Denyce Graves’ Final Met Performance Marks The End Of An Era—And The Start Of A New One

After 30 years of shaping history at the Metropolitan Opera, Denyce Graves is stepping into a new chapter on her own terms.

Review: Singers Come First in the Met Opera’s New ‘Puritani’

Charles Edwards’s deceptively traditional, exceptionally sung production of Bellini’s “I Puritani” makes space for its stars.

Lisette Oropesa shines and draws rave reactions in Met Opera’s ‘I Puritani’

Lisette Oropesa impresses Metropolitan Opera's Peter Gelb with her talent and intellect. Gelb compares her to Beverly Sills, ...
BroadwayWorld

Review Roundup: I PURITANI at the Metropolitan Opera

Performances are now underway for The Metropolitan Opera's new staging of Vincenzo Bellini’s I Puritani, marking the ...
BroadwayWorld

Video: Bellini’s I PURITANI at the Metropolitan Opera

A new rehearsal video features soprano Lisette Oropesa performing an excerpt from Elvira’s Act II aria in I PURITANI. The ...
New York Classical Review

Bellini’s music, fine cast carry the day over directorial excess in Met’s “Puritani”

This is a Bellini season at the Metropolitan Opera, which is both a welcome and complex proposition. The composer and his bel ...

At the Met, Toasting With Traditional Puritans on New Year’s Eve

The Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Bellini’s “I Puritani,” directed by Charles Edwards, is “a retro move,” said Peter ...
Forbes

Metropolitan Opera’s Annual Summer HD Festival Begins Tonight In New York City

The Metropolitan Opera’s annual Summer HD Festival will return to Lincoln Center Plaza in New York City starting tonight, Friday, August 22, through September 1. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 12: ...
Forbes

Met Opera’s Arabella Star Rachel Willis-Sørensen Talks Travel And Opera

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover travel trends and wellness and family travel. Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen will star in the title role of Arabella, a ...