Two new works, “The Listeners” and “Grounded,” echo the age-old spectacle of female disintegration and show the tension of fitting modern stories into old forms.
Category: Metropolitan Opera
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Review: A Devastated Drone Pilot Opens the Met Opera’s Season
Jeanine Tesori and George Brant’s bloodless “Grounded,” about a fighter pilot turned dissociating drone operator, stars the mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo.
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Lucine Amara, 99, Dies; Familiar Soprano at the Met Saw Bias There
She sang with the Metropolitan Opera for decades, often on short notice, including after lodging a successful age discrimination complaint against the company.
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The Creators of ‘Grounded’ Discuss Writing for the Met Opera
Jeanine Tesori and George Brant discuss the first time they heard “Grounded,” and how they instantly knew what they would change for the Met.
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Opera Doesn’t Have to Be for Elites. Here’s Why.
If opera at its best aspires to a different world, then we need to cultivate an anti-elite approach to how it is created and performed.
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Met Opera’s Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Yuval Sharon Will Team Up for ‘Ring’
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the company’s music director, will extend his contract and lead Wagner’s four-opera epic, in a production staged by Yuval Sharon.
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Anna Netrebko, Shunned in U.S. Over Putin Support, to Sing in Palm Beach
The star soprano, who lost work at American opera companies after Russia invaded Ukraine, will sing at a gala for Palm Beach Opera, her first American engagement since 2019.
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A Met Orchestra of Mixed Quality Returns to Carnegie Hall
The tenure of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Metropolitan Opera’s music director, can be difficult to assess. That much was evident over two concerts.
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Four Takeaways From the Metropolitan Opera’s Risky Season
The company has bet that new operas will attract new, more diverse audiences and revitalize a stale repertory. Is the gamble paying off?