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“The current Met revival, while not perfect, has much to feel joyful and excited about.”
Today’s Met matinee broadcast is the final performance this season of the acclaimed revival of Verdi’s comedy.
This much-anticipated revival stars Lise Davidsen and Günther Groissböck.
The complete new recording played by Radio Beethoven in Santiago, Chile.
“I greatly enjoyed the musical interpretation as a whole, even if I felt that many of the singers seemed a little lost, mismatched, or out-of-place in François Girard’s production.”
“In its current Met revival, happily, Falstaff has everything it needs.”
Angel Blue’s “experience in the role shows as the voice sails over the arching lines of Verdi’s cantilena like liquid velvet.”
Celebrate International Women’s Day 2023 with a broadcast of Bellini’s masterpiece.
Today’s “Listeners’ Choice” is a broadcast of Donizetti’s opera from March 11, 1978.
A live recording of the four-act version of Verdi’s opera from the fall.
A historic performance from 1970 featuring Leonard Bernstein conducting Grace Bumbry and Franco Corelli in Cavalleria Rusticana, and Fausto Cleva conducting Teresa Stratas and Richard Tucker in Pagliacci.
In this historic Met broadcast from 50 years ago, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli leads Sherrill Milnes and Martina Arroyo.
This new production of Verdi’s grand opera will star Piero Pretti, Marina Rebeka, Luca Micheletti and Simon Lim.
Ermonela Jaho takes her leave of the role of Violetta at the Met tonight.
A first listen to this season’s remarkably strong cast for Poulenc’s masterpiece.
Live from the Met: Sonya Yoncheva sings the title role of the 19th-century Russian princess, opposite Piotr Beczala as the dashing Count Loris.
Featuring Golda Schultz as the clever Adina and Javier Camarena as the hapless Nemorino.
“Sondra Radvanovsky has an unconventional voice that is suited to unconventional characters and is best used in rangy, difficult music,” as heard on today’s Met broadcast.
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