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Florencia en el AmazonasMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 24 | |
Florencia and the machine |
 12 Dec 23 / London Unattached |
Poesie ist überhaupt das Geheimnis, mit dem Regisseurin Mary Zimmerman das Werk einigermaßen zu einem Theaterevent aufputzt |
| 10 Dec 23 / Online Merker |
‘Florencia en el Amazonas’; un siglo después, el Met vuelve a cantar en español |
| 8 Dec 23 / Scherzo |
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Ailyn Pérez, Gabriela Reyes and Nancy Fabiola Herrera’s vibrant turns soar in Daniel Catán’s glorious operatic love letter |
| 7 Dec 23 / OperaWire |
The magical costumes of “Florencia en el Amazonas” |
| 4 Dec 23 / Vogue |
Ailyn Pérez shines in Daniel Catán's verdant, shimmering Florencia en al Amazonas |
| 28 Nov 23 / Bachtrack |
«Florencia en el Amazonas» hace historia en el Met |
| 27 Nov 23 / Opera World (Spanish) |
The Met Opera’s ‘Florencia en el Amazonas’ is magic made real |
| 26 Nov 23 / New York Observer |
A voyage up the Amazon charms at the Met |
| 25 Nov 23 / Reaction |
Amazon Opera journey widens Met’s embrace (with guilty pleasures) |
| 25 Nov 23 / Classical Voice North America |
Let the river run |
| 21 Nov 23 / parterre box |
Singers vie with orchestra yet Met’s “Florencia” delivers the magic |
| 21 Nov 23 / Classical Review |
Magical realism of Daniel Catan's Florencia en el Amazonas spellbinds audience in Met debut |
| 19 Nov 23 / Broadway World |
Les merveilles de l’Amazone au cœur de Manhattan |
| 19 Nov 23 / Olyrix |
Steam till it wilts |
| 18 Nov 23 / Vulture |
'Florencia' brings Spanish back to the Met Opera |
| 18 Nov 23 / New York Times |
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Q & A: Ailyn Pérez
Soprano Ailyn Pérez on ‘Florencia en el Amazonas’and the importance of Spanish-language opera
Soprano Ailyn Pérez on ‘Florencia en el Amazonas’and the importance of Spanish-language opera
X: The Life and Times of Malcolm XMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 18 | |
Two extraordinary American operas receive their Metropolitan premieres |
| 13 Dec 23 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
L’opera, a mio avviso, poteva essere vista come un oratorio in forma scenica |
| 29 Nov 23 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Much like Malcolm X himself, it's the legacy that is important |
| 24 Nov 23 / Opera Journal |
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Indrukwekkende Malcolm X |
| 22 Nov 23 / Place de l'Opera |
Brother Malcolm speaks! |
| 21 Nov 23 / Leidmotief (English) |
Tragédie raciale: The cost of freedom is death |
| 20 Nov 23 / ConcertoNet (French) |
‘The Life and Times of Malcolm X’: el Met se rinde al marketing |
| 20 Nov 23 / Scherzo |
Despite its faults, the Met’s ‘X’ is worth the ticket |
| 19 Nov 23 / New York Observer |
El resultado es una ópera sin drama ni lírica, que no tiene poesía ni respira emoción |
| 16 Nov 23 / Opera World (Spanish) |
‘Malcolm X,’ the Met Opera revival, returns to New York. Oh, and there’s a spaceship |
| 11 Nov 23 / Gothamist |
X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X reaches the Met Opera at a crucial time |
| 11 Nov 23 / Bachtrack |
Malcolm X opera vital sign of Met’s resolve to embrace diversity |
| 11 Nov 23 / Classical Voice North America |
X rated |
| 10 Nov 23 / parterre box |
Malcolm burns down the Met |
| 7 Nov 23 / The Boston Musical Intelliger |
Afrofuturism and history meet brilliantly at the Met |
| 7 Nov 23 / OperaWire |
X Marks the spot at Met premiere of 'X: Life and Times of Malcolm X' |
| 6 Nov 23 / Broadway World |
Anthony Davis's Malcolm X opera finally arrives at the Met |
| 6 Nov 23 / New York Times |
“X” fires Met stage with compelling character portrait, colorful staging |
