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Review: The Counterfeit Opera, Fake Opera for a City of Frauds

Review: The Counterfeit Opera, Fake Opera for a City of Frauds

Review: John Adams Returns to the Metropolitan Opera With Inert Antony and Cleopatra

Review: John Adams Returns to the Metropolitan Opera With Inert Antony and Cleopatra

Story of the Week: Will President Trump Kill the National Endowment for the Arts?

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Story of the Week: Will President Trump Kill the National Endowment for the Arts?

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay to Open Met Opera’s 2025-26 Season

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay to Open Met Opera’s 2025-26 Season

Tony Award-Winning Lighting Designer Paule Constable to Retire

Tony Award-Winning Lighting Designer Paule Constable to Retire

Review: Jeanine Tesori’s Grounded, the Story of a Mom/Drone Pilot, at the Metropolitan Opera

Review: Jeanine Tesori’s Grounded, the Story of a Mom/Drone Pilot, at the Metropolitan Opera

5 Shows to See in New York This Month

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5 Shows to See in New York This Month

Interview: With Grounded, Jeanine Tesori Makes Metropolitan Opera History

Interview: With Grounded, Jeanine Tesori Makes Metropolitan Opera History

Opera <i>Dead Man Walking</i> Will Premiere on PBS on Friday

Opera Dead Man Walking Will Premiere on PBS on Friday

New Jeanine Tesori Opera Joins Met’s 2024-25 Season

New Jeanine Tesori Opera Joins Met’s 2024-25 Season

<I>X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X</i> Coming to the Met, Directed by Robert O’Hara

X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X Coming to the Met, Directed by Robert O’Hara

Met Opera <i>Champion</i> Will Premiere on PBS in November

Met Opera Champion Will Premiere on PBS in November

Review: <I>Dead Man Walking</I>, an Opera About the Death Penalty

Review: Dead Man Walking, an Opera About the Death Penalty

Story of the Week: Russian Soprano Anna Netrebko Sues the Metropolitan Opera

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Story of the Week: Russian Soprano Anna Netrebko Sues the Metropolitan Opera

Review: <I>Champion</I>, an Opera About the Bisexual Boxer Who Killed a Man in the Ring

Review: Champion, an Opera About the Bisexual Boxer Who Killed a Man in the Ring

<em>The Hours</em> Opera to Air on PBS

The Hours Opera to Air on PBS

Review: Unhappiness Transcends Time and Space in <em>The Hours</em> at the Metropolitan Opera

Review: Unhappiness Transcends Time and Space in The Hours at the Metropolitan Opera

Review: A Messy Divorce Plays Out in Public in <em>Medea</em> at the Metropolitan Opera

Review: A Messy Divorce Plays Out in Public in Medea at the Metropolitan Opera

Anna Netrebko Withdraws From Met Performances Amid Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Anna Netrebko Withdraws From Met Performances Amid Russia-Ukraine Conflict

<em>Rigoletto</em>, Directed by Bartlett Sher, Prepares for New Year's Eve Premiere

Rigoletto, Directed by Bartlett Sher, Prepares for New Year's Eve Premiere

Metropolitan Opera to Require Proof of Vaccine Booster Beginning January 17

Metropolitan Opera to Require Proof of Vaccine Booster Beginning January 17

Review: Kristin Chenoweth Stars in a Joyous <em>Christmas at the Met</em>

Review: Kristin Chenoweth Stars in a Joyous Christmas at the Met

Matthew Aucoin and Sarah Ruhl's <em>Eurydice</em> Sets Met Opera Premiere

Matthew Aucoin and Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice Sets Met Opera Premiere

Kristin Chenoweth to Perform One-Night Holiday Concert at the Met

Kristin Chenoweth to Perform One-Night Holiday Concert at the Met

Metropolitan Opera to Present Free Stream of Brecht and Weill's <em>Mahagonny</em>

Metropolitan Opera to Present Free Stream of Brecht and Weill's Mahagonny

Metropolitan Opera to Stream Two Productions Starring Kelli O'Hara This Week

Metropolitan Opera to Stream Two Productions Starring Kelli O'Hara This Week

Metropolitan Opera Cancels Entire 2020-21 Season

Metropolitan Opera Cancels Entire 2020-21 Season

Metropolitan Opera Cancels Remainder of Season

Metropolitan Opera Cancels Remainder of Season

<em>A Christmas Carol</em> Tops Our List of Favorite Shows This Thanksgiving Week

