The New York Times – Music:
The performers of a Met Opera production about Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera have been promoting the show in decidedly unoperatic places, including a cemetery.
Category: Metropolitan Opera
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Inside the Met Opera: Does Peter Gelb Have ‘the Most Difficult Job on Earth’?
The New York Times – Music:
Peter Gelb, the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, said he is not going anywhere as he struggles with financial crises and opera’s place in a changing arts landscape.
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Frida Kahlo Photos: What Made the Painter a ‘Living Work of Art’
The New York Times – Music:
Plaster corsets and Tehuana skirts, men’s wear and spider monkeys: These are the things that made Frida Frida.
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Review: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Reunited in Opera
The New York Times – Music:
“El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego,” Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz’s fantasy about two titans of Mexican art, arrives at the Metropolitan Opera.
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Asmik Grigorian on Performing the Opera ‘Eugene Onegin’
The New York Times – Music:
The soprano Asmik Grigorian is starring as Tatiana, one of her signature roles, in Tchaikovsky’s classic at the Metropolitan Opera.
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Saudis Withdraw Offer of Millions to Metropolitan Opera
The New York Times – Music:
The arrangement would have brought up to $200 million to the Metropolitan Opera, which has suffered a series of financial setbacks.
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Review: At the Met, a Polished and Polite ‘Onegin’ Returns
The New York Times – Music:
A strong cast led by the soprano Asmik Grigorian lifts Deborah Warner’s production, which never quite convinces.
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Vilma Jää’s Voice Is Unlike Anything in Opera
The New York Times – Music:
Vilma Jää, a Finnish folk and pop singer, is bringing her eerie and affecting traditional music to the Metropolitan Opera.
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‘Innocence’ at the Met Opera Transforms With Backstage Magic
The New York Times – Music:
The set of Kaija Saariaho’s opera “Innocence” transforms with astonishing speed. It takes a big, nimble team to make that possible.