The concert world, seemingly back to normal, saw Ukrainian musicians banding together, a new “Ring” at Bayreuth, and the opening of the revamped David Geffen Hall.
Category: Metropolitan Opera
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A Not-Quite-Star Maestro Has a Starry Season at the Met
The New York Times – Music:Carlo Rizzi, a Met Opera regular sometimes taken for granted, opened the company’s season this fall and has juggled “Medea,” “Tosca” and “Don Carlo.”
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Costuming ‘The Hours’ at the Met: Vintage Wallpaper and ’90s Calvin Klein
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:While creating the costumes for a new opera adaptation of “The Hours,” a designer found inspiration in archival wallpaper, an English farmhouse and 1990s Calvin Klein.
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Review: Renée Fleming Stars in ‘The Hours’ at the Met Opera
The New York Times – Music:Kevin Puts and Greg Pierce’s new opera, conceived as a vehicle for the star soprano Renée Fleming, has its staged premiere at the Metropolitan Opera.
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‘The Hours’ Becomes an Opera. Don’t Expect the Book or Film.
The New York Times – Music:A new adaptation is having its stage premiere at the Metropolitan Opera, featuring three star singers, Renée Fleming, Joyce DiDonato and Kelli O’Hara.
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Benjamin Bernheim’s Met Opera Debut Is Worth the Wait
The New York Times – Music:Benjamin Bernheim’s arrival at the house was put off by the pandemic. Now singing in Verdi’s “Rigoletto,” he’s a natural fit there.
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Review: The Met Brings Back a Shorter, Weaker ‘Don Carlo’
The New York Times – Music:David McVicar’s staging from last season has returned, but in a four-act, Italian-language form. In this case, less is less.
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Joanna Simon, Opera Singer from Famously Musical Family, Dies at 85
The New York Times – Music:A renowned mezzo-soprano, she grew up alongside her younger sisters, Carly and Lucy, both of whom became singer-songwriters.
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How to Be Medea? Summon Your Anger and Despair, and Hit the Gym.
The New York Times – Music:Sondra Radvanovsky has taken on one of opera’s most grueling roles. “You can’t just act it,” she said. “You really have to live it.”
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In New York, Masks Will Not Be Required at the Opera or Ballet
The New York Times – Music:Many arts groups, worried about alienating older patrons, have maintained strict rules. Now “the time has come to move on,” one leader said.
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Review: A Tenor Claims His Place Among the Met Opera’s Stars
The New York Times – Music:Allan Clayton brings pathos and terror, along with energy where it’s often missing, to a revival of Britten’s “Peter Grimes.”