A Christmas Carol Tops Our List of Favorite Shows This Thanksgiving Week

In <em>Akhnaten</em> at the Met, a Pharaoh Juggles Revolution

In Akhnaten at the Met, a Pharaoh Juggles Revolution

Hungarian State Opera Asks White Performers to Claim Black Identity for <em>Porgy and Bess</em>

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Hungarian State Opera Asks White Performers to Claim Black Identity for Porgy and Bess

An Opera Novice's Guide to the Metropolitan Opera's 2019-20 Season

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An Opera Novice's Guide to the Metropolitan Opera's 2019-20 Season

Story of the Week: The Drama Between <em>Be More Chill</em> and the Musicians' Union Explained

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Story of the Week: The Drama Between Be More Chill and the Musicians' Union Explained

Story of the Week: Free Broadway for Furloughed Feds

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Story of the Week: Free Broadway for Furloughed Feds

A Theatrical Love Triangle Returns to the Met in <em>Adriana Lecouvreur</em>

A Theatrical Love Triangle Returns to the Met in Adriana Lecouvreur

Public Theater Announces Spring Lineup for Public Forum and Public Shakespeare Initiative

Public Theater Announces Spring Lineup for Public Forum and Public Shakespeare Initiative

A Con Artist Attempts to Evade the Men Who Love Her in <em>Marnie</em>

A Con Artist Attempts to Evade the Men Who Love Her in Marnie

Biblical Wrath Rains Down on the Met Stage in <em>Samson et Dalila</em>

Biblical Wrath Rains Down on the Met Stage in Samson et Dalila

The Met to Stage New Opera by <em>Fun Home</em> Writer Jeanine Tesori

The Met to Stage New Opera by Fun Home Writer Jeanine Tesori

<em>Twelfth Night</em> Plays On Through the Wind and the Rain

Twelfth Night Plays On Through the Wind and the Rain

Kelli O'Hara Gets Freaky in <em>Così fan tutte</em>

Kelli O'Hara Gets Freaky in Così fan tutte

<em>Tosca</em>

Tosca

Metamorphosis From <em>Madama Butterfly</em> to <em>M. Butterfly</em> and <em>Miss Saigon</em>

Metamorphosis From Madama Butterfly to M. Butterfly and Miss Saigon

<em>Norma</em>

Norma

<em>Frozen</em> Stage Musical Coming to Disneyland Theme Park

Frozen Stage Musical Coming to Disneyland Theme Park

Concerning Black Theater Matters

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Concerning Black Theater Matters

The 7 Best Holiday Shows in New York City

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The 7 Best Holiday Shows in New York City

<em>Otello</em>

Otello

Deborah Voigt, Hunter Parrish, Betsy Wolfe, and More Set for <em>The Pirates of Penzance</em>

Deborah Voigt, Hunter Parrish, Betsy Wolfe, and More Set for The Pirates of Penzance

Jack O'Brien and Martha Plimpton Honored by Red Bull Theater

Jack O'Brien and Martha Plimpton Honored by Red Bull Theater

<em>The King and I</em>

The King and I

Poetry, Music, and a Touch of Comedy in Composer Georgia Stitt's SubCulture Debut

Poetry, Music, and a Touch of Comedy in Composer Georgia Stitt's SubCulture Debut

<em>The Merry Widow</em>

The Merry Widow

<em>Le Nozze di Figaro</em>

Le Nozze di Figaro

<em>Die Fledermaus</em>

Die Fledermaus

In Between Broadway Shows, Danny Burstein and Betsy Wolfe Take on the Metropolitan Opera

In Between Broadway Shows, Danny Burstein and Betsy Wolfe Take on the Metropolitan Opera

People for (or Against) the People's Opera (Part II)

Thinking About Theater

People for (or Against) the People's Opera (Part II)

People for (or Against) the People’s Opera

Thinking About Theater

People for (or Against) the People’s Opera

<I>Eugene Onegin</I>

Eugene Onegin

Deborah Warner, Director of the Tony-Nominated Play The Testament of Mary, Steps Down as Director of Eugene Onegin

Danny Burstein Will Make Metropolitan Opera Debut in Douglas Carter Beane’s Adaptation of Die Fledermaus

Robert LePage, Ron Cephas Jones, Seth Numrich Among Participants in Shakespeare at the Opera Event

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