| 5 Nov 23 / Classical Review |
Un Ballo in MascheraMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 10 | |
Matinée cui ho assistito accolta in stile molto tipico del Met, con applausi festosi per tutta la compagnia e standing ovation finale |
| 21 Nov 23 / Operaclick (Italian) |
El reparto de solistas cumple su cometido como se requiere en Nueva York |
| 6 Nov 23 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Musicality shines in ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’ at the Met |
| 5 Nov 23 / New York Observer |
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The Met's Ballo falls flat in its latest revival |
| 2 Nov 23 / Bachtrack |
Charles Castronovo gives stellar performance in David Alden’s lamentable production |
| 26 Oct 23 / OperaWire |
Performance headlines Kelsey, Meade and Castronovo under Rizzi’s baton |
| 24 Oct 23 / Broadway World |
Cuck and ball torture |
| 24 Oct 23 / parterre box |
At the Met, a refurbished 'Boheme' and an Art Deco 'Ballo' |
| 23 Oct 23 / New York Times |
Surprenant Bal masqué new-yorkais au Met avec Verdi |
| 22 Oct 23 / Olyrix |
A strong cast rises above Alden inanities in Met’s “Ballo” |
| 22 Oct 23 / Classical Review |
Dead Man WalkingMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 22 | |
Ivo van Hove makes what could otherwise be film-like theatrical |
| 26 Oct 23 / Opera Journal |
En direct de New-York , un pladoyer saisissant magistralement servi par Joyce DiDonato |
| 25 Oct 23 / Forum Opéra |
Marche inexorable et glaçante |
| 25 Oct 23 / ConcertoNet (French) |
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Dead man walking indrukwekkend HD drama |
| 25 Oct 23 / Place de l'Opera |
Not quite the Walking Dead |
| 24 Oct 23 / London Unattached |
Opera and song interrogates institutional confinement in New York and Toronto |
| 21 Oct 23 / Gay City News |
Des deux côtés du couloir de la mort au Met Opéra de New York |
| 18 Oct 23 / Olyrix |
‘Dead Man Walking’ sigue cosechando éxitos |
| 17 Oct 23 / Scherzo |
Dead Man Walking packs a punch at the Metropolitan Opera |
| 11 Oct 23 / Seen and Heard |
La Metropolitan Opera estrena temporada con «Dead Man Walking» |
| 9 Oct 23 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Ivo van Hove’s ‘Dead Man Walking’ stages a strong story in a featureless world |
| 8 Oct 23 / New York Observer |
A poignant struggle towards grace |
| 30 Sep 23 / Musical America |
Heggie’s opera bounty and diversity mirrored in swell of productions |
| 30 Sep 23 / Classical Voice North America |
Nun of a kind |
| 29 Sep 23 / parterre box |
"Dead Man Walking" at sing sing |
| 29 Sep 23 / The New Yorker |
“Dead Man Walking” powerfully opens Met season, video excess apart |
| 28 Sep 23 / Classical Review |
‘Dead Man Walking’ finally makes its arresting Met debut |
| 28 Sep 23 / Washington Post |
Joyce DiDonato and Ryan McKinny shine in Ivo Van Hove’s messy production |
| 28 Sep 23 / OperaWire |
Met audience entranced by DiDonato and McKinny in Heggie-McNally Dead Man in house debut |
| 28 Sep 23 / Broadway World |
‘Dead Man Walking’ opens a Met season heavy on the new |
| 28 Sep 23 / New York Times |
Dead Man Walking, an opera about the death penalty |
| 28 Sep 23 / Theater Mania |
A vision of Death Row: Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking opens the Met season |
| 28 Sep 23 / Bachtrack |
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The Met's opening night
Inside the star-studded opening of the Met Opera's moving new production of Dead Man Walking.
Inside the star-studded opening of the Met Opera's moving new production of Dead Man Walking.
'Dead Man Walking' arrives at Met
Sister Helen Prejean's 'Dead Man Walking' arrives at Met in Jake Heggie's operatic version.
