Review: ‘Tristan und Isolde’ Heralds a New Era at the Met Opera

Yuval Sharon’s debut production featured an astonishing performance by the soprano Lise Davidsen. It is the event of the season.
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Review Roundup: I PURITANI at the Metropolitan Opera

The bel canto masterpiece opens the Met’s 2025–26 season with performances running through January 18. The new production is directed by Charles Edwards, who makes his Met directorial debut following ...

Is ‘Tristan’ the hardest opera to stage? This director thinks so, and signed on at the Met

Opera director Yuval Sharon has said that Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” is the hardest work in the traditional repertoire to ...
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Lisette Oropesa shines and draws rave reactions in Met Opera's 'I Puritani'

NEW YORK (AP) — Lisette Oropesa impresses Peter Gelb as more than a singer. “She reminds me a little bit of Beverly Sills,” the Metropolitan Opera general manager said. “She seems to have that kind of ...

The Met Opera’s Desperate Hunt for Money

The Met has looked to a foreign government, to new strategies, even to outer space, in its scramble to find money to sustain ...

How Rosalía and Beyoncé Are Bringing Opera Back

Despite certain remarks from Timothée Chalamet, musicians like Rosalía, Beyoncé, and Raye are helping fuel a resurgence of ...
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Photos: First Look at the Metropolitan Opera’s New Production of Bellini’s I PURITANI

The Metropolitan Opera has released production photos from its new staging of Vincenzo Bellini’s I Puritani, marking the company’s first new production of the opera in nearly 50 years. The bel canto ...