Met Opera

The cast of Don Carlos lined up on stage to sing the Ukrainian national anthem ahead of opening night. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

Monday marked an emotional night at the Metropolitan Opera, as the cast of Don Carlos lined up on stage before opening night to sing the Ukrainian national anthem.

“Fire Shut Up in My Bones” became the first work by a Black composer in the 138-year history of the Metropolitan Opera as the company presented its first staged performance since March 2020 following a gap caused by the coronavirus

“Fire Shut Up in My Bones” became the first work by a Black composer in the 138-year history of the Metropolitan Opera as the company presented its first staged performance since March 2000 following a gap caused by the coronavirus. NBC New York’s Anjali Hemphill reports.

The Met Opera’s season opens on Monday, and for the first time in its 138-year history it will perform an opera by a Black composer

Locked out stagehands of the Metropolitan Opera protested the company amid a crowd of about 1,000 that rallied outside Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, criticizing the company for constructing sets for three of next season’s new productions at nonunion shops

Locked out stagehands of the Metropolitan Opera protested the company amid a crowd of about 1,000 that rallied outside Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, criticizing the company for constructing sets for three of next season’s new productions at nonunion shops.

Conductor James Levine, who ruled over the Metropolitan Opera for more than four decades before being eased aside when his health declined and then was fired for sexual improprieties, has died

The Metropolitan Opera’s operating revenue dropped by $25 million to $120 million in the fiscal year ending July 31

Chorus members of the Metropolitan Opera treated passersby to a surprise concert on the steps of the famed Metropolitan Museum, singing songs of the holiday season. News Four’s Gus Rosendale has the latest on this uplifting initiative

The financially challenged Metropolitan Opera is furloughing 41 administrative employees in response to the coronavirus pandemic

The Met overcame a stage silenced by the coronavirus pandemic to link singers for an at-home global gala