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New York CityTristan und IsoldeNew production
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Yuval Sharon; Metropolitan Opera; Es Devlin; Clint Ramos; John Torres; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
New York CityMadama Butterfly
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Carlo Rizzi; Anthony Minghella; Metropolitan Opera; Michael Levine; Han Feng; Peter Mumford; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
New York CityLa traviata
Verdi: La traviata
Antonello Manacorda; Michael Mayer; Metropolitan Opera; Christine Jones; Susan Hilferty; Kevin Adams; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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Ailyn Pérez is the perfect Butterfly in the Met’s revival
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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.
Vocal thrills in Met’s traditional staging of Bellini’s I puritani
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Marco Armiliato conducts a finely balanced rendition of Bellini's final masterpiece with a stellar cast headed by Lisette Oropesa and Lawrence Brownlee.
Porgy and Bess returns stronger than ever at the Met
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Back to Catfish Row for another revival of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess and James Robinson’s show continue to wow our writer.
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Nadine Sierra reclaims her narrative
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Fresh out of her triumphant appearance in La sonnambula at the Met, soprano Nadine Sierra talks about being on a turning point in her career.
Taking another fearless leap: Sonya Yoncheva
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“I don't fear anything!” Sonya Yoncheva discusses her career, from leaping from the Castel Sant’Angelo as Tosca to preparing a new Iolanta in Vienna, and setting up her own production company.
Free streaming: lifeline or noose?
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A personal reflection on the world of streaming through lockdown... and how the attitude to free content needs to change.