What do you do if you are in New York but your spouse is spending the next ten weeks performing in Vienna? Singers around the Metropolitan Opera offer strategies, ideas and methods for dealing with the dreaded long-distance relationship.
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It’s a beautiful day for a Dress Rehearsal; Let’s sing two!
There are two season premieres at the Metropolitan Opera this week: Carmen on Thursday (1/19) and Rigoletto on Friday (1/20). Back-to-back openings? Pretty unusual! But what it took to prepare for them was even more unusual. On Monday (1/16) the Met had no public performance in the evening. However, that doesn't mean all was quiet; in the morning was the final dress rehearsal for Carmen and, in the evening, Rigoletto. Two final dress rehearsals in one day! As far as I could discover that had never happened before! For the occasion I decided to keep a running diary of the day. So, without further ado:
The Met Opera Chorus Recommends: Gifts for the Holidays!
An exhaustive gift guide for the opera lover in your life from the Metropolitan Opera Chorus!
It’s that time of year! The annual season of love, joy and family. Oh… and gifts… gifts are kind of a thing this time of year too! With that in mind, the Met Opera Chorus have put their collective heads together to find the perfect gift for your biggest opera loving friend or family member. So, without further ado, to the list!