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This episode marks two major milestones for The Metropolitan Opera Guild: we have reached episode 10
Laurent Pelly, director of the Met's premiere production of CENDRILLON, took inspiration from the pa
We can’t let this opera season end without spending some time with LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, a Met Opera
Forbidden love, feuding fathers, and poison are all proven ingredients for a successful opera… and V
Mozart’s third collaboration with librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte, Così fan tutte, takes on an elaborate
This Saturday, March 17th, radio audiences worldwide will have the chance to experience Richard Stra
Rossini’s SEMIRAMIDE was a popular mainstay of the Italian opera circuit in the 1820s and 30s, but w
Just like Nicolas Cage and Cher in the 1987 film "Moonstruck," seeing Puccini’s LA BOHÈME at the Met
Hot off the press is The Metropolitan Opera’s 2018-19 season announcement, featuring four new produc
First conceived in 1857 but not finished for 25 years, PARSIFAL was Richard Wagner’s last completed
Since 1936, Opera News magazine has given readers an inside look at the world of opera! Opera News w
This Puccini classic returns to the Met stage in a brand new production, starring superstar soprano
On December 18th, the holiday production of Humperdinck’s HANSEL AND GRETEL opens at the Met. While
In a pre-performance lecture from our archives, stage director Jay Lesenger explores "Le nozze di Fi
This season at the Met, soprano Ailyn Pérez sings the title role of Massenet's "Thaïs," which is bas
Thomas Adès’ new opera "The Exterminating Angel" is on stage at the Met, with an all-star cast inclu
Composers draw inspiration from a variety of places, but they don't always reveal their sources. In
This episode features footage from Works and Process at The Guggenheim, where Met Opera General Mana
While the flute plays a particularly magical role in Mozart's DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE, there is a whole orch
Bellini's NORMA is a landmark role for sopranos, and audiences always wait with baited breath to hea
