metropolitan opera
Best mezzo-soprano singer 'on the planet' fired by legendary opera house after she struggled to hit her high notes: suit
Instead of using her "sonorous voice" to belt out the famed works, the Metropolitan Opera cancelled Anita Rachvelishvili's remaining performances in January 2023, accusing the 40-year-old mezzo soprano of "deterioration...
NYC's Metropolitan Opera puts trigger warning on 'problematic' masterpiece in latest bow to woke culture
The opera "is rife with contradictions, distortions, and racial stereotypes," reads a program note promising "a discussion of the opera’s cultural insensitivities."
The Met's new opera is the latest take on the life of civil rights icon Malcolm X
The Met just premiered the opera “X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X.”
The Democratic Party's at war with itself — and the West
Joe Biden’s party is at war with itself.
Radio station bans new Met operas over "non-biblical" and LGBTQ material
WCPE, a listener-funded classical music station that serves the Raleigh-Durham area, is protesting the Met’s decision to showcase recently written works by composers from a wide variety of racial and...
Opera legend who took on the Metropolitan lists NYC home for $1.44M
Lucine Amara, known for roles in "Carmen" and fighting the Met over age discrimination, is parting ways with an Upper West Side co-op.
Russian musicians don't deserve cancellation for Putin's crimes
American organizations are canceling Russian musicians who do not directly denounce Putin, the man who wields power over not just their livelihoods but their lives.
Anna Netrebko, Russian soprano with ties to Putin, out at Metropolitan Opera
“It is a great artistic loss for the Met and for opera. Anna is one of the greatest singers in Met history, but with Putin killing innocent victims in Ukraine,...
Met returns with first work by a Black composer in its history
After a historic gap of 566 days, the country’s largest performing-arts organization had resumed staged presentations in the start of the season scheduled to run until June 11.
Sex accuser of late Met Opera maestro James Levine sues for $25M
A man who accused disgraced Metropolitan Opera maestro James Levine of molesting him for years as a teen has filed suit over the alleged abuse.
Sex scandal-scarred ex-maestro for Met Opera dead at 77
James Levine, who served as maestro of the Metropolitan Opera for more than four decades before being fired after an investigation revealed a history of sexual abuse, died last week...
Tenor of thrift: Met Opera allegedly using non-union musicians
It's the Thrift-Penny Opera. The Metropolitan Opera is using the pandemic as an excuse to furlough its top musicians -- and then fill their spots in the pit with cheap...
Metropolitan Opera wants workers to take 30 percent pay cut
The Metropolitan Opera said Monday that it needs to slash its workers’ long-term contracts by 30 percent to survive -- a proposal rejected by the union representing its employees, a...
Met Opera asks judge to block disgraced singer’s case fighting ouster
The Metropolitan Opera wants a judge to block disgraced singer David Daniels' bid to get paid after he was ousted over sexual assault allegations, court papers show. The world-famous countertenor...
These women have binged over 200 operas virtually since the Met closed
Marion Chalat and Carolyn Starry would wow Wagner if he were alive today. And Verdi. And Puccini.
Metropolitan Opera to remain closed through 2021 due to COVID-19
It's not over though.
Opera houses across US dim lights to honor longtime fan Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passion for the art form was born in a Brooklyn school gym in 1944 when she was 11 years old.
New York Philharmonic cancels fall season due to the coronavirus
The decision was made to ensure the safety of both fans and artists.
Met Opera furloughs nearly 20 percent of staff amid coronavirus
The financially challenged Metropolitan Opera is furloughing 41 administrative employees, nearly 20% of its full-time staff, in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Met said Tuesday that the furloughs are...
How to celebrate springtime in NYC — virtually
Here are just a few ways to celebrate spring, virtually.