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Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera reunite on Day of the Dead in new Met Opera production

Frida Kahlo returns from the dead in the opera “El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego,” premiering at the Metropolitan Opera this week

The Independent UK · May 13

Opera and ballet world hit back at Timothee Chalamet

The Metropolitan Opera and London's Royal Ballet and Opera have hit out at Timothee Chalamet after he declared "no one cares" about their arts in an offhand remark last month.

BANG Premier · Mar 8

Met Opera slashes season to lowest in 60 years amid financial strain

The Metropolitan Opera cut back its 2026-27 season due to a tight budget, even as ticket sales improved slightly

The Independent UK · Feb 19

Met Opera attendance dropped in spring as tourism fell, coinciding with immigration crackdown

Metropolitan Opera season attendance dropped slightly following the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown that coincided with a decrease in tourists to New York

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2024

North Carolina radio station plans to reject broadcasts of 'inappropriate' Met operas

WCPE says that six contemporary operas being presented this season by the Metropolitan Opera — including ones dealing with violence, race and LGBTQ issues — are "unsuitable" for broadcast.

WEKU · Sep 29, 2023

Q&A: Met Opera Director Shares 'Overlap' Between Tennis And Music

Yannick Nézet-Séguin will serve as the U.S. Open men’s final’s “opening act” in front of 25,000 fans at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 8, 2023

Met Opera marks 1st year of Ukraine war with concert

The Metropolitan Opera marked the 1st year of Russia's war on Ukraine with “A Concert of Remembrance and Hope" that included Canadian mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo wearing a skirt with a tally mark for each day of the war

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023

Met Opera scraps set from Russia, builds own for `Lohengrin'

At a cost of more than $1 million, the Metropolitan Opera has built duplicate sets for Francois Girard’s upcoming staging of “Lohengrin” instead of using the Russian set

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

Pretty Yende, a South African opera star with a voice that shatters glass ceilings

It’s been announced that South African opera star Pretty Yende will sing at King Charles III’s coronation on 6 May in Westminster Abbey, London. The 37-year-old soprano was elated.

The Conversation · Feb 23, 2023