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FalstaffMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 12 | |
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 |
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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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Oh goddess, Bellini's Norma returns to the Met |
| 11 Mar 23 / Broadway World |
Norma-Yoncheva, quand la Gaule passe Ellis Island |
| 9 Mar 23 / Olyrix |
Two operas, two sopranos, two very different impacts |
| 6 Mar 23 / New York Times |
Zero gravitas |
| 2 Mar 23 / parterre box |
A mesmerizing Yoncheva leads a stellar cast in Met’s “Norma” |
| 2 Mar 23 / Classical Review |
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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.
La TraviataMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 14 | |
Angel Blue's refulgent, lush soprano blooms as Violetta’s vocal lines broaden and soar |
| 11 Mar 23 / parterre box |
Are Met audiences Blue? Yes, Because Traviata has an Angel |
| 11 Mar 23 / Broadway World |
Two operas, two sopranos, two very different impacts |
| 6 Mar 23 / New York Times |
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Ismael Jordi debuta en el Met con «La Traviata» |
| 30 Jan 23 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Ermonela Jaho bares her soul in mesmerizing turn |
| 9 Jan 23 / OperaWire |
A jewel, despite the setting |
| 9 Jan 23 / parterre box |
È carnevale! |
| 30 Nov 22 / L'Ape musicale |
Nadine Sierra triunfa con La Traviata en Nueva York |
| 9 Nov 22 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Nadine Sierra’s Violetta in the Met’s La traviata is as remarkable as her recent Lucia |
| 8 Nov 22 / Seen and Heard |
Nadine Sierra, triomphale Traviata en direct du Met |
| 8 Nov 22 / Olyrix |
Nadine Sierra: the next great Violetta? |
| 3 Nov 22 / Bachtrack |
On a par with tuberculosis |
| 29 Oct 22 / parterre box |
Nadine Sierra is a force of nature as Violetta in ‘La Traviata’ at the Met Opera |
| 29 Oct 22 / New York Observer |
Sierra captivates as Violetta in Met’s “Traviata” |
| 27 Oct 22 / Classical Review |
Dialogues des CarmelitesMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | |
Poulenc’s 1957 masterpiece stands the test of time |
| 4 Feb 23 / Reaction |
‘Carmélites’ is a nuanced meditation on fear and devotion |
| 29 Jan 23 / New York Observer |
Ailyn Pérez vuelve al Met con «Dialogues des Carmélites» |
| 25 Jan 23 / Opera World (Spanish) |
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Exquisitely subtle Carmelites makes another of its brief stops at the Met |
| 20 Jan 23 / Broadway World |
Pragmatism and ideology |
| 18 Jan 23 / parterre box |
Mass appeal: Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmélites revived at the Met |
| 17 Jan 23 / Bachtrack |
Met Opera’s “Dialogues des Carmélites” is a devastating, emotional tour de force |
| 17 Jan 23 / Classical Review |
Poulenc’s nuns, united by faith, return to the Met |
| 17 Jan 23 / New York Times |
FedoraMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 15 | |
Sparks flew at the Metropolitan Opera as Chiara Isotton took over the title role |
| 31 Jan 23 / parterre box |
Fedora: not the hat – the scintillating opera |
| 28 Jan 23 / Reaction |
Potente uitvoering van Fedora live in HD |
| 18 Jan 23 / Place de l'Opera |
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Yoncheva y Beczala se coronan en el Met con «Fedora» |
| 17 Jan 23 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Thanks to Yoncheva and Beczała at the Met, Fedora was worth seeing once but never again |
| 17 Jan 23 / Seen and Heard |
En direct de New-York: la somptueuse Fedora de Sonya Yoncheva |
| 17 Jan 23 / Forum Opéra |
Sonya Yoncheva est Fedora en direct du Metropolitan Opera |
| 17 Jan 23 / Olyrix |
Sonya Yoncheva and Piotr Beczala shine in McVicar’s latest production |
| 6 Jan 23 / OperaWire |
Guilty pleasures: Yoncheva and Beczała star in a new Fedora at the Met |
| 6 Jan 23 / Bachtrack |
The Met’s new Fedora is almost luxe, almost enough |
| 6 Jan 23 / Vulture |
The Met’s lively ‘Fedora’ leads it out of a dismal month |
| 5 Jan 23 / New York Observer |
Poison of interest |
| 3 Jan 23 / parterre box |
The Met Opera found an audience for ‘Fedora.’ For now. |
| 2 Jan 23 / New York Times |
“Fedora” returns to Met after 25 years in a sumptuous, richly sung production |
| 2 Jan 23 / Classical Review |
Met audience tips its hat to Fedora on New Year's Eve |
| 2 Jan 23 / Broadway World |
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The true believers of Giordano’s rarely performed ‘Fedora’
Love or abhor this opera “Fedora” is endowed with a richly fascinating cultural history unknown to most in the English-speaking world, as the source materials have neither been translated nor gathered in one place.
