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.
Category: Metropolitan Opera
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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.
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How ‘American Psycho’ and Marina Abramovic Fed the Met Opera’s ‘Tristan’
The New York Times – Music:
The creators of a new “Tristan und Isolde” production explain the influences behind every element of a crucial scene.
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‘Tristan und Isolde’ at the Met Opera Has a Troubling Problem
The New York Times – Music:
Audiences are packing the theater for a new “Tristan und Isolde.” Everyone can see the same spectacle, but they probably don’t hear the same sound.
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At the Met’s Blockbuster 5-Hour Opera, Caffeine Is the Real Star
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Audiences packed the house for a new production of “Tristan und Isolde.” They also came prepared, with (at least) five different forms of coffee.
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With Twin Babies, the Opera Star Lise Davidsen Wonders What Comes Next
The New York Times – Music:
Davidsen, who has returned triumphantly to the Met in “Tristan und Isolde,” said that singing “has been my world, my everything. And now it’s not.”