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Brittany Renee (Bess) and Alfred Walker (Porgy) © Richard Termine | Met Opera

Porgy and Bess returns stronger than ever at the Metropolitan Opera

By Robert Levine, 7 December 2025

Back to Catfish Row for another revival of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess and James Robinson’s show continue to wow our writer.

*****

*****

New York City

7 Dec 2025

Porgy and Bess returns stronger than ever at the Met

By Robert Levine

Ethan Joseph (Char'es-Baby) and Ryan Speedo Green (Charles) © Marty Sohl | Met Opera

Terence Blanchard’s problematic Fire Shut Up in My Bones returns to the Met

By Susan Stempleski, 8 April 2024

An exceptionally strong cast, led by Ryan Speedo Green, fails to disguise Blanchard's bland score and the opera's weak libretto.

***11

***11

New York City

8 Apr 2024

Blanchard’s problematic Fire Shut Up in My Bones returns to the Met

By Susan Stempleski

John Relyea (Sparafucile), Benjamin Bernheim (Duke of Mantua) and Aigul Akhmetshina (Maddalena) © Curtis Brown | Met Opera

A new cast brings the Met's Rigoletto to life

By Kevin W Ng, 10 November 2022

Three major Metropolitan Opera debuts bring excitement and vocal glamour to this revival of Bartlett Sher's Rigoletto production.

****1

****1

New York City

10 Nov 2022

A new cast brings the Met's Rigoletto to life

By Kevin W Ng