Love or abhor this opera “Fedora” is endowed with a richly fascinating cultural history unknown to most in the English-speaking world, as the source materials have neither been translated nor gathered in one place.
Piotr Beczala: "Ich bin ein Teamspieler"
Ein Rollendebüt an der Metropolitan Opera in New York steht für den polnischen Tenor Piotr Beczała an: Er singt erstmals den Grafen Loris in Umberto Giordanos Oper "Fedora".
Ein Rollendebüt an der Metropolitan Opera in New York steht für den polnischen Tenor Piotr Beczała an: Er singt erstmals den Grafen Loris in Umberto Giordanos Oper "Fedora".
After 25 years, Fedora returns to the Metropolitan Opera
The show's director David McVicar on why the melodrama is an opportunity for "the leading lady to chew the scenery up.”
The show's director David McVicar on why the melodrama is an opportunity for "the leading lady to chew the scenery up.”
RigolettoMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | |
«Rigoletto» de Verdi en el Met de Nueva York |
| 28 Dec 22 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Rigoletto pour Thanksgiving marque les débuts de Bernheim et Scappucci au Met |
| 29 Nov 22 / Olyrix |
¨Rigoletto¨ de Verdi en el Met con Kelsey, Feola y Bernheim |
| 28 Nov 22 / Opera World (Spanish) |
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Quinn Kelsey, Benjamin Bernheim, Rosa Feola shine amidst musical chaos
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| 18 Nov 22 / OperaWire |
The main reason to see this revival is Benjamin Bernheim’s Duca |
| 13 Nov 22 / parterre box |
At the Met Opera, a tenor arrives in ‘Rigoletto’ |
| 12 Nov 22 / New York Times |
Two impressive Met debuts join Kelsey’s star turn in “Rigoletto” |
| 12 Nov 22 / Classical Review |
A new cast brings the Met's Rigoletto to life |
| 12 Nov 22 / Bachtrack |
Die ZauberflöteMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Julie Taymor’s timeless production doesn’t get the show it deserves |
| 20 Dec 22 / OperaWire |
Mozart, maximally |
| 20 Dec 22 / parterre box |
‘The Magic Flute’ directs its whimsy toward the younger set |
| 19 Dec 22 / New York Times |
The HoursMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 14 | |
The Hours, une création d’interprètes au Metropolitan Opera |
| 13 Dec 22 / Opera Online (French) |
Une création spectaculaire pour le retour de Renée Fleming |
| 13 Dec 22 / Forum Opéra |
‘The Hours’: rutilante estreno en el Met |
| 12 Dec 22 / Scherzo |
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New opera based on Woolf novel, maybe just needs time |
| 3 Dec 22 / Classical Voice North America |
Le Met Opera à l’heure de Virginia Woolf pour The Hours |
| 29 Nov 22 / Olyrix |
The Hours goes by in minutes as Met gives birth to fascinating opera by Puts and Pierce |
| 26 Nov 22 / Broadway World |
The Met sends in the stars for their premiere of The Hours by Kevin Puts |
| 26 Nov 22 / Seen and Heard |
Star-studded gloom in The Hours at the Met |
| 26 Nov 22 / Bachtrack |
The Hours comes to roiling vocal life |
| 24 Nov 22 / Vulture |
Michael Cunningham’s three tall women now sing |
| 24 Nov 22 / Yahoo News |
Unhappy ‘Hours’ |
| 24 Nov 22 / parterre box |
“The Hours” builds a moving, spellbinding drama in Met premiere |
| 24 Nov 22 / Classical Review |
In ‘The Hours,’ prima donnas and emotions soar |
| 24 Nov 22 / New York Times |
Joyce DiDonato, Kyle Ketelsen, Kai Edgar shine amidst Kevin Puts’ gorgeous musical tapestry |
| 24 Nov 22 / OperaWire |
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Renée Fleming welcomes more Hours at the Met
As The Hours arrives in cinemas, its co-star Renée Fleming speaks about the making of the opera and why it is "crucial" to stage new work.
