Tour de force
On this day in 1973 the Metropolitan Opera presented the company premiere of Les Troyens.
Nathaniel Merrill
15 pieces since 2008 — at 1 company, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
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6 pieces as Metropolitan Opera — stats above show all coverage for Nathaniel Merrill.
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Imperious splendor
On this day in 1958 the Metropolitan Opera opened its season with Tosca, featuring Renata Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco and George London.
Storm of the century
A sense of celebration was definitely in the air last Thursday at the Vienna State Opera.
And in the ‘how’
Our selected Rosenkavalier video overview closes out the 20th-century selections, crosses the millennial mark, and includes the first of our performances to depart from the opera’s prescribed 18th-century setting.
There arose such a clatter
With Christmas Eve 2016 falling on a Saturday, the Met offers contrasting orchestral splendors at noon and 6 p.m.
Mad about the boy
It’s easy to see why the Met has chosen to include this 1982 performance of Der Rosenkavalier in their James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years at the Met – DVD Box Set: the marathon evening is a triumph for Levine from the frenzied blend of waltz melodies in the overture to the final, birdsong-like notes of […]