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Die ZauberflöteMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
‘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 |
more reviews [+]
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 |
Verdi’s grand Don Carlos takes the Met’s stage by storm |
| 14 Mar 22 / Classics Today |
Des atouts et des carences pour Don Carlos de Verdi au Metropolitan Opera de New York |
| 9 Mar 22 / toutelaculture.com |
Bajo voltaje vocal en el estreno de la versión francesa de Don Carlos en el Met |
| 9 Mar 22 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads a sextet of all-star principal singers |
| 6 Mar 22 / Classical Source |
The Met Opera takes on doomed love and inquisition in ‘Don Carlos’ |
| 4 Mar 22 / New York Observer |
Verdi’s Don Carlos in the original French version arrives at the Met with a star-studded cast |
| 3 Mar 22 / Seen and Heard |
A New York, Don Carlos transcendé par la musique |
| 3 Mar 22 / Diapason |
Musical excellence mired by stale new McVicar production in the Met's first French Don Carlos |
| 3 Mar 22 / Bachtrack |
Now in the original French, Met's new production of Verdi's Don Carlos shows off impressive cast |
| 2 Mar 22 / Broadway World |
Don Carlos, a dark opera for glum times, brings plenty of musical brilliance |
| 2 Mar 22 / Vulture |
Matthew Polenzani, Sonya Yoncheva and Etienne Dupuis shine in disappointing David McVicar production |
| 2 Mar 22 / OperaWire |
‘Don Carlos’ finally brings French Verdi to the Met |
| 2 Mar 22 / New York Times |
Back to black |
| 2 Mar 22 / parterre box |
A starry cast delivers an imposing, powerful “Don Carlos” in belated Met premiere |
| 2 Mar 22 / Classical Review |
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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.”
La bohèmeMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 11 | |
Give Paris one more chance |
| 31 May 22 / parterre box |
Met brings together the season’s finest for a stellar spring “Bohème” |
| 21 May 22 / Classical Review |
Quinn Kelsey and Aleksandra Kurzak shine in revival of Puccini’s masterpiece |
| 19 May 22 / OperaWire |
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Maria Agresta and Charles Castronovo lead exciting revival of Franco Zeffirelli production |
| 19 Jan 22 / OperaWire |
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 |
Met’s second-cast “Bohème”continues the strong vocalism, laughs and tears |
| 11 Jan 22 / Classical Review |
Anita Hartig and Artur Rucinski shine in mixed bag performance |
| 19 Nov 21 / OperaWire |
Not really about ‘La bohème’ |
| 14 Nov 21 / parterre box |
Met's first Boheme of the season had the audience where it wanted it |
| 13 Nov 21 / Broadway World |
Met’s beloved “Bohème” marks 40th anniversary with a notable conductor debut |
| 12 Nov 21 / Classical Review |
In her Met debut, a conductor leads a fresh ‘La Bohème’ |
| 11 Nov 21 / New York Times |
Lucia di LammermoorMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 18 | |
Lucia is triomf voor Nadine Sierra |
| 25 May 22 / Place de l'Opera |
Simon Stone’s Rust Belt Lucia di Lammermoor at the Met shows Nadine Sierra is one for the ages! |
| 24 May 22 / Seen and Heard |
En direct de New-York : Lucia dans les faubourgs industrialisés de Détroit |
| 24 May 22 / Forum Opéra |
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Das Mädchen aus dem stählernen Nordosten |
| 17 May 22 / FAZ |
Una ‘Lucia’ demasiado atractiva en el Met |
| 7 May 22 / Scherzo |
Mucha sangre y poco canto |
| 4 May 22 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Offensive drabness |
| 30 Apr 22 / Opera Gazet (English) |
The Met’s new Lucia di Lammermoor: a good idea poorly executed by Simon Stone |
| 29 Apr 22 / Bachtrack |
Nadine Sierra makes a splash – and a splat – in bloody new Simon Stone Lucia at the Met |
| 28 Apr 22 / Broadway World |
Lucia en Amérique avec Nadine Sierra |
| 28 Apr 22 / ResMusica |
Modern ‘Lucia’ at the Met Opera can bring in a younger audience |
| 27 Apr 22 / New York Observer |
‘Lucia’ in the Rust Belt: Met abandons Scotland and scores a gritty hit |
| 27 Apr 22 / Classical Voice North America |
A Lucia di Lammermoor Wwth Rust Belt bloodshed |
| 26 Apr 22 / Vulture |
In ‘Lucia’ at the Met, a modern woman comes undone |
| 25 Apr 22 / New York Times |
Donizetti vs. the machine |
