“We were disappointed by the sales in the last two months of the season — our projections were much higher and I attribute the fact that we didn’t achieve our sales goals to a significant drop in tourism."
Is Mr Gelb serious ?
#opera #metopera #nyc
https://apnews.com/article/metropolitan-opera-box-office-d1ff68d7ac5703d18e225c8525060bcd
I could say a lot about the Met Opera’s current production of Anthony and Cleopatra, but hundreds of patrons decided at intermission last night that they’d had enough, so I’ll just leave it there.
I will say this: can we PLEASE have stories onstage that don’t feature women in sexual roles, or women being used as pawns for male power?
Of all the stories that could be told—why do we keep choosing the patriarchic viewpoint?
Fabulous premiere of the new production by Claus Guth of Salome. I have no words to explain how exceptional this was!
And notably @elzasoprano.bsky.social and @nezetseguin.bsky.social .
A night I will not forget where everything is perfect.
#opera #metopera #metsalome
Listening to the Prisoners' Chorus from #Beethoven's #Fidelio at the #MetOpera. In the current environment, it's especially moving. "Sprecht leise"
Tosca tonight! #metopera in cinemas around the world. How can we lure the Metropolitan Opera to BlueSky?
Another newish opera this afternoon, Golijov's Ainadamar. So glad the Met is giving us the chance to see these works!
The Met's Grounded has been getting mixed reviews, but I figured I should see for myself before the run is over.
And now we finish the day with the Met Orchestra up out of the pit and on Stern's stage with an interesting program
For the first show of my mother's trip to NYC, we're at the Met's final performance of the season, Orfeo ed Euridice
And now for the evening's main event, John Adams' El Niño. Hopefully whatever the stagehands are fiddling with works when the show starts in 20 minutes.
This was FABULOUS! What a fantastic score, I looooved it and the accumulation of a great orchestra, conductor (Aslop) and cast (Bullock ❤️) makes it a night to remember (and it is getting rare at the Met…).
#MetOpera for El Niño by John Adams.
At the #metopera tonight for El Niño !
#opera #classicalmusic
And a recording of the Hours is now released…
Well it was a success, but I did not understand why.
#opera #classicalmusic #metopera
Listening to Ode to Joy on KDFC 🎶🎼🎻🎺🎤👄👨👦👦
Mozart and Beethoven in Concert at the Met
Mozart’s Requiem from February 24, 2023 and the finale of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 from March 14, 2022
Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Golda Schultz, Emily D’Angelo, Dmytro Popov, Vladyslav Buialskyi / Elza van den Heever, Jamie Barton, Piotr Beczala, Ryan Speedo Green
In support of Ukraine and its defense 🇺🇦
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/15/arts/music/met-opera-ukraine.html
#Ukraine #MetOpera #MetropolitanOpera #KDFC #OdeToJoy #Beethoven #Classical #Music
🎉 Happy #NationalOperaDay!
Spend February, the month of love 💕 , listening to The Metropolitan Opera 👩🎤 legend Lucine Amara sing beautiful, romantic pieces from the album, Eternal Song of Love!
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@dmacphee Same but from UK. We love #opera live in the cinema. And I'm quite glad the filmed version meant we didn't have to stare at those flashing lights for a whole act! Aigul Akhmetshina was stunning, beautiful rich voice and great acting. Angel Blue was also terrific. The men, on the other hand were a bit underwhelming, we thought.
#MetOpera #Carmen #AigulAkhmetshina #AngelBlue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-RaudA1eWo
#MetOpera Aigul Akhmetshina absolutely embodied Carmen today. Beautiful, textured voice.
I can't hear the opening measures of "Tannhäuser" without recalling Bugs Bunny's "What's Opera, Doc?"
"Oh, Brunhilde, you're so lovely
"I know it, I can't help it"
Mixed metaphors aside, here we go! Tune in your local public radio station. It's catchy. #Radio #MetOpera
December 23
Wagner's Tannhäuser
Donald Runnicles; Andreas Schager (Tannhäuser), Elza van den Heever (Elisabeth), Ekaterina Gubanova (Venus), Christian Gerhaher (Wolfram), Georg Zeppenfeld (Landgraf Hermann)
