The results are in for the 2015 fall season poll, and now La Cieca (not pictured) will know where to find the cher public, including some rather out-of-the-way places. The list of offerings and the number of votes for each follow the jump.
New productions at the Met:
- Lulu: 206
- Otello: 140
- Les Pêcheurs de Perles: 91
- Other (including Elektra, Manon Lescaut Roberto Devereux and Roberto Devereaux) : 31
Revivals at the Met:
- Tannhäuser: 164
- Anna Bolena: 145
- Il Trovatore: 139
- Turandot: 87
- La Donna del Lago: 20
- Tosca: 11
- Rigoletto: 10
- Other (including “None is a must. All are deeply flawed”): 10
- La Bohème: 9
- The Barber of Seville: 3
- Die Fledermaus: 3
More opera in Manhattan:
- Elektra (BSO): 198
- Theodora: 60
- Bonfire of the Vanities: 25
- The Travel Agency Is on Fire: 3
- Other (including Charlie Parker’s Yardbird, Giovanna d’Arco and The Rape of Lucretia): 3
Opera in the boroughs
- Verdi (LoftOpera): 76
- Goyescas: 50
- YOU US WE ALL: 6
- This Takes Place Close: 3
- Refuse the Hour: 3
- Other (including Sarasota La Boheme and Hagoromo): 3
- Collapse: 2
Vocal events
- Richard Tucker Opera Gala: 77
- Diana Damrau: 66
- Christian Gerhaher: 55
- Piotr Beczala: 52
- Mark Padmore: 42
- Christine Brewer: 42
- Hibla Gerzmava: 18
- Licia Albanese Foundation Gala: 12
- Tara Erraught: 11
- Isabel Leonard: 10
- Emma Kirkby: 6
- Other (including “Franco Corelli”): 6
Photo: Kristian Schuller
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