That figure is Peter Gelb, the general manager of the Met. In an opinion essay published in the Times in November, Gelb argues that opera had “turned inward” in the second half of the ...
In opera the same role can transform, again and again, with each new interpreter, even over the lifetime of one singer. It’s a reason to keep coming back. At the Metropolitan Opera this season ...
Verdi’s “Aida” will be the next HD in the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD series. The new production of “Aida” opened on Dec. 31 to controversy and mixed reviews with OperaWire noting, “Mayer’s ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Baritone Quinn Kelsey, left, performs with soprano Angel Blue in a rehearsal for a new production of Verdi ...
She is also listed as the Grand Gala Benefactor. But more interesting, she is one of the managing directors of the Metropolitan Opera Board, the company that let Netrebko go. The last time Netrebko ...
Baritone Quinn Kelsey, left, performs with soprano Angel Blue in a rehearsal for a new production of Verdi's "Aida," opening at the Metropolitan Opera on New Year's Eve. (Ken Howard/Met Opera via ...
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.