We recently welcomed a new cast to the stage in Puccini’s Turandot! Soprano Christine Goerke stars as the legendary title princess, opposite Roberto Alagna as Calàf. Soprano Gabriella Reyes and bass Peixin Chen complete the cast as Liù and Timur.

Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones triumphantly returned to the Met stage last night. Enjoy these shots from the final bows as the cast, creative team, and author Charles M. Blow celebrate a victorious opening night!

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John Adams’s El Niño is officially on (and above) the Met stage! Artists took their first steps on the set for Lileana Blain-Cruz’s new production last week for a bit of dance and flying rehearsals.

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Join us tomorrow, April 9, for the conclusion to Opera Evolved, our three-part series with National Sawdust exploring the forefront of operatic innovation! Guests include composers Kevin Puts and Jeanine Tesori, soprano Brittany Renee, mezzo-soprano Eve Gigliotti, and more!

It’s eclipse day! While we wait for this celestial spectacle, we’re revisiting Philip Glass’s Akhnaten with countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo singing the Hymn to the Sun. Enjoy this clip from his 2019 performance in the title role! Karen Kamensek conducts.🌞

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Tony-nominated director Lileana Blain Cruz makes her Met debut this month with her colorful new production of John Adams’s El Niño. Enjoy this exclusive interview as she shares a bit of her inspiration for this visually stunning take on one of Adams’s greatest works.

Rehearsals for John Adams’s El Niño are in full swing, and we can’t wait to see this new production come to life! Enjoy these shots of soprano Julia Bullock, bass-baritone Davóne Tines, and countertenors Key’mon W. Murrah, Siman Chung, and Eric Jurenas in an early rehearsal.

Audiences have been absolutely loving this season’s revival of Puccini’s La Rondine, and we can’t blame them!

Enjoy this clip of tenor Jonathan Tetelman, who stars opposite soprano Angel Blue as Magda, singing Ruggero’s Act I aria in the final dress rehearsal.

Tilman Michael, current chorus master of Oper Frankfurt, will succeed the Met’s beloved Chorus Master, Donald Palumbo, who steps down at the end of this season after 17 years. Michael was hand-selected by Met Music Director @NezetSeguin.

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We’re more than ready to have this opera back on our stage—can you blame us? The revival of Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones opens next week, with bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green leading a rockstar cast as Charles. Evan Rogister conducts.

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