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Verdi’s ‘Aida’ Gets a New Staging at the Metropolitan Opera

Aida (Opera) Beczala, Piotr (1966- ) Blue, Angel Classical Music Mayer, Michael Metropolitan Opera Music Nezet-Seguin, Yannick Opera Verdi, Giuseppe

Verdi’s ‘Aida’ Gets a New Staging at the Metropolitan Opera

Michael Mayer directs Verdi’s classic as an archaeologist’s discovery, featuring the shining soprano Angel Blue.

By Zachary Woolfe

New York Philharmonic Looks to Philadelphia for Its Next Leader

Appointments and Executive Changes Borda, Deborah Classical Music Dudamel, Gustavo Ginstling, Gary Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts (Philadelphia, Pa) New York Philharmonic Nezet-Seguin, Yannick Philadelphia Orchestra Tarnopolsky, Matias

New York Philharmonic Looks to Philadelphia for Its Next Leader

Matías Tarnopolsky, who manages the Philadelphia Orchestra, will come to New York as the Philharmonic works to recover from a trying period.

By Javier C. Hernandez

Strauss’s ‘Die Frau Ohne Schatten’ at the Metropolitan Opera

Die Frau Ohne Schatten (Opera) Hofmannsthal, Hugo von Lindstrom, Lise Metropolitan Opera Nezet-Seguin, Yannick Opera Stemme, Nina Strauss, Richard Thomas, Russell (Singer) van den Heever, Elza Volle, Michael

Strauss’s ‘Die Frau Ohne Schatten’ at the Metropolitan Opera

“Die Frau Ohne Schatten,” a dense ode to fertility, may not sound appealing at first. But in this performance, the fairy tale comes movingly to life.

By Zachary Woolfe

Review: Lise Davidsen Meets Puccini in ‘Tosca’ at the Met

Classical Music Davidsen, Lise Kelsey, Quinn Metropolitan Opera Nezet-Seguin, Yannick Opera Puccini, Giacomo Tosca (Opera)

Review: Lise Davidsen Meets Puccini in ‘Tosca’ at the Met

The powerhouse soprano, already a company stalwart at 37, still seems to be figuring out a character whose moods change on a dime.

By Zachary Woolfe