Theater Opera
Opera Preview: Ligeti’s ‘Le Grand Macabre’
Composed by György Ligeti Directed and designed by Doug Fitch...
‘Hamlet’ Review
Composed by Ambroise Thomas Conducted by Louis LangréeDirected by Patrice Caurier & Moshe...
‘The Nose’ Review
Composed by Dmitri Shostakovich Conducted by Valery GergievDirected by William Kentridge ...
'The Grapes of Wrath' Preview
An opera by Ricky Ian Gordon Libretto by Michael Korie Directed by Eric Simonson ...
Tales of Hoffmann
Director Bartlett Sher’s Met directing debut was a bouncy Barber of Seville in 2006, but he hits...
From the House of the Dead
There is no plot, merely vignettes of the men talking about what brought them to Siberia and, in a...
La Rondine
La Rondine as a lighter, operetta-like work, even omitting the big, overemotional finale for which...
Thaïs
A tuneful if insubstantial opera about a beautiful Egyptian courtesan saved from sin by the monk...
Susan Graham in La Damnation de Faust
Susan Graham took time out from her busy rehearsal schedule at the Met to discuss Faust,...
Adamsâ Chronicles
John Adams’ operas mythologize events in American history, starting with his first opera,...
The Gambler
Why Sergei Prokofiev’s operas have never gained wider popularity is a mystery. The Russian...
Tristan und Isolde
Conductor James Levine treats Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde as the most ravishing...
Peter Grimes
If there was ever a work that showed off the Metropolitan Opera Chorus to advantage, it’s...
"Cendrillon" and "Vanessa"
New York City Opera wraps its Fall 2007 season with new productions of...
Summer Opera Roundup '07
This summer, three intriguing operas brought audiences into worlds of fantasy. "Der...
The Met Opera Dazzles With Old Warhorses
Even though the Metropolitan Opera has gotten a lot of attention for its new...
Jenufa
Czech composer Leos Janacek's heroines are among the most vividly drawn in opera--he consistently...
Madame Butterfly & The Barber of Seville
The first productions of the new season at Metropolitan Opera House are two warhorses staged by...
The Dawning of Anna Netrebko
In the rarefied world of opera, it's hard for some fans to take Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, the...
Wagner's End of Days
Richard Wagner is an operatic litmus test: you either love his works and attend faithfully, like...