Sister Helen Prejean's 'Dead Man Walking' arrives at Met in Jake Heggie's operatic version.
Die ZauberflöteMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 13 | |
La soprano Erin Morley brilló de nuevo como Pamina |
| 14 Jun 23 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Darkness and light confront each other in Simon McBurney’s brilliantly inventive Met Die Zauberflöte |
| 7 Jun 23 / Seen and Heard |
Une Flûte Enchantée animée et inventive en direct du Met |
| 7 Jun 23 / Olyrix |
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Une Flûte sombre et onirique |
| 6 Jun 23 / Forum Opéra |
Simon McBurney’s embracing “Flute” at the Met |
| 6 Jun 23 / Classics Today |
Una excepcional ‘Flauta mágica’ encandila el Met |
| 4 Jun 23 / Scherzo |
The Met’s ‘Die Zauberflöte’ melds music and movie magic |
| 28 May 23 / New York Observer |
Met’s all-new ‘Flute’ spins Mozart forward to freshening present |
| 27 May 23 / Classical Voice North America |
Simon McBurney’s richly inventive Zauberflöte arrives at the Met |
| 24 May 23 / Bachtrack |
Trickery and delight in Mozart at the Met |
| 22 May 23 / New York Times |
Love it or hate it, the Met's new agic Flute is a creative roller coaster ride |
| 22 May 23 / Broadway World |
Crowned by a top rate cast, this is the best Met Opera production in ages |
| 21 May 23 / OperaWire |
Met’s new “Zauberflöte” more muddled than magical |
| 21 May 23 / Classical Review |
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Metropolitan Opera Orchestra fires back at Nathalie Stutzmann comment
The Metropolitan Opera is firing back at Nathalie Stutzmann regarding a comment in the New York Times about the orchestra being stuck in a “cave for four hours.”
The Metropolitan Opera is firing back at Nathalie Stutzmann regarding a comment in the New York Times about the orchestra being stuck in a “cave for four hours.”
The making of an opera: "The Magic Flute" at the Met
Behind the scenes, the creative team prepares for opening night.
Behind the scenes, the creative team prepares for opening night.
Der Fliegende HolländerMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
The Met’s ‘Flying Dutchman’ remains shipwrecked despite new crew |
| 12 Jun 23 / New York Observer |
El Met de Nueva York despide la temporada con una exitosa reposición del ¨Der Fliegende Holländer¨ |
| 9 Jun 23 / Opera World (Spanish) |
François Girard’s Holländer returns to the Met |
| 7 Jun 23 / Bachtrack |
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Tomasz Konieczny, Elza van den Heever, Thomas Guggeis redeem Wagner gem in Met revival |
| 1 Jun 23 / OperaWire |
Despite some fine singing, Met’s problematic “Dutchman” runs aground |
| 1 Jun 23 / Classical Review |
A singer returns to shore at the Met in ‘Dutchman’ |
| 1 Jun 23 / New York Times |
Die Frist ist Glum |
| 1 Jun 23 / parterre box |
La bohèmeMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Distinctly human |
| 31 May 23 / parterre box |
Costello y Buratto en «La bohème» del Met |
| 9 May 23 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Nézet-Séguin "was greeted with the evening's heartiest cheers" |
| 3 May 23 / Opera Canada |
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin shines alongside solid cast |
| 2 May 23 / OperaWire |
In ‘La Bohème’ at the Met, the star is in the pit |
| 25 Apr 23 / New York Times |
Met’s “Bohème” returns with Nézet-Séguin at the helm |
| 25 Apr 23 / Classical Review |
AidaMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 10 | |
Jorge De León cierra el círculo con su Radamés en el Met |
| 26 May 23 / Opera World (Spanish) |
A farewell to Frisell |
| 3 May 23 / parterre box |
The Met’s Aïda is visually stunning but marred by uneven singing |
| 21 Dec 22 / New York Observer |
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Aida démesurée au Met |
| 20 Dec 22 / Olyrix |
