Puccini's TOSCA to Return to the Met in October
Puccini’s thrilling masterpiece Tosca returns to the Metropolitan Opera for 15 performances, October 4, 2022–April 15, 2023.
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BWW Review: Stravinsky's RAKE Progresses Briefly at the Met
While I was watching the Met’s current beautiful yet somehow languid production of the Igor Stravinsky and WH Auden/Chester Kallman opera THE RAKE’S PROGRESS the other night--with only two more performances until it goes back into mothballs for probably many years--I couldn’t help wishing that
BWW Review: (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS by Bates and Campbell under Zvulun Closes the Circle on Apple's Creation
On Saturday night, Version 2.
BWW Review: Stemme and Davidsen Do a Fine Sister Act in ELEKTRA by Strauss at the Met
Richard Strauss’s ELEKTRA is simply overwhelming--particularly when you have Nina Stemme and, especially, Lise Davidsen, as the title character and her sister Chrysothemis, ably abetted by Greer Grimsley as their brother, Orest, and an incredible supporting cast top to bottom.
BWW Interview: Baritone Etienne Dupuis Brings His 'Je Ne Sais Quoi' to DON CARLOS at the Met
Can you imagine the Met--or any other major opera house--cutting the length of a new opera so commuters could make the last train? That’s what baritone Etienne Dupuis told me about the world premiere in Paris of Verdi’s DON CARLOS (1867).
The Lambs to Host A Discussion Of the Play CONSTELLATIONS This Week
Constellations: Fate, Love, and the Power of Theatre.
Puccini's MADAMA BUTTERFLY to Return to The Met
One of Puccini’s most popular operas, Madama Butterfly, returns to the Met for eleven performances, March 19–May 7.
BWW Review: Dazzling RODELINDA Proves the Met's Not Too Big To Handle Handel
If Friday night’s performance of Handel’s RODELINDA sometimes seemed like it was never going to end--it was quickly approaching the witching hour by the time the curtain calls were over, having started at 7:30--it certainly wasn’t the fault of the cast but Handel himself and librettist Nicola
Elza van den Heever to Star in RODELINDA at The Met
Handel’s Baroque drama Rodelinda returns to the Met for the first time in more than a decade, with five performances March 11–27.
The Met: Live in HD to Continue with Verdi's DON CARLOS
The 2021-22 season of The Met: Live in HD will continue with Verdi’s DON CARLOS on Saturday, March 26 at 12:00 pm in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre.
BWW Review: Now in the Original French, Met's New Production of Verdi's DON CARLOS Shows Off Impressive Cast
DON CARLOS--Verdi’s original French language version, for the first time at the Met, of the opera better known in these parts as the Italian DON CARLO--was as grim as its setting in the Spanish inquisition in the new David McVicar production introduced last night.
BWW Review: LA BOHEME Returns to The MET
Puccini's 'La Boheme,' returned for its second run of the season this week and cast and conductor delivered the goods.
San Francisco Opera's 2022-23 Centennial Season Announced
As only the third American opera company in history to reach this centennial milestone, the Company’s 2022–23 Season will honor San Francisco Opera’s glorious past while inviting the public into an exciting new era of musical excellence under Kim’s music directorship and a renewed commitment
Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think Of The Met Opera's RIGOLETTO?
The Met rings in the new year with the gala premiere of a bold new take on Verdi's timeless tragedy from Bartlett Sher.
Photos: Get A First Look At Met Opera's RIGOLETTO
Get a first look at The Met's production of Rigoletto, now on stage through June 11th.
BWW Review: New Year, New RIGOLETTO at Met Highlights Good Singing
When I saw the George Grosz-ish curtain that introduced us to the new Barlett Sher “Weimar-inspired” production of Verdi’s RIGOLETTO at the Met on New Year’s Eve, I was excited about what lay ahead.
BWW Review: Radvanovsky's TOSCA a Winner for the Met
What is there to say about Puccini’s TOSCA that hasn’t been said in the last hundred-plus years since its premiere in Rome (to echo the locations in the opera)? It is a marvel of brevity, with librettists Illica and Giacosa shaving locations, characters and action from the original play, written
The Gershwins' PORGY AND BESS Will Return to The Met
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess will return to the Met for 13 performances, October 31–December 12, 2021.
Warner Theatre to Present The Met: Live in HD's FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES
The 2021-22 season of The Met Live in HD continues with the historic Met premiere of Terrence Blanchard’s FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES on Saturday, October 23 at 12:55 pm in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre.
BWW Review: Blanchard's FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES Opens Met Season with Fireworks
It’s been a long 18 months since the last opera on the Met’s stage.
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