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Murder Most Unromantic in a New ‘Carmen’ at the Metropolitan Opera

The British director Carrie Cracknell’s production, opening on New Year’s Eve, resists the idea that the opera’s climactic scene is a crime of passion.

By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim

Das Lied von der Erde (Musical Work) Deaths (Obituaries) Der Rosenkavalier (Opera) Metropolitan Opera Miller, Mildred (1924-2023) Opera Opera Theater of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Festival Opera Walter, Bruno

Mildred Miller, Stalwart of the Metropolitan Opera, Dies at 98

In her 23 years at the Met, she sang with the greatest stars of her day. She had a second career as a leading figure in the artistic life of Pittsburgh.

By Adam Nossiter

Classical Music Gelb, Peter Metropolitan Opera Music Opera Pregnancy and Childbirth Rachvelishvili, Anita

Can One of Opera’s Greatest Singers Get Her Voice Back?

Anita Rachvelishvili, the once-blazing mezzo-soprano, has struggled with vocal problems since her pregnancy two years ago.

By Zachary Woolfe

Extinction Rebellion Gerhaher, Christian Metropolitan Opera Opera Schager, Andreas Tannhauser (Opera) van den Heever, Elza

At the Met Opera, ‘Tannhäuser’ Is Halted by Climate Protests

A revival of Wagner’s “Tannhäuser” was notable for the arrival of Christian Gerhaher. But with an abrupt protest, the performance took a turn.

By Joshua Barone