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Opening Night at the Met is less than a week away, and the excitement is palpable! Bellini's NORMA o
On this episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, lecturer Naomi Barrettara concludes our tou
Operatic basses sing as low as the human voice can go! There are many different types of basses, bri
In the final installment of our "Divas and Dinner" series, chef, food historian, and opera enthusias
Pour yourself a glass of pink champagne and settle in! On this episode of The Metropolitan Opera Gui
Rossini once said: “Appetite is for the stomach what love is for the heart…. Eating, loving, singing
Verdi baritone, lyric baritone, dramatic baritone... What's the difference? On this episode of The M
Singers such as Rosa Ponselle, Francesco Tamagno, Ferruccio Furlanetto, and Dolora Zajick have given
Aprile Millo was once called “the high priestess of that old time operatic religion;" Fedora Barbier
This past season, Met broadcast commentator Ira Siff delighted New York audiences with his survey of
This week’s episode is the third installment of our operatic voice types series. Our previous voice
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra will be performing a program of all Mahler works at Carnegie Hall o
DER ROSENKAVALIER, Richard Strauss’s most popular stage work, was first performed in Dresden in 1911
In 1966, the Metropolitan Opera moved into a glittering, state-of-the-art opera house, and launched
Tempted by a chest of gold, Captain Daland allows his daughter Senta to marry a mysterious Dutchman.
“Are you my guardian angel? Or a wily devil, a fatal tempter? My heart sinks with shame and terror…
Beethoven's FIDELIO is on the Met stage for the first time in over a decade, now through April 8th,
In Mozart's Idomeneo, a story drawn from Greek antiquity meets musical tradition and the innovative
During the highly productive middle period of his career, Verdi created some of his most enduringly
Since his Metropolitan Opera debut in 1971, James Morris has gone on to create renowned character po
