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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.
Met Opera shares 2022-23 season, Netrebko not in 'Lohengrin'
Read full article: Met Opera shares 2022-23 season, Netrebko not in 'Lohengrin'Soprano Anna Netrebko added to her list of cancellations, withdrawing from a new production of Wagner’s “Lohengrin” at the Metropolitan Opera that is among seven new stagings the company announced for its 2022-23 season.
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Met Opera cuts season by 3 1/2 months, to shorten some shows
Read full article: Met Opera cuts season by 3 1/2 months, to shorten some showsNEW YORK The Metropolitan Opera season is getting shorter, along with some of its shows. Social distancing and grand opera do not mix, Met general manager Peter Gelb said. The pandemic caused the Met to stop its season on March 12, forcing cancellation of the final 58 of 217 originally scheduled performances. There are 130 staged performances of 15 operas in the new schedule, down from the 218 performances of 23 operas that had been announced. This will be the fewest Met staged productions since a low of 14 in the lockout-delayed 1980-81 season, when there were 112 staged performances.