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Review: With ‘Fidelio,’ the Met Opera Does What It Does Best

The Met, a magnet for star singers, flexed its muscles to stack the cast of Beethoven’s only opera, with Lise Davidsen in the title role.

By Joshua Barone

Streamlining Melville’s sprawling novel, Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s moody, monochromatic 2010 adaptation has come to the Metropolitan Opera.

By Zachary Woolfe

This genre allows artists to tap into their inner child. But it’s absolutely serious work.

By Jeffrey Arlo Brown

Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s 2010 adaptation of Melville’s unruly novel opens this week at the Metropolitan Opera.

By Wendy S. Walters