Una refrescante «Aida» en el Met |
| 19 Dec 22 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Metropolitan Opera’s legendary production says goodbye with mixed results |
| 17 Dec 22 / OperaWire |
Tomb Raider: Frisell’s Aida exhumed one last time at the Met |
| 16 Dec 22 / Bachtrack |
The Met Opera’s grand old ‘Aida’ isn’t dead yet |
| 5 Dec 22 / New York Times |
Met’s “Aida” returns in worthy style for final run of Frisell’s majestic production |
| 4 Dec 22 / Classical Review |
Alone in the world |
| 4 Dec 22 / parterre box |
Don GiovanniMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 16 | |
The Met’s innovative and engaging new production of Don Giovanni features an outstanding cast |
| 25 May 23 / Seen and Heard |
Les débuts flamboyants de Nathalie Stutzmann au Met |
| 22 May 23 / Forum Opéra |
Don Giovanni sombre et contemporain en direct du Met |
| 22 May 23 / Olyrix |
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Decepcionante ‘Don Giovanni’ de Ivo van Hove |
| 21 May 23 / Scherzo |
Don Giovanni Ivo van Hove koel en cool |
| 17 May 23 / Place de l'Opera |
El nuevo «Don Giovanni» del Met |
| 16 May 23 / Opera World (Spanish) |
The Met’s new ‘Don Giovanni’ is a resounding musical success |
| 14 May 23 / New York Observer |
Nathalie Stutzmann leads a luxury cast in Ivo van Hove’s stark, powerful Met production of Don Giovanni |
| 13 May 23 / Seen and Heard |
Ivo van Hove's bleak, effective Don Giovanni arrives at the Met |
| 13 May 23 / Bachtrack |
Grim and grinding, and dramatically top-notch |
| 13 May 23 / Classical Voice North America |
Splendid singing, erratic direction mark the Met's new Don Giovanni from Van Hove |
| 12 May 23 / Broadway World |
In Don Giovanni, Ivo van Hove can turn even Mozart dissonan |
| 11 May 23 / Vulture |
Nervous system theater |
| 9 May 23 / parterre box |
At the Met, a new ‘Don Giovanni’ has a stark vitality |
| 8 May 23 / New York Times |
Peter Mattei, Federica Lombardi, Adam Plachetka lead stellar cast in fantastic production |
| 7 May 23 / OperaWire |
An ideal Mozart cast lifts a not-ideal staging in Met’s new “Don Giovanni” |
| 7 May 23 / Classical Review |
ChampionMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 15 | |
The Met’s fine production of Champion conveys important social messages |
| 4 May 23 / Seen and Heard |
El Met pone en escena ‘Champion’, ópera pugilística de Terence Blanchard |
| 3 May 23 / Scherzo |
Champion, opéra coup de poing en direct de New York |
| 2 May 23 / Olyrix |
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En direct de New-York, un spectacle fastueux et émouvant |
| 1 May 23 / Forum Opéra |
Speedo Green es «Champion» en el Met |
| 30 Apr 23 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Gay boxers (in brief) at the opera |
| 22 Apr 23 / Gay City News |
The Met has delivered a knockout blow with Champion |
| 15 Apr 23 / The Guardian |
A different Ring opera also finds a matchless hero cursed by fate |
| 15 Apr 23 / Classical Voice North America |
Champion, an opera about the bisexual boxer who killed a man in the ring |
| 13 Apr 23 / Theater Mania |
In boxing opera Champion, not every punch lands |
| 13 Apr 23 / Vulture |
Terence Blanchard's Champion arrives at the Met with Ryan Speedo Green |
| 13 Apr 23 / Broadway World |
Terence Blanchard’s first opera is a work in search of its identity |
| 12 Apr 23 / OperaWire |
‘Champion,’ at the Met Opera, spars with history |
| 12 Apr 23 / New York Times |
In Met debut Blanchard’s “Champion” proves lightweight in its class |
| 12 Apr 23 / Classical Review |
A winner and new ‘Champion’ |
| 12 Apr 23 / parterre box |
L'elisir d'amoreMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 12 | |
An Opera about the perversity of human nature |
| 30 Apr 23 / Reaction |
Xabier Anduaga makes a stirring debut alongside Aleksandra Kurzak |
