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Highlights of the Met’s 2023-24 Season
On February 22, the Met revealed their 2023-24 season, the first since announcing a shift toward contemporary opera. A third of the operas are recent works, but there’s still plenty of classic repertoire.
Met Opera Radio Review: L’Elisir d’Amore
Oh, how I adore L’Elisir d’Amore! There’s never a dull tune, the story’s light and romantic, and it’s endless fun. It would be my Desert Island Disc to always lift my spirits and get me humming.
My Night at the Opera: Fedora (PART 2)
When Sonya entered with Piotr, I was immediately struck by how completely happy she looked, emphasized by her airy white dress. No forced enjoyment, just complete joy and peace.
My Night at the Opera: Fedora (PART 1)
Umberto Giordano’s verismo opera Fedora has been much pooh-poohed. It’s mounted these days largely as a diva showcase… but it is a neglected gem.
My Night at the Opera: The Hours (PART 2)
Dreamy, floaty, yearning music opened Act 2. Kelli O’Hara’s exquisite voice shone like a moonbeam as Laura Brown wondered, “Heaven? Somebody else’s heaven?”
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...
