed mezzo soprano J'Nai Bridges almost didn't make it to the Metropolitan Opera.
Acclaimed mezzo soprano J'Nai Bridges almost didn't make it to the Metropolitan Opera.
The Queen of SpadesMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 10 | |
Yusif Eyvazov, Lise Davidsen, Vasily Petrenko shine in fantastic Elijah Moshinsky production |
| 7 Dec 19 / OperaWire |
Tchaikovsky's Queen reigns and a star is born at the Met |
| 5 Dec 19 / Broadway World |
Lise Davidsen’s star shines bright in the Met’s gloomy ‘Queen of Spades’ |
| 3 Dec 19 / New York Observer |
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Lise Davidsen's debut excites, but Vasily Petrenko and Yusif Eyvazov also shine in Tchaikovsky's tale of terror |
| 3 Dec 19 / Limelight |
Young soprano Lise Davidsen shines in The Queen of Spades |
| 3 Dec 19 / Financial Times (via Google) |
A triumphant Met debut for Lise Davidsen in The Queen of Spades |
| 3 Dec 19 / Seen and Heard |
Tchaikovsky’s tale of dark obsession sparkles with notable Met debuts |
| 3 Dec 19 / Bachtrack |
Lise Davidsen makes a radiant company debut in Tchaikovsky’s “The Queen of Spades” |
| 2 Dec 19 / New York Times |
Yusif Eyvasov dominated the Met premiere of Pikovaya Dama with a fearless, world-class portrayal |
| 2 Dec 19 / parterre box |
Lise Davidsen’s memorable debut leads strong cast in Met’s “Queen of Spades” |
| 2 Dec 19 / Classical Review |
Madama ButterflyMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | |
Hui He geeft New Yorkse Butterfly hart |
| 13 Nov 19 / Place de l'Opera |
Madame Butterfly poétique en direct du Metropolitan Opera |
| 12 Nov 19 / Olyrix |
The Met’s troubled Madama Butterfly does justice to Anthony Minghella’s vision and memory |
| 11 Nov 19 / Seen and Heard |
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Hui He soars as Minghella's thoughtful Butterfly, though all is not at ease down below |
| 25 Oct 19 / Limelight |
Star singers carry uneven revivals of ‘Orfeo ed Euridice’ and ‘Madama Butterfly’ |
| 22 Oct 19 / New York Observer |
Puppets and cherry blossoms |
| 21 Oct 19 / parterre box |
A good, if not particularly touching, Madama Butterfly from Hui He at the Met |
| 19 Oct 19 / Bachtrack |
‘Madama Butterfly,’ without its flesh-and-blood intensity |
| 14 Oct 19 / New York Times |
Orfeo ed EuridiceMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
At the Met, a revival of Orfeo ed Euridice preserves wit and limited pathos |
| 8 Nov 19 / Bachtrack |
Jamie Barton debuta el Orfeo de Gluck con la Metropolitan de Nueva York |
| 6 Nov 19 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Back from the dead |
| 3 Nov 19 / ConcertoNet (English) |
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In Gluck at the Met, voices align with dance-centric staging |
| 24 Oct 19 / Seen and Heard |
Jamie Barton, clad in a simple black costume, gives an outstanding characterization of Orfeo |
| 23 Oct 19 / Classical Source |
Met’s stylish “Orfeo” goes to hell and back in 90 minutes |
| 22 Oct 19 / Classical Review |
Drag me to hell |
| 22 Oct 19 / parterre box |
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Performance schedule
Puccini
12 Oct 2021 to 14 May 2022
Wagner
26 Oct to 14 Nov 2021
Gershwin
31 Oct to 12 Dec 2021
Puccini
9 Nov 2021 to 27 May 2022
Aucoin
23 Nov to 16 Dec 2021
Puccini
2 Dec 2021 to 12 Mar 2022
Mozart
10 Dec 2021 to 5 Jan 2022
Massenet
17 Dec 2021 to 3 Jan 2022
Verdi
31 Dec 2021 to 11 Jun 2022
Mozart
8 Jan to 21 Apr 2022
Verdi
28 Feb to 26 Mar 2022
Handel
11 to 31 Mar 2022
Puccini
19 Mar to 7 May 2022
Tchaikovsky
25 Mar to 14 Apr 2022
Strauss, R
1 to 20 Apr 2022
Donizetti
23 Apr to 21 May 2022
Dean
13 May to 9 Jun 2022
Glass
19 May to 10 Jun 2022
Stravinsky
30 May to 11 Jun 2022
News & Articles
| After 24 years, a conductor returns to the Met Opera |
Antonio Pappano is back for Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” at a turning point in his career. |
| 26 Oct 2021 / New York Times |
| The Metropolitan Opera reopens in a blaze of glory |
The Metropolitan Opera opened its 2021–22 season September 27 with the premiere of Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones, marking the company’s first performance of an opera by a Black composer. |
| 6 Oct 2021 / PlaybillArts |
| A historic night as the Metropolitan Opera tries to ensure its future |
With Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” the Met came back from its long pandemic shutdown more determined to draw new and more diverse audiences to opera. |
| 30 Sep 2021 / New York Times |
| A black composer finally arrives at the Metropolitan Opera |
Terence Blanchard, best known for scoring Spike Lee films, reopens the 138-year-old opera company with “Fire Shut Up in My Bones.” |
| 24 Sep 2021 / New York Times |
| Metropolitan Opera names new radio host |
The Metropolitan Opera has announced that Debra Lew Harder will be the new host of its radio broadcasts. |
| 22 Sep 2021 / OperaWire |
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