As The Hours arrives in cinemas, its co-star Renée Fleming speaks about the making of the opera and why it is "crucial" to stage new work.
Renée Fleming and Joyce DiDonato on turning The Hours into opera
The Pulitzer-prize-winning, Mrs Dalloway-influenced novel about three generations of women, has finally hit the stage. Its stars tell us how they pulled it off.
The Pulitzer-prize-winning, Mrs Dalloway-influenced novel about three generations of women, has finally hit the stage. Its stars tell us how they pulled it off.
‘It feels like something different’: turning The Hours into an opera
The acclaimed book and Oscar-winning movie, about three women grappling with despair, is making an unusual leap to the stage in New York
The acclaimed book and Oscar-winning movie, about three women grappling with despair, is making an unusual leap to the stage in New York
Don CarloMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Verdi’s ‘Don Carlo(s)’ Given Both Treatments In New York, Chicago |
| 19 Nov 22 / Classical Voice North America |
Buen canto en el “Don Carlo” de Verdi en el Met |
| 16 Nov 22 / Opera World (Spanish) |
A fine showing for the 1884 Italian version of Don Carlo at the Met |
| 11 Nov 22 / Bachtrack |
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We’ll always have Paris (or maybe not) |
| 8 Nov 22 / parterre box |
A messy revival of a Verdi classic |
| 6 Nov 22 / OperaWire |
The Met brings back a shorter, weaker ‘Don Carlo’ |
| 5 Nov 22 / New York Times |
“Don Carlo” returns to Met with vocal power, exceptional cast |
| 5 Nov 22 / Classical Review |
Peter GrimesMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 10 | |
Allan Clayton es «Peter Grimes» en el Met |
| 16 Nov 22 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Peter Grimes au Met Opéra, sombre carbone |
| 6 Nov 22 / Olyrix |
Allan Clayton stakes his claim among the greats in Peter Grimes |
| 5 Nov 22 / Seen and Heard |
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Nicole Car and Allan Clayton deliver incredible turns in ever-timely Britten masterwork |
| 1 Nov 22 / OperaWire |
Allan Clayton brings panic, poignancy, and enormous power to his multifaceted portrayal |
| 25 Oct 22 / Classical Source |
Fear and power are at play in the Met Opera's recent production of 'Peter Grimes' as mob rule has its day |
| 23 Oct 22 / New York Observer |
Allan Clayton probes storm-tossed soul as the Met’s Peter Grimes |
| 22 Oct 22 / Classical Voice North America |
Clayton provides the requisite dramatic intensity in Met’s “Peter Grimes” |
| 19 Oct 22 / Classical Review |
The clue whose meaning we avoid |
| 18 Oct 22 / parterre box |
A tenor claims his place among the Met Opera’s stars |
| 18 Oct 22 / New York Times |
MedeaMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 18 | |
Musically Carlo Rizzi matched the fireworks on the stage |
| 3 Nov 22 / Opera Journal |
Radvanovsky is the Medea of the 2020s in David McVicar’s visceral Met production |
| 27 Oct 22 / Seen and Heard |
Grootse Medea live from The Met |
| 26 Oct 22 / Place de l'Opera |
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Sondra Radvanovsky, renversante Medea au Metropolitan Opera |
| 25 Oct 22 / Opera Online (French) |
Une Médée spectaculaire |
| 25 Oct 22 / Forum Opéra |
Médée ténébreuse et spectaculaire en ouverture de la saison Pathé Live du Met |
| 24 Oct 22 / Olyrix |
Inolvidable Sondra Radvanoksky en la primera Medea de Cherubini en Nueva York |
| 19 Oct 22 / Opera World (Spanish) |
The Met Opera’s 2022-23 season got off to a tempestuous start |
| 3 Oct 22 / Classical Source |
Radvanovsky triumphs as Cherubini's Medea opens the Met Opera season |
| 1 Oct 22 / Bachtrack |
The Met’s Medea is the Sondra Radvanovsky show |
| 30 Sep 22 / Vulture |
Cherubini's Medea with a shattering Radvanovsky opens Met season |
| 29 Sep 22 / Broadway World |
