Metropolitan Opera

Soprano Kathleen Battle's dismissal from the Metropolitan Opera for "unprofessional behavior" was front page news-above the fold!-in 1994. To my…

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As I write this, I am listening to a great recording of Don Giovanni which starred Samuel Ramey and cast with the Berlin Philharmonic. Ramey's voice is…

The Metropolitan Opera presents Puccini's Turandot live in HD in movie theaters worldwide on Saturday, January 30th at 1:00 PM. Don't miss Franco…

The Metropolitan's Opera's live in HD season gets underway this weekend with Giuseppe Verdi's Il trovatore. Opera Abbreviated will be your well-intended--…

The Metropolitan Opera opened earlier this week with a new production of what is arguably the greatest Italian opera, Giuseppe Verdi's Otello. The opera…

The mellifluous voice of the Met, and a longtime presence on NPR member station WNYC, was 58 years old.

The Metropolitan Opera presents Rossini’s La donna del Lago live from the Metropolitan Opera in HD on Saturday, March 14 at 1 p.m.For a list of local…

We have two short operas on the same program for the next Metropolitan Opera Live in HD presentation, Saturday, February 14 at 12:30 pm. Now then. These…

We have two short operas on the same program for the next Metropolitan Opera Live in HD presentation, Saturday, February 14 at 12:30 pm.Now then. These…