Review: ‘Tristan und Isolde’ Heralds a New Era at the Met Opera

Yuval Sharon’s debut production featured an astonishing performance by the soprano Lise Davidsen. It is the event of the season.

Is ‘Tristan’ the hardest opera to stage? This director thinks so, and signed on at the Met

Opera director Yuval Sharon has said that Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” is the hardest work in the traditional repertoire to ...
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Lisette Oropesa shines and draws rave reactions in Met Opera's 'I Puritani'

NEW YORK (AP) — Lisette Oropesa impresses Peter Gelb as more than a singer. “She reminds me a little bit of Beverly Sills,” the Metropolitan Opera general manager said. “She seems to have that kind of ...

The Met Opera’s Desperate Hunt for Money

The Met has looked to a foreign government, to new strategies, even to outer space, in its scramble to find money to sustain ...