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Metropolitan Opera Stands in Solidarity With Ukraine
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.
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Met Opera Opens With Emotional Ukrainian Anthem, Cuts Ties With Pro-Putin Performers
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.
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Met Returns With 1st Work by a Black Composer in Its History
“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
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Met Opera Reopens With Landmark First Show
“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.
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Met Season to Open With First-Ever Opera by Black Composer
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
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Locked Out Stagehands Protest Outside Metropolitan Opera
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
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Stage Employees Protest Outside Metropolitan Opera
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.
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James Levine, Who Ruled Over Met Opera, Dead at Age 77
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
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Met Opera's Revenue Drops, Breaks Even With Gifts, Borrowing
The Metropolitan Opera’s operating revenue dropped by $25 million to $120 million in the fiscal year ending July 31
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Met Opera Holiday Pop-Up Performance
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
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Met Opera Furloughs Nearly 20% of Staff in Cost-cutting
The financially challenged Metropolitan Opera is furloughing 41 administrative employees in response to the coronavirus pandemic
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Silenced by Virus, Met Opera Links for Digital Global Gala
The Met overcame a stage silenced by the coronavirus pandemic to link singers for an at-home global gala