Posts Tagged ‘Metropolitan Opera’
VERDI Simon Boccanegra – Aug 24, 2011
The raison d’être for the Metropolitan Opera’s 2010 revival of their Giancarlo del Monaco-directed production of Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra was, presumably, to showcase Plácido [...]
DONIZETTI Don Pasquale – Jul 25, 2011
When Anna Netrebko sang Norina in the first season of Otto Schenk’s Metropolitan Opera production of Donizetti’s Don Pasquale in 2006, she proved something [...]
Four historic Metropolitan Opera broadcasts issued on CD for the first time by Sony Classical – Apr 26, 2011
Sony Classical continues its Metropolitan Opera broadcast series with CD premieres of four historic performances. The new discs include three performances from the 1960s [...]
James Levine’s 40 years at The Metropolitan Opera celebrated in a new book – Mar 11, 2011
Conductor James Levine’s four decade-long tenure as music director of The Metropolitan Opera has been celebrated in a new book published by Amadeus Press. [...]
Metropolitan Opera’s past and present celebrated on CD and DVD by Sony Classical – Jan 21, 2011
New York’s Metropolitan Opera is to partner with Sony Classical for a series of CD and DVD releases showcasing the Met’s historic archives and [...]
Karita Mattila’s Tosca for the Metropolitan Opera is released on Virgin Classics – Dec 08, 2010
The opening production of the Metropolitan Opera’s 2009-10 season, Puccini’s Tosca with Karita Mattila in the title role, has been released in the U.S. [...]
Met’s fifth season of live worldwide movie screenings launches this week – Oct 06, 2010
The Metropolitan Opera’s fifth season of live High Definition broadcasts to movie theaters worldwide, launches this Saturday, October 9, with Robert Lepage’s new production [...]
Metropolitan Opera celebrates James Levine’s 40th anniversary with CD and DVD box sets – Aug 10, 2010
James Levine’s record-breaking four-decade-long tenure as music director of the Metropolitan Opera is to be marked by the release of two substantial box sets [...]
DONIZETTI Lucia di Lammermoor – Apr 21, 2010
Since its appearance in the opening season of the Met in 1883, Lucia di Lammermoor has enjoyed a long and venerable history in the house [...]
