The Met Opera’s ‘Aida’ Star Angel Blue Talks Travel And Opera
I interviewed the multi-faceted performer on her favorite opera, her thoughts on traveling for work, where she grabs a bite ...
At the Met, a troubled new ‘Aida’ struggles to rediscover itself
The first indicator was the audience Tuesday night at the Metropolitan Opera, which welcomed the new year with the premiere of Michael Mayer’s new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Aida,” and greeted ...
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Michael Mayer’s Faux-Archaeologists Can’t Rescue His Entombed ‘Aida’ at the Met
Mayer’s weak attempt to address opera’s recent struggles with its history of fetishization of “exotic” cultures adds nothing ...
Review: For the Met Opera’s ‘Tosca,’ Third Cast’s a Charm
The bass-baritone Bryn Terfel returned to the Met for the first time in 13 years, alongside Sondra Radvanovsky, one of the ...
The New Yorker27d
The Year the Metropolitan Opera Declared War on the Critics
The Met, which in the mid-twentieth century routinely presented entire seasons devoid of living composers, featured no fewer than five modern scores in 2024: John Adams’s “El Niño,” Terence ...
The Met's Andrew Bolton Honored With the Markopoulos Award
The Costume Institute's chief curator in charge weaves fashion history and cultural forces into its exhibitions.
BroadwayWorld9d
Jeanine Tesori's GROUNDED Sets GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET Airing
PBS has set the premiere of Jeanine Tesori’s powerful new opera Grounded as part of their Great Performances at the Met ...
The Washington Post17d
At the Met, a troubled new ‘Aida’ struggles to rediscover itself
There’s something going around. The first indicator was the audience Tuesday night at the Metropolitan Opera, which welcomed the new year with the premiere of Michael Mayer’s new production of ...