Some of the company’s productions, like the recently opened “Aida,” require over a hundred additional actors. On opening night, I joined them.
Category: Metropolitan Opera
-
What It’s Like to Perform in the Met Opera’s ‘Aida’ With No Experience
The New York Times – Music: -
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.
-
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.”
-
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.
-
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.
-
‘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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.”