Met’s “Tales of Hoffmann” offers dark Romanticism and a feast of …
2024年9月29日 · The undertone of Gothic horror in Act I bloomed forth in Act II, as the failing heroine Antonia, overprotected by her father Crespel and manipulated by the cunning fraud Doctor Miracle, was forbidden to sing for reasons of health.
Tenor Pati makes an ardent Met debut in “Rigoletto”
2025年1月7日 · Verdi’s Rigoletto returned to the Metropolitan Opera on Monday with a fresh cast under the baton of Daniele Callegari.The performance featured the house debut of tenor Pene Pati as the Duke of Mantua. The role has been his calling card in opera houses worldwide, and it is easy to see why from this performance.
Music, poetry and Spanish history in graceful motion in Met’s …
2024年10月16日 · Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov’s Ainadamar premiered at the Metropolitan Opera on Tuesday evening in a mesmerizing production by Brazilian director and choreographer Deborah Colker.. The opera premiered at Tanglewood in 2003, and was significantly reworked by Golijov and librettist David Henry Hwang for a revival at the Santa Fe Opera two years later.
SongStudio young artists bring light to darkness
2025年1月20日 · SongStudio tenor Matthew McKinney and pianist Corey Silberstein performed Gerald Finzi’s “The Comet at Yell’ham” Sunday night at Carnegie Hall. Photo: Jennifer Taylor On Sunday evening, SongStudio presented a theatrically inspired vocal recital at Zankel Hall, featuring poetry, dance, and ...
S.E.M. Ensemble brings holiday gifts with new music by Kotik, …
2024年12月19日 · After intermission came Komorous’s Olympia. Kotik introduced it by making the point that Komorous was a serious composer, which was wise because the instrumentation for this duo (Kotik playing flexitone and melodica, percussionist Chris Nappi wielding bells and birdcalls) would have had an unprepared audience guffawing defensive nervousness.
Met’s “Magic Flute” brings a double helping of Mozartian holiday …
2024年12月13日 · The days are shortening, the air is chilly, and festive lights are going up. That means it’s time for the Metropolitan Opera’s holiday performance of The Magic Flute.This is Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, compressed into one continuous act of under two hours, translated into English by J.D. McClatchy, and using Julie Taymor’s previous production for the full opera.
Met’s 2024-25 season will bring new “Aida” and “Salome,” four ...
2024年2月22日 · The Metropolitan Opera will continue its expansion into contemporary opera in its 2024-2025 season, with four house premieres from composers of our time, and will refresh one of its most popular repertoire operas with a new production.
A new cast still finding its footing in Met’s “Tosca”
2024年11月13日 · Tosca is a mainstay of the Metropolitan Opera’s fall season with three cast changes and just as many conductors in David McVicar’s mostly conventional, if off-kilter production. The second cast—Lise Davidsen as Tosca, Freddie De Tommaso as Cavaradossi, and Quinn Kelsey as Scarpia—made its first appearance Tuesday evening with mixed results.
A rare mixed night for Trifonov at Carnegie Hall
2024年10月18日 · Daniil Trifonov performed Thursday night at Carnegie Hall. Photo: Richard Termine
Speedo Green makes masterful solo debut at Carnegie Hall
3 天之前 · Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green and pianist Adam Nielsen performed a recital Wednesday night at Zankel Hall. Photo: Richard Termine. Ryan Speedo Green is such a consistent and enjoyable presence on the New York City classical music scene that it was amazing to realize that his Wednesday night performance in Zankel Hall was his first solo engagement at Carnegie.