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Denyce Graves retires from opera after final Metropolitan Opera performance — Static01.nyt.com

Denyce Graves retires from opera after final Metropolitan Opera performance

Denyce Graves gave her final performance at the Metropolitan Opera on Saturday, appearing as Maria in the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess; it was the 158th time she had performed at the house. Peter Gelb introduced her during the matinee and she received a plaque commemorating her as one of “opera’

Metropolitan Opera to cut jobs, reduce executive pay and scale back programming — I.guim.co.uk

Metropolitan Opera to cut jobs, reduce executive pay and scale back programming

New York’s Metropolitan Opera has announced a round of layoffs, pay cuts and reductions to its programming as it confronts financial strain left over from the Covid pandemic. The measures include salary reductions of between 4% and 15% for 35 executives earning more than $150,000, including the Met’

Metropolitan Opera to lay off staff, cut executive pay and trim season — Static01.nyt.com

Metropolitan Opera to lay off staff, cut executive pay and trim season

The Metropolitan Opera announced on Tuesday that it will lay off workers, cut the salaries of top-paid executives and reduce its programming, marking a new round of retrenchment at the largest performing arts organization in the country. Peter Gelb, the Met’s general manager, said he was forced to take

Aigul Akhmetshina on bringing Carmen’s Habanera to life at the Met — Static01.nyt.com

Aigul Akhmetshina on bringing Carmen’s Habanera to life at the Met

The mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina, who is performing now at the Metropolitan Opera, described how she approaches Bizet’s Habanera and what she looks for in the role of Carmen. On her self-titled debut album she begins the Habanera by turning the line "L’amour est un oiseau rebelle"

Bruce Crawford, Ad Executive Who Ran the Met Opera and Led Lincoln Center, Dies at 96 — Static01.nyt.com

Bruce Crawford, Ad Executive Who Ran the Met Opera and Led Lincoln Center, Dies at 96

Bruce Crawford, an advertising executive who managed the Metropolitan Opera and later chaired Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, died on Dec. 28 at his home in Manhattan. He was 96. His granddaughter, Catherine De Beer, confirmed his death this week and said the cause was cancer. Mr. Crawford built

Yannick Nézet-Séguin to Conduct Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year Concert — Static01.nyt.com

Yannick Nézet-Séguin to Conduct Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year Concert

For the first time, Yannick Nézet-Séguin will conduct the Vienna Philharmonic’s annual New Year’s Concert on Jan. 1, the program of waltzes, polkas, marches and mazurkas that some 50 million people worldwide watch each year. Nézet-Séguin, 50, is music director of the Metropolitan Opera and the Philadelphia Orchestra

Yuval Sharon to leave Detroit Opera after contract reduced by two years — Static01.nyt.com

Yuval Sharon to leave Detroit Opera after contract reduced by two years

Yuval Sharon will leave the Detroit Opera at the end of the 2025–2026 season after the company agreed to cut his contract by two years, the opera and Mr. Sharon announced. Sharon, who became artistic director in 2020, transformed programming in Detroit with unconventional projects such as a drive-through

Met Opera to Present Traditional Production of Bellini’s I Puritani on New Year’s Eve — Static01.nyt.com

Met Opera to Present Traditional Production of Bellini’s I Puritani on New Year’s Eve

The Metropolitan Opera will present a new production of Bellini’s I Puritani on New Year’s Eve, directed and designed by Charles Edwards and conducted by Marco Armiliato, with Lisette Oropesa singing the role of Elvira. Edwards’s staging is deliberately traditional: the set is a 17th‑century Puritan

Met Opera’s New Production of I Puritani Puts Singers First — Static01.nyt.com

Met Opera’s New Production of I Puritani Puts Singers First

The Metropolitan Opera opened a new production of Vincenzo Bellini’s I Puritani on New Year’s Eve, a staging that critics say foregrounds vocal performance above all else. Director Charles Edwards delivers a deceptively traditional, singer-friendly production that accommodates the demands of bel canto and makes room for star