In the Met Opera’s ‘Medea,’ a soprano stands alone |
| 29 Sep 22 / New York Times |
Drama and more drama! Inside the Metropolitan Opera’s opening night for Medea |
| 29 Sep 22 / Vogue |
Sondra Radvanovsky reigns supreme in Cherubini’s masterwork tragedy |
| 29 Sep 22 / OperaWire |
A messy divorce plays out in public in Medea at the Metropolitan Opera |
| 29 Sep 22 / Theater Mania |
Radvanovsky triumphs in Met’s season-opening “Medea” |
| 29 Sep 22 / Classical Review |
How do you solve a problem like ‘Medea’? |
| 29 Sep 22 / parterre box |
Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky brings back ‘Medea’ with vengeance |
| 29 Sep 22 / New York Observer |
Lady Macbeth of MtsenskMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Lady Macbeth de Mtsensk en el Met de Nueva York |
| 26 Oct 22 / Opera World (Spanish) |
That was no lady, in Mtsensk or anywhere else, but boy was she spectacular! |
| 10 Oct 22 / Broadway World |
The Met’s 1994 production is back for a thrilling third revival |
| 10 Oct 22 / Classical Source |
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Keri-Lynn Wilson leads an irrepressible, snide, Lady Macbeth at the Met |
| 4 Oct 22 / Bachtrack |
Keri-Lynn Wilson and Svetlana Sozdateleva shine in Graham Vick’s picture-perfect production |
| 2 Oct 22 / OperaWire |
So damn bored |
| 2 Oct 22 / parterre box |
Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth” a searing experience in Met revival |
| 1 Oct 22 / Classical Review |
IdomeneoMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 10 | |
«Idomeneo, re di Creta» vuelve a dar la cara en el MET de Nueva York |
| 19 Oct 22 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Idoménée au Met Opera : Neptune à New York |
| 16 Oct 22 / Olyrix |
Missouri-born Michael Spyres gave the most complete performance |
| 15 Oct 22 / Opera Today |
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Met’s ‘Idomeneo’ revival displays lasting charm of a Ponnelle classic |
| 6 Oct 22 / Classical Voice North America |
Michael Spyres gives a robust portrayal of the title character |
| 4 Oct 22 / Classical Source |
Ocean, thou mighty monster |
| 2 Oct 22 / parterre box |
Idomeneo returns to Met with splendid Spyres, glistening Fang, under Honeck's fluid conducting in house debut |
| 1 Oct 22 / Broadway World |
Coloratura fireworks at the Met's Idomeneo |
| 1 Oct 22 / Bachtrack |
Michael Spyres, Federica Lombardi, Ying Fang, Kate Lindsey are stellar in Mozart revival |
| 30 Sep 22 / OperaWire |
Honeck and a sterling Met cast bring luminous grace to Mozart’s “Idomeneo” |
| 30 Sep 22 / Classical Review |
RigolettoMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 19 | |
Bartlett Sher’s opulent staging of Rigoletto is back at the Met |
| 12 Jul 22 / Classical Source |
Alchimie de la douleur |
| 21 Jun 22 / Wanderer |
The Met Opera is bidding audiences farewell until next season with 'Rigoletto' and 'The Rake's Progress' in a delightful finale |
| 5 Jun 22 / New York Observer |
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Met offers an inspiring reprise of new “Rigoletto” |
| 1 Jun 22 / Classical Review |
Rigoletto dans l’Allemagne des années 20 en direct du Met |
| 2 Feb 22 / Olyrix |
En direct du Met : Rigoletto à Berlin |
| 1 Feb 22 / Forum Opéra |
Fallido ‘Rigoletto’ de Bartlett Sher en el Met |
| 24 Jan 22 / Scherzo |
Quinn Kelsey makes the Met’s Rigoletto worth masking up for |
| 22 Jan 22 / Vulture |
El espléndido ‘Rigoletto’ de Bartlett Sher en el Metropolitan pone de relieve el papel de Gilda |
| 19 Jan 22 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Amid the virus surge, the company is performing “Rigoletto,” “Le Nozze di Figaro,” “Tosca” and “La Bohème” in close succession |
| 12 Jan 22 / New York Times |
Weimar-era ‘Rigoletto’ accents a dark tragedy with luminous singing |
| 8 Jan 22 / Classical Voice North America |