| 19 Apr 23 / OperaWire |
A rich-voiced tenor makes a charismatic debut in Met’s “Elixir” |
| 19 Apr 23 / Classical Review |
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Estreno soñado de Xabier Anduaga en el Met |
| 19 Apr 23 / Opera World (Spanish) |
A tenor arrives at the Met Opera in ‘Elisir’ |
| 19 Apr 23 / New York Times |
Javier Camarena shines in the role he was born to play |
| 22 Jan 23 / New York Observer |
‘Elisir’ not quite ‘rara qualita’ |
| 14 Jan 23 / parterre box |
Javier Camarena shines in dreary Barlett Sher production |
| 13 Jan 23 / OperaWire |
A fine cast stirs up a charming brew in Met’s “Elixir of Love” |
| 13 Jan 23 / Classical Review |
All you need is love, when L'elisir is in the right hands |
| 13 Jan 23 / Broadway World |
«L’elisir d’amore» de Javier Camarena en el Met |
| 13 Jan 23 / Opera World (Spanish) |
A winning "L’Elisir d’Amore" |
| 13 Jan 23 / New York Times |
Der RosenkavalierMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 15 | |
En direct de New-York, Lise Davidsen, une Maréchale vocalement accomplie |
| 18 Apr 23 / Forum Opéra |
Brillant Chevalier à la Rose en direct du Met |
| 18 Apr 23 / Olyrix |
The Met’s revival of Robert Carsen’s Rosenkavalier was the most enjoyable performance of it I’ve ever seen |
| 17 Apr 23 / Seen and Heard |
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Lise Lavidsen es la Mariscala del Met |
| 7 Apr 23 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Erin Morleyand Samantha Hankey deliver the musical goods in strong revival of Strauss masterwork |
| 6 Apr 23 / OperaWire |
Lise Davidsen canta su primer 'Rosenkavalier' en el Metropolitan de Nueva York |
| 5 Apr 23 / Platea Magazine |
Il Metropolitan di New York riprende con successo la produzione di Der Rosenkavalier con la regia di Robert Carsen |
| 5 Apr 23 / Connessi all'Opera |
Lise Davidsen’s Marschallin at the Met portends even greater things from this exciting artist |
| 4 Apr 23 / Seen and Heard |
A superlative cast plus Robert Carsen’s fin-de-siècle staging make the Met's latest Strauss production a must-see |
| 4 Apr 23 / New York Observer |
Lise Davidsen hits mark as Marshallin |
| 2 Apr 23 / Broadway World |
Metropolitan Opera goes big with ‘Rosenkavalier’ and ‘Lohengrin’ |
| 31 Mar 23 / Dallas Morning News |
Davidsen a stately, subtle Marschallin as Met’s “Rosenkavalier” returns |
| 29 Mar 23 / Classical Review |
Lise Davidsen shines, and evolves, in a ‘Rosenkavalier’ debut |
| 29 Mar 23 / New York Times |
Somewhere in time |
| 29 Mar 23 / parterre box |
“Ein sonderbar ding”: The Met revives an oddly disjointed Rosenkavalier |
| 29 Mar 23 / Bachtrack |
ToscaMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 10 | |
“Tosca” returns to the Met with dramatic fire, big, old-fashioned vocalism |
| 12 Apr 23 / Classical Review |
Polenzani sorprende en la «Tosca» del Met |
| 10 Apr 23 / Opera World (Spanish) |
El Met celebra su Tosca número mil |
| 2 Nov 22 / Opera World (Spanish) |
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La Tosca au Met, Rome à New York |
| 15 Oct 22 / Olyrix |
Take the long way Rome |
| 8 Oct 22 / parterre box |
A splendid revival |
| 8 Oct 22 / Classical Source |
Aleksandra Kurzak, Michael Fabiano and Luca Salsi are outstanding in Met revival of ‘Tosca’ |
| 7 Oct 22 / OperaWire |
Kurzak and Fabiano star in a fresh, lyrical Tosca at the Met |
| 7 Oct 22 / Bachtrack |
Kurzak provides most of the heat in Met’s simmering “Tosca” |
| 6 Oct 22 / Classical Review |
‘Tosca’ returns, defined by its quiet moments |
| 6 Oct 22 / New York Times |
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Angela Gheorghiu cancels both Metropolitan Opera performances
The change is due to Angela Gheorghiu testing positive for COVID. According to the soprano, the Met’s policy states that a singer must isolate for 10 days if they have symptoms.
