The New York Times – Music:
The Met Orchestra’s season-ending concert at Carnegie Hall featured the premiere of Matthew Aucoin’s “Heath (‘King Lear’ Sketches).”
Category: Metropolitan Opera
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It’s the End of an Era at the Metropolitan Opera
The New York Times – Music:
As the 2022-23 season ends, the country’s largest performing arts institution looks ahead to a future of fewer titles.
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Kaija Saariaho, Pathbreaking Composer, Is Dead at 70
The New York Times – Music:
She brought new colors to modernist music, sometimes using electronics, and became the first female living composer to have two operas staged by the Met.
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Review: Tomasz Konieczny Returns to the Met Opera in ‘Dutchman’
The New York Times – Music:
After a triumphant house debut in 2019, the bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny brought power and clarity to the title role in “The Flying Dutchman.”
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‘Magic Flute’ Review: Trickery and Delight in Mozart at the Met
The New York Times – Music:
Unveiling the trickery only enhances the delight of this interpretation of Mozart by the director Simon McBurney.
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This ‘Magic Flute’ Has Ringtones, Bird Tracks and a Foley Artist
The New York Times – Music:
The director Simon McBurney creates a magical sound world in his theatrical production of Mozart’s classic at the Metropolitan Opera.
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Grace Bumbry, Barrier-Shattering Opera Diva, Is Dead at 86
The New York Times – Music:
A flamboyant mezzo-soprano (who could also sing meaty soprano roles), she overcame racial prejudice to become one of opera’s first, and biggest, Black stars.
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Review: At the Met, a New ‘Don Giovanni’ Has a Stark Vitality
The New York Times – Music:
An excellent cast brings heat to Ivo van Hove’s austere, agile staging of Mozart’s classic, starring Peter Mattei and conducted by Nathalie Stutzmann.