Metropolitan Opera
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A former bank employee, the Italian singer appeared more than 240 times with the Metropolitan Opera, in 27 roles. Source
Mr. Nézet-Séguin’s first performance of the Metropolitan Opera this season offers a glimpse into the company’s artistic future. Source
A multiple Grammy Award winner, she was a towering figure on operatic, concert and recital stages. Source
You have to admire the Met’s intrepid cast, chorus and orchestra for rallying. But they seemed affected by an 11th-hour upheaval. Source
The star singer, accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct, dropped out of Verdi’s “Macbeth” the day before opening and indicated he would not return to the Met. Source
It has entertained, and sometimes enraged, generations of audiences. Now the Gershwin classic is opening the Metropolitan Opera’s season. Source
Yes, many musicians are celebrating Beethoven’s 250th birthday this season, but there’s much more. (Even a viola festival!) Source
The conductor’s suit and the company’s counterclaim each sought roughly $5.8 million in damages; whether money changed hands was not disclosed. Source
At the end of Jaap van Zweden’s rookie season at the New York Philharmonic, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s at the Met Opera, they chatted. On neutral ground. Source
