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The Metropolitan Opera

The Met Opera Wants to Reform, But Can It?

By Annie Levin

Transforming ‘The Barber of Seville’ to a Black-Owned Barbershop in ‘The Factotum’

By Billy McEntee
Lise Davidsen as Lisa and Yusif Eyvazov as Hermann in Tchaikovsky's 'The Queen of Spades'.

Lise Davidsen’s Star Shines Bright in the Met’s Gloomy ‘Queen of Spades’

By James Jorden

The Met’s ‘Ring Cycle’ Stars Explain How the ‘Machine’ Affects Their Singing

By Mary von Aue
A scene from Verdi's "Aida". Photo:

The Met’s Mundane ‘Aida’ Pales Next to Munich’s Sizzling ‘La Favorite’

By James Jorden
The Tell-Tale Heart.

From Scary to Scary Good: ‘Guillaume Tell’ and ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’

By James Jorden
The Met Orchestra, James Levine, Conductor.

The Met’s James Levine Conducts Wagner for His Swan Song

By James Jorden
Manon Lescaut.

New York Opera Fest: The Good, the Bad and the Rubato

By James Jorden
Roberto Devereux.

The Met’s Curious History of Failing to Fire Lackluster Opera Directors

By James Jorden
Manon Lescaut.

Scattered Staging Spells Confusion at the Met

By James Jorden
Maria Stuarda.

Sondra Radvanovsky Excels in ‘Maria Stuarda,’ Otherwise a Second-Rate Opera

By James Jorden
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