Wunderkind
On this day in 1955 Thomas Schippers made his Metropolitan Opera debut conducting a double bill of the ballet Soirée and Don Pasquale.
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Can you prove that it didn’t happen?
Coming soon: an opera adaptation of the cult film Plan 9 from Outer Space.
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).
Trouser role
On this day in 1984 Jochen Kowalski made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Prince Orlofsky.
Aida
Michelle Bradley takes the title role in this live performance from the Met.
Regal and distinguished beauty
On this day in 1936 the Metropolitan Opera opened its season with a revival of Die Walküre featuring the debut of contralto Kerstin Thorborg.
Right off the bat
On this day in 1950 the Metropolitan Opera presented a new production of Die Fledermaus.
Mozart, maximally
Do you ever wonder how easy it is to invent a Christmas tradition?
Oh, Marie, don’t ask!
On this date in 1991 the Metropolitan Opera presented the world premiere of John Corigliano‘s The Ghosts of Versailles.
“A well-worn work”
On this day in 1900 the Metropolitan Opera opened its season with a revival of Roméo et Juliette.
Rachvelishvili recedes!
Mezzo Anita Rachvelishvili has canceled all her remaining Met performances of Aida due to illness.
Rigoletto
Luca Salsi, Lisette Oropesa and Stephen Costello star in this live broadcast.
Elvino’s bride
On this day in 1883 soprano Marcella Sembrich, then in her debut season at the Metropolitan Opera, sang La sonnambula.
The fuzzy end of the lollipop
That Some Like It Hot—this season’s high budget and high-profile Broadway musical—fizzles rather than sizzles is not only a disappointment, but also a bit of surprise.
On a clear day
On this day in 1977 Maria Chiara made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Violetta.
Long live the Queen!
BREAKING: The Metropolitan Opera’s website is back online!
O mio pompino caro
If you already know the answer to this one, keep it under your hat!
An opalescent wonder
In a lovingly curated program of art songs, Ying Fang and the pianist Myra Huang presented pieces hailing from four different national traditions.
The first time I saw Paris
On this day in 1981 “the Zeffirelli Bohème” opened at the Metropolitan Opera.
Witch side are you on?
A main theme in Becky Nurse of Salem is how history is distorted by those who get to tell it.
Razor-sharp
On this day in 1979 mezzo Agnes Baltsa made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Octavian.
All quirk and no play
Perhaps the quirkiest of Mahler’s nine symphonies, the Fourth fits nicely with Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s somewhat idiosyncratic style.
Manon of the gowns
A double bill (with a choral intermezzo) that just finished four nights’ run at the Manhattan School of Music is a delight, musically whimsical and reminiscent, wittily and colorfully staged.
“An ascending progression of sonority”
On this day in 1920 Ravel’s La Valse premiered in Paris.