Category: Metropolitan Opera

With Different Singers, One Opera Classic Can Seem Like Two

The New York Times – Music:
Alongside a winning “L’Elisir d’Amore,” our critic returned to four works at the Met in the middle of their runs to hear new rotations of artists.
Wax Cylinders Hold Audio From a Century Ago. The Library Is Listening.

The New York Times – Music:
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts acquired a machine that transfers recordings from the fragile format. Then a batch of cylinders from a Met Opera librarian arrived.
Review: The Met Opera Found an Audience for ‘Fedora.’ For Now.

The New York Times – Music:
Worries about the company’s future were momentarily stilled at a festive gala premiere on New Year’s Eve.
Met Opera Takes On ‘Fedora,’ Neglected Tale of Murder and Love

The New York Times – Music:
Umberto Giordano’s 1898 opera has struggled to win over modern audiences, but a production opening on Saturday aims to give it fresh appeal.
Pandemic Woes Lead Met Opera to Tap Endowment and Embrace New Work

The New York Times – Music:
Facing tepid ticket sales, the company will withdraw up to $30 million from its endowment and stage more operas by living composers, which have been outselling the classics.
Review: ‘The Magic Flute’ Directs Its Whimsy Toward the Younger Set

The New York Times – Music:
Julie Taymor’s version of Mozart’s opera, a fairy tale of puppets and plexiglass, achieves its finest form in the Met’s condensed version for families.
Met Opera’s Website and Box Office Are Back, 9 Days After Cyberattack

The New York Times – Music:
Hackers had left the Met, the largest performing arts organization in the United States, unable to sell tickets as it tries to recover from the pandemic.
A Cyberattack Shuts the Met Opera’s Box Office, but the Show Goes On

The New York Times – Music:
After hackers knocked out the ticket-selling system of the Met, the largest performing arts organization in the United States, the company decided to sell $50 general admission seats.
An Opera Company’s Precarious Future Has Some Worried About a Ripple Effect

The New York Times – Music:
For a month now, politicians, newspapers and classical music stars have been arguing over the future of English National Opera. A funding cut could have repercussions far beyond Britain.
Met Opera, Reeling From Cyberattack, Will Sell Tickets on New Site

The New York Times – Music:
The company’s computer systems have been down for more than three days. It will now use a Lincoln Center website to offer $50 general admission seats to some performances.
What It’s Like to Perform in the Met Opera’s ‘Aida’ With No Experience

The New York Times – Music:
Some of the company’s productions, like the recently opened “Aida,” require over a hundred additional actors. On opening night, I joined them.
Review: The Met Opera’s Grand Old ‘Aida’ Isn’t Dead Yet

The New York Times – Music:
But opening night of the huge production’s final run, shakily cast, presented a show that seemed to be begging to retire.