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Highlights of the Met’s 2025-26 Season
The Met’s opening night world premiere is one of only three new operas, marking a departure from the six new operas presented only two seasons ago, and bel canto explodes back onto the stage. I couldn’t choose only five operas to explore here, so we’re expanding to six for this year only.
An Interview With Elena Villalón
Fresh off her critically praised Met Opera debut in Orfeo ed Euridice last spring, Cuban-American soprano Elena Villalón now takes on Osvaldo Golijov’s exhilarating Ainadamar. She kindly took the time to answer some questions in between rehearsals.
Girl of the Golden Met Awards 2023
Congratulations to all the winners for triumphing in these highly competitive categories and to all the nominees for their extraordinary performances! Thank you to everyone that voted; I hope you enjoyed it!
An Interview With Christine Goerke
I so enjoyed getting to interview Christine Goerke, dramatic soprano and Brünnhilde extraordinaire! On top of that, she's the polar opposite of a "diva," down-to-earth and easily one of the funniest people in opera.
The Met’s Winter Operafest: January 2023
A pioneer of “realism”. A rom-com. A classic tragedy. A Reign of Terror drama.
New York’s New Year just got a lot more exciting...
