Review: Singers Come First in the Met Opera’s New ‘Puritani’

Charles Edwards’s deceptively traditional, exceptionally sung production of Bellini’s “I Puritani” makes space for its stars.
The New York Times

At the Met Opera House, the Control Room Brings ‘Kavalier & Clay’ to Life

Performances in N.Y.C. At the Metropolitan Opera, a cramped studio at the back of the hall is a command tower, controlling the show’s elaborate video and effects. At the Metropolitan Opera, a cramped ...
Observer

In the Met’s Many Revivals, Sometimes Second Casts Finish First

Peter Kálmán, Alexey Zhilikhovsky and Aigul Akhmetshina as Bartolo, Figaro and Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Photo: Jonathan Tichler/Met Opera The closure of opera houses caused by the COVID-19 ...
New York Post

Metropolitan Opera’s Peter Gelb blames Trump for sales slump — but needs to look in the mirror

Blaming the president is a popular pastime these days, but one of America’s cultural leaders has come up with something really novel in the genre. “Metropolitan Opera season attendance dropped ...