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Ailyn Pérez is the perfect Butterfly in the Met’s revival

Ailyn Pérez (Cio-Cio-San) and Hyona Kim (Suzuki) © Evan Zimmerman | Met Opera
Good Butterflys are not that difficult to come by but great ones are very very rare. Ailyn Pérez fits the bill in this revival of Anthony Minghella’s classic staging. 
*****
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Singers bring passion and excitement to Met’s Andrea Chénier revival

Sonya Yoncheva (Maddalena) and Piotr Beczała (Andrea Chénier) © Karen Almond | Met Opera

The Metropolitan Opera kicks off this season’s revival of Umberto Giordano’s tempestuous melodrama with standout performances from a resplendent cast.

****1
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Claus Guth directs a tormented, harrowing new Salome at the Met

Elza van den Heever (Salome) © Evan Zimmerman | Met Opera
Claus Guth's new production at the Metropolitan Opera, originally seen at the Bolshoi in 2021, moves the action from biblical Judea to the era of the opera's composition. 
*****
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Superb cast galvanizes the Met’s revival of Bartlett Sher’s Rigoletto

Quinn Kelsey (Rigoletto) and Nadine Sierra (Gilda) © Nina Wurtzel | Met Opera
This revival of the company’s 2019 Weimar-inspired staging of Verdi’s heartbreaking masterpiece is distinguished by stylish singing. 
****1
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All about Asmik: Grigorian debuts at the Met in Madama Butterfly

Asmik Grigorian (Cio-Cio-San) © Jonathan Tichler | Met Opera
Asmik Grigorian's astonishing acting and subtle vocalism make for a promising Met debut in this revival of Anthony Minghella's lacquered staging. 
***11
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The Met's Ballo falls flat in its latest revival

Charles Castronovo (Gustavus III) © Ken Howard | Met Opera
An attractive supporting cast isn't sufficient to bring this revival of David Alden's Ballo in maschera to life in New York. 
**111
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