Metropolitan Opera
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The third installment of Wagner’s “Ring” has its problems. Robert Lepage’s production for the Metropolitan Opera doesn’t help. But the cast does. Source
In a divisive moment in American politics, Wagner’s four-opera epic feels like a cautionary tale of a power-hungry ruler. Source
At the core of the “Ring” is the relationship between Wotan and Brünnhilde. The Metropolitan Opera’s old and new stagings offer divergent approaches. Source
Christine Goerke nearly quit opera before becoming one of the world’s top dramatic voices. Now she faces her biggest test: Wagner’s “Ring” cycle. Source
Robert Carsen’s exhilarating yet melancholic production of Verdi’s “Falstaff” shows how an updating can bring fresh resonances to a repertory work. Source
The soprano Aprile Millo thrilled audiences in the 1980s and ’90s, then receded from view. On Wednesday, she gives her first New York recital in 10 years. Source
Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s latest conducting appearance at the Metropolitan Opera and a newly reissued boxed set of music by black composers were among the highlights. Source
