The strong-willed singer, returning in “Tosca,” was long one of the Metropolitan Opera’s star sopranos. But in the past decade, her appearances have been rare.
Category: Metropolitan Opera
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Review: Lise Davidsen Shines, and Evolves, in ‘Der Rosenkavalier’
The New York Times – Music:The radiant young soprano returned to the Metropolitan Opera to star as the Marschallin in a revival of Strauss’s “Der Rosenkavalier.”
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A Tenor’s Secrets to ‘Lohengrin’: Golf and a Blunt Spouse
The New York Times – Music:Piotr Beczala, known as a charismatic singer of Italian operas, is challenging notions of what a Wagner voice should sound like.
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Review: Verdi’s Falstaff Is Back at the Met, Enlarging His Kingdom
The New York Times – Music:Michael Volle puts his noble voice to delightfully undignified use as the title character in Robert Carsen’s still fresh production of “Falstaff.”
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‘Norma’ and ‘La Traviata’ Return to the Met Opera
The New York Times – Music:Sonya Yoncheva doesn’t fill out the long lines of “Norma” at the Met, while Angel Blue is a warm, sincere Violetta in “La Traviata.”
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Review: A Blunt New ‘Lohengrin’ at the Met Stars a Shining Knight
The New York Times – Music:The tenor Piotr Beczala sings with uncanny serenity and command in the title role of Wagner’s opera, directed by François Girard with little subtlety.
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A New ‘Lohengrin,’ Threatened by War in Ukraine, Comes to the Met
The New York Times – Music:François Girard’s staging, originally a co-production with the Bolshoi Theater, arrives a year after its Moscow premiere, which coincided with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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The Met Opera’s New Season: What We Want to See
The New York Times – Music:With contemporary music dominating new productions and returning in some revivals, the Met is entering a new era of programming.
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Classical Music to See and Hear in Spring 2023
The New York Times – Music:This spring, Gustavo Dudamel, the Philharmonic’s next music director, conducts the big deal symphony, the Met Opera stages Terence Blanchard’s “Champion”; and in Chicago, Riccardo Muti says farewell.
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How a Production of Wagner’s ‘Lohengrin’ Changed the Met Opera
The New York Times – Music:Robert Wilson’s staging of Wagner’s “Lohengrin” opened to a wall of boos in 1998. But it brought new theatrical possibilities to the Met.
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Jürgen Flimm, Director of Festivals and Opera Houses, Dies at 81
The New York Times – Music:He left his mark in Hamburg, Berlin, Strasburg and elsewhere. He also directed a memorable “Ring” cycle in Bayreuth.