Michael Chioldi triumphs in Bartlett Sher’s distracting production |
| 7 Jan 22 / OperaWire |
A trio of vocal triumphs in The Metropolitan Opera's new Rigoletto |
| 7 Jan 22 / Bachtrack |
The Met’s ‘Rigoletto’ brought in 2022 against all odds |
| 6 Jan 22 / New York Observer |
Amid Omicron, the Met Opera opens a Weimar ‘Rigoletto’ |
| 3 Jan 22 / New York Times |
Kelsey, Feola and Beczala head cast but Sher production disappoints |
| 3 Jan 22 / Broadway World |
Quinn Kelsey triumphs on New Year’s Eve in Bartlett Sher’s new Met Rigoletto |
| 3 Jan 22 / Seen and Heard |
Superb singing, stylish conducting lift Met’s new “Rigoletto” out of the visual murk |
| 2 Jan 22 / Classical Review |
At the heart of this success was Quinn Kelsey’s revelatory take on Rigoletto |
| 2 Jan 22 / parterre box |
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‘Rigoletto’ at the Met unites a father and daughter. Again.
Quinn Kelsey and Rosa Feola have earned raves playing a jester and his child in a new production of Verdi’s opera.
Quinn Kelsey and Rosa Feola have earned raves playing a jester and his child in a new production of Verdi’s opera.
The Met Opera spirits ‘Rigoletto’ to ‘Babylon Berlin’
As the Omicron variant looms, Bartlett Sher’s production of Verdi’s classic is set to open on New Year’s Eve.
As the Omicron variant looms, Bartlett Sher’s production of Verdi’s classic is set to open on New Year’s Eve.
AkhnatenMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
La magia mística de ‘Akhnaten’ llena el Met |
| 29 Jun 22 / Opera World (Spanish) |
The exquisite rituals of Glass’s Akhnaten in New York |
| 14 Jun 22 / Opera Gazet (English) |
Anthony Roth Costanzo and Zachary James lead fantastic revival of Glass masterwork |
| 5 Jun 22 / OperaWire |
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A remarkable event |
| 27 May 22 / Broadway World |
Grammy-Winning 'Akhnaten' Returns to the Met Opera |
| 21 May 22 / New York Times |
Met’s “Akhnaten” returns and rises to even greater heights |
| 21 May 22 / Classical Review |
Reviving a pharaoh |
| 21 May 22 / parterre box |
HamletMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 16 | |
"… or not to be" |
| 27 Jun 22 / Wanderer |
Despite fine musical performances, Brett Dean’s Hamlet from the Met fails to appeal |
| 10 Jun 22 / Seen and Heard |
El Met despide con ‘Hamlet’ de Brett Dean su primera temporada post-covid |
| 9 Jun 22 / Scherzo |
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Hamlet de Brett Dean en direct du Met |
| 8 Jun 22 / Olyrix |
En direct de New-York : apothéose finale |
| 6 Jun 22 / Forum Opéra |
New Hamlet makes its mark at the Met with stellar cast, impressive production |
| 31 May 22 / Broadway World |
A dark new Hamlet at the Metropolitan Opera |
| 21 May 22 / Theater Mania |
Allan Clayton dazzles in Brett Dean’s Hamlet at the Metropolitan Opera |
| 21 May 22 / Bachtrack |
Opera ‘Hamlet’: fewer words, words, words; yet not to be missed |
| 21 May 22 / Classical Voice North America |
Resisting the recognizable |
| 21 May 22 / parterre box |
The Met Opera’s ‘Hamlet’ takes big swings but mostly misses |
| 21 May 22 / New York Observer |
Brett Dean estrena con éxito su ‘Hamlet’ en el Met de Nueva York |
| 18 May 22 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Brett Dean’s Hamlet is too mad for its own good |
| 17 May 22 / Vulture |
Drama and strong cast, undermined by sound, fury and duration in Met’s “Hamlet” |
| 17 May 22 / Classical Review |
‘Hamlet’ boldly engulfs the Metropolitan Opera |
| 16 May 22 / New York Times |
Allan Clayton, Brenda Rae, Rod Gilfy and cast shine, Shakespeare does not |
| 15 May 22 / OperaWire |
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Brett Dean's Hamlet comes to the Met
Composer Brett Dean goes inside the mind of Hamlet in the Metropolitan Opera's upcoming production.