The change is due to Angela Gheorghiu testing positive for COVID. According to the soprano, the Met’s policy states that a singer must isolate for 10 days if they have symptoms.
FalstaffMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 12 | |
The Met’s Falstaff was not laugh-out-loud funny but was still totally engaging and entertaining |
| 5 Apr 23 / Seen and Heard |
En direct de New-York, un spectacle endiablé |
| 3 Apr 23 / Forum Opéra |
Falstaff et son “royaume” acclamés en direct du Met |
| 3 Apr 23 / Olyrix |
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Michael Volle triumphs as Falstaff at the Metropolitan Opera |
| 1 Apr 23 / Seen and Heard |
Michael Volle encandila al Met con su «Falstaff» |
| 25 Mar 23 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Shakespeare's merry wives get the best of a grand Michael Volle in Verdi's Falstaff |
| 21 Mar 23 / Broadway World |
The Met’s Falstaff revival is fantastically funny |
| 18 Mar 23 / New York Observer |
Radically giddy |
| 15 Mar 23 / parterre box |
A superb cast brings out the comic ingenuity of Verdi’s swan song in Met’s “Falstaff” |
| 14 Mar 23 / Classical Review |
Belly laughs |
| 14 Mar 23 / Bachtrack |
Verdi’s Falstaff is back at the Met, enlarging his kingdom |
| 14 Mar 23 / New York Times |
Marie-Nicole Lemieux steals the show as Miss Quickly |
| 14 Mar 23 / OperaWire |
LohengrinMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 15 | |
Metropolitan Opera goes big with ‘Rosenkavalier’ and ‘Lohengrin’ |
| 31 Mar 23 / Dallas Morning News |
Desencanto y gloria |
| 29 Mar 23 / Platea Magazine |
En direct de New-York: Le somptueux Lohengrin de Beczala |
| 21 Mar 23 / Forum Opéra |
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Between two realms: Piotr Beczala stars in François Girard’s new Lohengrin at the Met |
| 20 Mar 23 / Seen and Heard |
‘Lohengrin’: tercera aventura wagneriana de François Girard en el Met |
| 15 Mar 23 / Scherzo |
It might as well be Einspring |
| 14 Mar 23 / parterre box |
Christine Goerke dominates every scene in which she appears |
| 11 Mar 23 / Opera Today |
A Lohengrin where you might root for the bad guy |
| 9 Mar 23 / Vulture |
‘Lohengrin’ once more glides onto Met stage, in blaze of vocal glor |
| 4 Mar 23 / Classical Voice North America |
Abucheos en el Met para el «Lohengrin» de François Girard |
| 1 Mar 23 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Girard's new Lohengrin: old-fashioned Wagner makes a return to the Met |
| 28 Feb 23 / Bachtrack |
A blunt new ‘Lohengrin’ at the Met stars a shining knight |
| 28 Feb 23 / New York Times |
A whiter shade of grail |
| 28 Feb 23 / parterre box |
Met's new Lohengrin is thrillingly sung but close your eyes and listen |
| 28 Feb 23 / Broadway World |
Musical performances keep “Lohengrin” aloft in downbeat new Met Opera staging |
| 28 Feb 23 / Classical Review |
NormaMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | |
Diva moment: Angela Meade absolutely triumphed as a last minute replacement |
| 20 Mar 23 / parterre box |
Sonya Yoncheva exhibe su «Norma» en el Met |
| 13 Mar 23 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Music carries the drama in McVicar’s Norma |
| 12 Mar 23 / New York Observer |
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Sonya Yoncheva dismisses New York Times ‘Norma’ review
Sonya Yoncheva is pushing back at The New York Times following a review of “Norma” that compared the soprano to Angel Blue.
Sonya Yoncheva is pushing back at The New York Times following a review of “Norma” that compared the soprano to Angel Blue.
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