While both companies tapped directors who chose unconventional approaches to this repertoire, they followed very different ...

For opera fans who can’t wait for our own Opera in Williamsburg’s November showing of “Orfeo ed Euridice,” take note. The ...

Peek behind the curtain of this famous New York City institution and explore backstage areas that are typically not accessible to the public! The iconic lobby alone is a stunning space, and the ...

The long-awaited revival of Herbert Wernicke’s production, which premiered in 2001 and has not appeared at the Metropolitan Opera House since the 2013-2014 season, bears out this difficulty. Strauss’s ...

On Oct. 18, the Athena Cinema will once again bring the drama and spectacle of some of the greatest productions of ...

At the Metropolitan Opera, a cramped studio at the back of the hall is a command tower, controlling the show’s elaborate ...

Performances in N.Y.C. With “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay,” Mason Bates, a.k.a. DJ Masonic, expands the sound world of the Metropolitan Opera. Credit... Supported by By Adam Nagourney ...

“Hopefully we see the Met thriving artistically, and that we will have created a new artistic foundation that will help it continue to grow,” Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb told the New ...

When the recent Metropolitan Opera’s production of Turandot began, a figure looking like a street rat scurried out from stage right dressed in rags. Soon the expansive stage filled with street ...

Franco Zeffirelli’s production of Puccini’s classic, which throws audiences directly into 19th-century Paris, opens again in New York next week.