Michael Mayer is directing the Met’s first new production of Verdi’s classic in nearly four decades, aiming for something fresh yet enduring.

Peter Gelb thinks “experimental” music leads to dwindling audiences, but performances around the country suggest otherwise.

Angel Blue, one of the most admired singers of her generation, is headlining the Metropolitan Opera’s first new production of ...

But the recent announcement from the New York Met about commissioning new operas inspired by two quite contemporary works of ...

Elza van den Heever, a star of “Die Frau Ohne Schatten” at the Metropolitan Opera, no longer sees dyslexia as a hindrance — ...

The long-awaited revival of Herbert Wernicke’s production, which premiered in 2001 and has not appeared at the Metropolitan Opera House since the 2013-2014 season, bears out this difficulty.

Lucine Amara, a soprano who sang for four decades with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, winning the admiration of the ...

But his opera faithfully features most of Shakespeare’s secondary characters, which the Met cast with savvy performers. Though she’s present on stage from the beginning, Samantha Hankey in the ...

Angel Blue, who was recently named Classical Music's "Vocalist of the Year," is set to perform the title role in "Aida" at ...

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Angel Blue, that is. The American soprano, one of the most admired singers of her generation, is headlining the Metropolitan Opera’s first new production of Verdi’s “Aida” in 36 years.