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GUILLAUME TELL at the Met in NYC

Rossini’s epic telling of the William Tell fable returns to the Met stage after an absence of more than 80 years, in a new production by Pierre Audi. Gerald Finley sings one of his signature roles as Tell, the revolutionary … Continue reading

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Otello at the MET

New Production Sep 21 2015- May 6 2016 Director Bartlett Sher’s new production of Verdi’s masterful Otello, which opened the Met season last September, returns for a second run, with Aleksandrs Antonenko in the title role and Željko Lučić as … Continue reading

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Roberto Devereux at the Metropolitan Opera

Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky takes on the extraordinary challenge of singing all three of Donizetti’s Tudor queen operas in the course of a single season, a rare feat made famous by Beverly Sills—and not attempted on a New York stage since. … Continue reading

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L’Elisir d’Amore at the Metropolitan Opera

March 10 – April 7 Everyone in the village loves the spry Adina and the slow-but-likeable Nemorino—but when will they admit their love for each other? Soprano Aleksandra Kurzak and tenor Vittorio Grigolo bring their magnetism to the two lead … Continue reading

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Manon Lescaut at the Metropolitan Opera in NYC with Roberto Alagna and Kristine Opolais

Soprano Kristine Opolais and tenor Roberto Alagna join forces in Puccini’s obsessive love story. Opolais sings the title role of the country girl who transforms herself into a Parisian temptress, while Alagna is the dashing student who desperately woos her. … Continue reading

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Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci at the Metropolitan Opera in NYC

Opera’s indomitable double bill returns in Sir David McVicar’s searing production from the 2014–15 season. Tenor Yonghoon Lee and mezzo-soprano Violeta Urmana star in Cavalleria Rusticana, the tragedy of ancient codes and illicit love, Sicilian style. In the second half … Continue reading

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Turandot at the Metropolitan opera

Nina Stemme takes on the title role of the proud princess of ancient China, whose riddles doom every suitor who seeks her hand, opposite Marco Berti as Calàf, the brave prince who sings “Nessun dorma” and wins her love. Anita … Continue reading

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Les Pêcheurs de Perles at the Metropolitan opera

January  8, 12, 16, 20, 23, 2016  Don’t miss the production the New York Times hails as “the sleeper hit of the Metropolitan Opera season… a dream cast… Sensitive and insightful production… Theatrical magic… Diana Damrau brings brilliant coloratura agility, radiant sound … Continue reading

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Immersed in Ancient Times; the performance of Aida at the Metropolitan Opera. A review.

Review by Tiziano Thomas Dossena Imagine being immersed in an ancient world, with colossal stone columns, palaces and images of deities, a marvelous music surrounding you and, thank God, no cellular phones ringing: what else can one wish for? Well, … Continue reading

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Le Nozze di Figaro at the Met in NYC

    Le Nozze di Figaro Approximate running time 3 hrs. 34 min. Richard Eyre’s season-opening new production of Mozart’s eternal masterpiece is set in an 18th-century manor house in Seville during the 1930s. Erwin Schrott in the title role … Continue reading

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