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NYC museum heads unveil coronavirus-related cuts to multi-million dollar salaries
The directors of NYC museums and cultural organizations are restructuring their multi-million dollar pay packages in anticipation of giant budget deficits caused by the coronavirus lockdown. Metropolitan Opera General Manager...
Met Opera lays off unionized musicians, chorus amid coronavirus shutdown
The Metropolitan Opera suspended the employment of much of its staff, including its musicians and chorus, in the wake of the coronavirus shutdown. The sobering news comes as nearly every...
Coronavirus have you feeling stir-crazy? The Met's best operas will be free online
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Placido Domingo whistleblower was also a victim of sexual abuse in opera world
The whistleblower who sounded the alarm over Placido Domingo's alleged serial sexual misconduct says his own rape by a male opera star sparked his bombshell revelations. Samuel Schultz last week...
Snakes on a stage — at the Metropolitan Opera
“Così fan tutte,” which recently returned to the Metropolitan Opera, was updated with sword swallowers, fire breathers, contortionists — and an 8-foot-long boa constrictor named Cupcake.
Celebrities, family gather for funeral of opera diva Jessye Norman
Celebrities, civil rights leaders and arts world luminaries gathered in Jessye Norman's hometown of Augusta, Georgia, Saturday to pay tribute to the award-winning dramatic soprano, who died last month at...
Europe welcomes suspended Met Opera star accused of groping cast member
An opera star suspended by the Metropolitan Opera for allegedly groping a female cast member during a curtain call in Japan is getting a warmer embrace from some European audiences....
Plácido Domingo quits Met Opera amid sexual harassment allegations
Legendary tenor Plácido Domingo has walked away from the Metropolitan Opera just one night before the opening curtain of "Macbeth" -- amid allegations he sexually harassed multiple women, according to...
The Met Opera hasn't cancelled Placido Domingo's show yet
The Met — where Domingo is scheduled to perform next month — said it would wait for a probe from the Los Angeles Opera, where Domingo, 78, has been the...
Met Opera, James Levine reach settlements amid sex misconduct claims
The Metropolitan Opera and ousted legendary conductor James Levine settled legal claims against one another on Tuesday — ending a legal battle that kicked off more than a year ago...
It's your last chance to see 'Nutcracker,' 'Donna Summer' and more
Nothing lasts forever — and some things will vanish just before or shortly after the new year. Here are some final curtains worth catching. Short and sweet That pretty much...
Find your holiday cheer at the Met Opera's Sunday brunch
The Met Opera Sunday brunch is back for the holidays, which means bottomless bellinis while you listen to live opera at The Grand Tier Restaurant, 30 Lincoln Center Plaza, showcasing...
How Rolex’s Daytona watch became an icon — with some help from Paul Newman
Every January at the Rolex 24 at Daytona endurance race, Rolex, the official timekeeper, awards the quickest driver in each division with a Daytona watch, inscribed with the word “Winner” on...
How a famed maestro went from high-rise to homeless
He went from Sutton Place to a homeless shelter. Michael S. Gregori traveled the world, earned two degrees from Juilliard, performed at the Metropolitan Opera and made beautiful music with...
James Levine using 'love' letter to discredit alleged victim
Ousted Metropolitan Opera conductor and accused sex abuser James Levine is trying to discredit one of his alleged victims by dredging up a “love” letter his teen accuser once wrote...
Met Opera says it has evidence of James Levine's sexual misconduct
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Opera said in court documents Friday that it found credible evidence that conductor James Levine engaged in sexually abusive or harassing conduct with seven people...
Opera for babies is now a thing
Everest didn’t really connect with the opera until, about two-thirds into the show, he finally got his hands on a pair of glasses. Up until that point, he was finding...
James Levine sues Met Opera over firing
Former Metropolitan Opera conductor James Levine filed a lawsuit against his former bosses on Thursday, claiming he was unjustly fired in the wake of sex claims. Levine, who is seeking...
Met Opera fires James Levine over sex abuse allegations
James Levine, the former director emeritus of the Metropolitan Opera, was dethroned from his podium permanently Monday after the institution found evidence of sexual abuse and harassment. The legendary conductor,...
Another Met Opera worker accused of sexual harassment
The Metropolitan Opera has fired world-renowned British stage director John Copley over alleged “inappropriate behavior,” officials said -- the second high profile sex harassment scandal to strike the Met in...