Composer Brett Dean goes inside the mind of Hamlet in the Metropolitan Opera's upcoming production.
The Rake's ProgressMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Rex Progress |
| 23 Jun 22 / Wanderer |
Ein zerstörerischer Traum |
| 15 Jun 22 / Deutschlandfunk Kultur |
Susanna Mälkki hace funcionar el ‘Rake’s Progress’ del Met |
| 15 Jun 22 / Opera World (Spanish) |
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The Rake's Progress rears its ugly head at The Met |
| 9 Jun 22 / Bachtrack |
Golda Schultz and Ben Bliss highlight “The Rake’s Progress” in a handful of performances of Jonathan Miller production |
| 7 Jun 22 / Broadway World |
The Met Opera is bidding audiences farewell until next season with 'Rigoletto' and 'The Rake's Progress' in a delightful finale |
| 5 Jun 22 / New York Observer |
A ‘Rake’ takes a treasured spot in the opera season |
| 1 Jun 22 / New York Times |
Varying the song |
| 1 Jun 22 / parterre box |
“Rake’s Progress” makes a bright and polished return to Met |
| 1 Jun 22 / Classical Review |
Don CarlosMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 20 | |
A gilt-edged ensemble of soloists deliver a performance of dramatic power and grim beauty |
| 10 Jun 22 / Limelight |
A Don Carlos to remember |
| 11 Apr 22 / Leidmotief (English) |
Don Carlos: Live in de Met in HD |
| 30 Mar 22 / Place de l'Opera |
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Don Carlos en direct du Metropolitan Opera de New York |
| 29 Mar 22 / Olyrix |
En direct de New-York : Un Don Carlos qui laisse sur sa faim |
| 28 Mar 22 / Forum Opéra |
Sentimientos contradictorios en el Met |
| 21 Mar 22 / Scherzo |
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A discussion on the Met's first ever staging of original Don Carlos
Director David McVicar and music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin discuss the belated premiere.
Director David McVicar and music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin discuss the belated premiere.
Interview: Etienne Dupuis
Baritone Etienne Dupuis brings His 'Je ne sais quoi' to Don Carlos at the Met.
Baritone Etienne Dupuis brings His 'Je ne sais quoi' to Don Carlos at the Met.
Q & A: Étienne Dupuis
Étienne Dupuis on ‘Don Carlos,’ the French version and David McVicar’s production at the Met.
Étienne Dupuis on ‘Don Carlos,’ the French version and David McVicar’s production at the Met.
It’s the highest-profile challenge of an earnest tenor’s career
Matthew Polenzani, a Met Opera stalwart known more for sweetness than swagger, stars in a new production of Verdi’s “Don Carlos.”
Matthew Polenzani, a Met Opera stalwart known more for sweetness than swagger, stars in a new production of Verdi’s “Don Carlos.”
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| 4 Apr 2024 / OperaWire |
| Metropolitan Opera production elevator malfunctions before ‘Turandot’ |
On May 20, 2024, the Metropolitan Opera was forced to present Puccini’s “Turandot” in a sem-staged version after a stage elevator jammed. |
| 21 Mar 2024 / OperaWire |
| Kathleen Battle to return to the Metropolitan Opera |
Soprano Kathleen Battle is set to return to the Metropolitan Opera on May 12, 2024, for a recital, marking her first appearance at the house since her historic concert in 2016 highlighting music of the Underground Railroad. |
| 19 Mar 2024 / OperaWire |
| Five winners of Metropolitan Opera’s Laffont Competition announced |
Each winner takes home a $20,000 cash prize in addition to several career-based opportunities and exposure. |
| 18 Mar 2024 / OperaWire |
| The Met Opera announces first-ever Met Orchestra Asia tour |
Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin to lead Met Orchestra with guests soprano Lisette Oropesa, mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča, and bass-baritone Christian Van Horn. |
| 8 Mar 2024 / Broadway World |
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