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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, 07 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

07 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, 08 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

08 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