The New York Times – Music:
Mariusz Trelinski returns to the Metropolitan Opera next year with a new staging of “La Forza del Destino,” which leans into psychoanalysis and fate.
Category: Metropolitan Opera
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The Tenor SeokJong Baek Makes His Met Debut
The New York Times – Music:
SeokJong Baek began his opera career as a baritone. This season at the Metropolitan Opera, he’ll perform in “Nabucco” and “Turandot” as a tenor.
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‘Dead Man Walking’ Makes Its Way to the Met Opera
The New York Times – Music:
This death-row tale, adapted by Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally, opens the season of the Metropolitan Opera, as part of its push for newer works.
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Russian Soprano Anna Netrebko Sings in Berlin, Amid Protests
The New York Times – Music:
The Russian star soprano appeared in her first staged opera in Germany since the Ukraine invasion, still under fire for her past support for President Vladimir V. Putin.
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Lise Davidsen Shows Her Vocal and Theatrical Power in Recital Debut
The New York Times – Music:
Davidsen, a true dramatic soprano, was the rare singer whose first New York recital came at the Metropolitan Opera House.
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The Met Commissions an Opera About Abducted Ukrainian Children
The New York Times – Music:
The work, by the Ukrainian composer Maxim Kolomiiets and the American playwright George Brant, is inspired by the accounts of mothers whose children were taken during the war.
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The Soprano Ailyn Pérez Doesn’t Feel Like a Beginner Anymore
The New York Times – Music:
Long a rising star, she is getting a new Metropolitan Opera production built around her, and it’s the house’s first Spanish-language show.