- published: 10 Aug 2017
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Coordinates: 40°46′22″N 73°59′3″W / 40.77278°N 73.98417°W / 40.77278; -73.98417
The Metropolitan Opera, commonly referred to as "the Met", is a company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager. The music director is James Levine. It was founded in 1880 as an alternative to the previously established Academy of Music opera house.
The Metropolitan Opera is the largest classical music organization in North America. It presents about 27 different operas each year in a season which lasts from late September through May. The operas are presented in a rotating repertory schedule with up to seven performances of four different works staged each week. Performances are given in the evening Monday through Saturday with a matinée on Saturday. Several operas are presented in new productions each season. Sometimes these are borrowed from or shared with other opera houses. The rest of the year's operas are given in revivals of productions from previous seasons. The 2012-13 season comprised 209 performances of 28 operas.
In preparation for the start of the 2017–18 season, the Met Chorus and Chorus Master Donald Palumbo rehearse music from Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann,” Thomas Adès’s “The Exterminating Angel,” and Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte.”
The Anvil Chorus from the Metropolitan Opera's production of Verdi's Il Trovatore
Kelli O'Hara and ensemble perform the Grisettes' Song from Act III of Lehár's "The Merry Widow." Susan Stroman's new production, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis, opens New Year's Eve.
"Gloria all' Egitto" from Verdi's AIDA, from the Met's "Live in HD" series. Watch the entire performance on Met Opera on Demand: http://bit.ly/1q2deeC Production: Sonja Frisell-Gianni Quaranta Conductor: Daniele Gatti The Metropolitan Opera 2009-10 Season
The Metropolitan Opera
Tosca and La Boheme
The Met Opera Chorus rehearses "Norma, viene” from Act I of Bellini's bel canto masterpiece, which is coming LIVE to 30 Irish screens on 7th October 2017. Tickets at: http://classicalartsireland.com/tickets/
Metropolitan opera 2001 Conductor: James Levine
Tony-Award-winning director Bartlett Sher has created a powerful new production of Verdi's Otello, bringing Shakespeare's famed tragedy of manipulation, jealousy and lethal mistrust and Verdi's masterful score to the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House.
Coordinates: 40°46′22″N 73°59′3″W / 40.77278°N 73.98417°W / 40.77278; -73.98417
The Metropolitan Opera, commonly referred to as "the Met", is a company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager. The music director is James Levine. It was founded in 1880 as an alternative to the previously established Academy of Music opera house.
The Metropolitan Opera is the largest classical music organization in North America. It presents about 27 different operas each year in a season which lasts from late September through May. The operas are presented in a rotating repertory schedule with up to seven performances of four different works staged each week. Performances are given in the evening Monday through Saturday with a matinée on Saturday. Several operas are presented in new productions each season. Sometimes these are borrowed from or shared with other opera houses. The rest of the year's operas are given in revivals of productions from previous seasons. The 2012-13 season comprised 209 performances of 28 operas.