A Monteverdi masterpiece and a new work by George Lewis are played simultaneously in an American Modern Opera Company production at Lincoln Center.
Category: Opera
-
In ‘Lash,’ Rebecca Saunders’s First Opera, Sex Flirts With Death
Rebecca Saunders has collaborated with the artist Ed Atkins to create “Lash,” a work that hovers around themes of illness and intimacy.
-
The Best Classical Music of 2025, So Far
Our critics picked nine performances that included star turns, new opera productions and the unveiling of a concert hall at the Frick Collection.
-
Stefan Herheim, Opera Provocateur, Puts Down Roots in Vienna
Stefan Herheim, the artistic leader of Theater an der Wien in Vienna, is wrapping up his first season inside the newly renovated theater.
-
Met Opera’s ‘Diva Whisperer’ Retires After 18 Years
Suzi Gomez-Pizzo, who is retiring as a wardrobe supervisor at the opera house after 18 years, has been a confidante and cheerleader to the stars.
-
The Pint-Size Singers at the Met Opera Children’s Chorus Tryouts
The Metropolitan Opera Children’s Chorus has long been an elite training ground for young singers. Getting in requires grit, personality and a soaring voice.
-
‘Guntram’ Review: In Concert at Carnegie, Strauss’s First Opera
Leon Botstein’s American Symphony Orchestra dusts off “Guntram,” and singers unveil the beauties and flaws of a 19th-century epic fail.
-
The Classical Music Our Critics Can’t Stop Thinking About
Watch and listen to recent highlights, including a Shostakovich festival in Germany, the Cleveland Orchestra’s Strauss and Nina Stemme’s Isolde.
-
Donald Palumbo Reinvigorated the Met Opera Chorus. Next Stop Chicago.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has hired Donald Palumbo, 76, the former chorus master of the Metropolitan Opera, to lead its chorus.
-
A New Opera Shines Light on Ukrainian Families Separated by War
The Metropolitan Opera, hoping to revive support for Kyiv, released an excerpt from “The Mothers of Kherson,” about abducted Ukrainian children and their relatives.
-
Peter Seiffert, Acclaimed Tenor in Wagner’s Operas, Is Dead at 71
A German tenor, he was admired for his clear, powerful voice and his exceptional stamina during hourslong performances.