| 25 Apr 22 / OperaWire |
Stained class |
| 25 Apr 22 / parterre box |
Rust Belt bel canto: Met provides a dark, mostly compelling update to “Lucia” |
| 25 Apr 22 / Classical Review |
A thoroughly modern meltdown in Met’s reimagined ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ |
| 25 Apr 22 / Washington Post |
TurandotMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 16 | |
It’s not just the glitter that makes the Metropolitan Opera’s Turandot one of the wonders of opera |
| 15 May 22 / Seen and Heard |
All that glitters! Zeffirelli’s Turandot returns to the Met as thoughts turn to Ukraine |
| 10 May 22 / Seen and Heard |
En direct de New-York : une Turandot bien routinière |
| 10 May 22 / Forum Opéra |
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Ermonela Jaho is transcendent in revival of Puccini classic |
| 5 May 22 / OperaWire |
A fresh cast and Ukrainian soprano lift the Met’s spring “Turandot” |
| 3 May 22 / Classical Review |
Thrust into the political spotlight |
| 3 May 22 / parterre box |
A fresh cast and Ukrainian soprano lift the Met’s spring “Turandot” |
| 2 May 22 / Classical Review |
Christine Goerke, Michelle Bradley, Yusif Eyvazov lead compelling performance of Puccini classic |
| 6 Nov 21 / OperaWire |
Michelle Bradley’s Liù is a highlight of the Met’s current revival of Turandot |
| 3 Nov 21 / Seen and Heard |
Nueva York aplaude la Turandot de Goerke, Eyvazov y Armiliato |
| 27 Oct 21 / Opera World (Spanish) |
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 |
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 |
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Liudmyla Monastyrska makes a political statement at the Met
Following Saturday night’s opening performance of “Turandot” at the Metropolitan Opera, soprano Liudmyla Monastryska came out to take her final curtain call wrapped in the Ukrainian flag.
Following Saturday night’s opening performance of “Turandot” at the Metropolitan Opera, soprano Liudmyla Monastryska came out to take her final curtain call wrapped in the Ukrainian flag.
Madama ButterflyMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Eleonora Buratto a wonderful new Butterfly at the Met |
| 2 May 22 / Classics Today |
Ô vieillesse ennemie… |
| 27 Apr 22 / ResMusica |
Luce e sentimento |
| 16 Apr 22 / L'Ape musicale |
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La Butterfly de Buratto convence en el Met |
| 30 Mar 22 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Pure magic |
| 25 Mar 22 / OperaWire |
Buratto’s triumphant role debut highlights the Met’s rich and treasurable “Butterfly” |
| 22 Mar 22 / Classical Review |
Soaring on multicolored wings |
| 22 Mar 22 / parterre box |
Le nozze di FigaroMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 11 | |
Figaro fête ses huit ans de mariage au Met |
| 23 Apr 22 / ResMusica |
A crazier day |
| 19 Apr 22 / parterre box |
Christian Van Horn, Ying Fang, Federica Lombardi, Gerald Finley create wholeness from divergent stylistic approaches |
| 9 Apr 22 / OperaWire |
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Los talentos ocultos |
| 7 Apr 22 / Platea Magazine |
El Met no se llena con ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’ |
| 26 Jan 22 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Mozart in de Met |
| 17 Jan 22 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
A joyful Met revival |
| 16 Jan 22 / Opera Gazet (English) |
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 |
Midwinter marriage |
| 12 Jan 22 / parterre box |
Daniele Rustioni and a stellar cast bring lustre to the Met’s Le nozze di Figaro |
| 11 Jan 22 / Seen and Heard |
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Met Opera’s conductor drops out of ‘Figaro’
Yannick Nézet-Séguin said a nearly four-week break from the podium would allow “time for me to re-energize” after a busy autumn.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin said a nearly four-week break from the podium would allow “time for me to re-energize” after a busy autumn.
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| 21 Mar 2024 / OperaWire |
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| 19 Mar 2024 / OperaWire |
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| 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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