Cesare Siepi and Giulio Neri give a reference rendition of the Grand Inquisitor scene.
When asked to express some “thoughts” here about Verdi’s Il trovatore, my immediate thought was “hmm… not a lot to think about there.”
On this day in 1926 the Metropolitan Opera opened its season with La vestale with Rosa Ponselle in the title role.
On this day in 1927 the Metropolitan Opera opened its 1927 season with a revival of Turandot featuring Maria Jeritza and Giacomo Lauri-Volpi.
Jonas Kaufmann announced that he feels ready to return to the stage after calling in sick since last autumn
With February 14th falling on a Sunday, there will be no Valentine’s Day Met performance this year.
With help from the Met’s invaluable performance archive, here is a look back at just some of what you could have seen, and perhaps did see, on October 31st through the years at the Met.
One of my adolescent pastimes was trolling the classical cut-out bins in record stores searching for overlooked gems or unfamiliar singers.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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