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Met Opera attendance dropped in spring as tourism fell, coinciding with immigration crackdown
Read full article: Met Opera attendance dropped in spring as tourism fell, coinciding with immigration crackdownMetropolitan Opera season attendance dropped slightly following the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown that coincided with a decrease in tourists to New York.
`This House' makes world premiere, exploring Black history through a family's legacy in Harlem
Read full article: `This House' makes world premiere, exploring Black history through a family's legacy in Harlem“This House,” a rumination on love, aspiration, coping and the unyielding weight of history, made its world premiere Saturday night at the Opera Theatre of St. Louis.
Met Opera to double cast Verdi and Puccini, as well as shift contemporary works from Saturdays
Read full article: Met Opera to double cast Verdi and Puccini, as well as shift contemporary works from SaturdaysThe Metropolitan Opera will double cast a portion of Verdi and Puccini revivals and shift some contemporary compositions away from Saturdays at the recommendation of a consultant trying to boost the company’s finances.
Jeanine Tesori becomes first woman composer to open Met Opera season with reworked `Grounded'
Read full article: Jeanine Tesori becomes first woman composer to open Met Opera season with reworked `Grounded'Jeanine Tesori becomes the first woman composer to open a season in the Metropolitan Opera’s 141-year history when a revised “Grounded” starring mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo is featured at Monday night’s gala.
‘Grounded,’ a new opera about a female fighter pilot turned drone operator, prepares to take off
Read full article: ‘Grounded,’ a new opera about a female fighter pilot turned drone operator, prepares to take offNearly 10 years after it was first imagined as an opera, “Grounded” is ready to take flight.