An African American who spent much of her career based in the Netherlands, she said her race was less of a factor in Europe when being considered for a wide variety of opera roles.
Category: Metropolitan Opera
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In 10 Years at Met Opera, Nadine Sierra Keeps Getting Better
Nadine Sierra started at the Metropolitan Opera with promise. Watch as she turns into a full-fledged star.
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Sandra Oh Debuts at the Met Opera in ‘La Fille du Régiment’
Performing in Donizetti’s “La Fille du Régiment” at the Metropolitan Opera, Oh has already perfected the art of waving a fan with sass.
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‘Kavalier & Clay’ Hears an Unusual Call From the Met: Encore!
The Metropolitan opera is reviving its season-opening production in February, building on the momentum of recent sold-out performances.
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Review: Met Opera’s New ‘La Sonnambula’ Embraces the Wild
Rolando Villazón’s lucid and thrillingly sung production of Bellini’s opera stars a resplendent Nadine Sierra.
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Review: A ‘Don Giovanni’ Revival at the Met Must Be Heard
Ivo van Hove’s stark production of Mozart’s classic has returned to the Metropolitan Opera with a uniformly excellent cast.
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Celebrities Gather to Celebrate Met Opera’s 2025 Season
Celebrities gathered to celebrate the Metropolitan Opera’s new season, which opened with “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.”
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Royal Opera: A Verdi Masterwork, Lost in Italian Translation, Returns
The Royal Opera will revive “Les Vêpres Siciliennes,” a French work experts say has long been overshadowed by an Italian version Verdi did not produce.
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The Met Opera Turns to Saudi Arabia to Help Solve Its Financial Woes
The Met, which has withdrawn $120 million from its endowment since the pandemic, reached a lucrative deal to perform in Saudi Arabia for three weeks each winter.