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Shipwreck

After tonight’s dark drab dud of a Dutchman, I was plunged into despair.

By Christopher Corwin on March 02, 2020 at 11:55 PM

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It seems a travesty that Philip Glass’s Akhnaten, one of the seminal works of the 20th by one of America’s most iconic composers, is only just receiving its Met premiere in 2019, some 35 years after its first performance!

By Callum John Blackmore on November 09, 2019 at 1:39 AM

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Orfeo ed Euridice

Gluck’s sublime Orfeo ed Euridice makes a welcome return to the Met.

By Christopher Corwin on October 20, 2019 at 6:39 PM

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- - Monday, August 3 at 7:30 PM: The Magic Flute
  - Tuesday, August 4 at 2:00 PM: Der Rosenkavalier
  - Tuesday, August 4 at 7:30 PM: Les Contes d’Hoffmann
  - Wednesday, August 5 at 7:30 PM: Simon Boccanegra
  - Thursday, August 6 at 7:30 PM: Madama Butterfly
  - Friday, August 7 at 6:30 PM: Parsifal
  - Saturday, August 8 at 7:30 PM: Agrippina
  - Sunday, August 9 at 7:30 PM: TBD
  - Monday, August 10 at 7:30 PM: Manon Lescaut
  - Tuesday, August 11 at 7:30 PM: Carmen
  - Wednesday, August 12 at 7:30 PM: Rigoletto
  - Thursday, August 13 at 7:30 PM: Turandot
  - Friday, August 14 at 6:30 PM: Tristan und Isolde
  - Saturday, August 15 at 7:30 PM: La Bohème
  - Sunday, August 16 at 1:30 PM: Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurzak in Èze, France
  - Sunday, August 16 at 7:30 PM: Luisa Miller

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