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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Libiamo!: Opera’s Love Affair with Booze
If, amidst the tsunami of the weekend's various political activities, you missed the live HD broadcast of Bartlett Sher's inspired production of Gounod's Romeo et Juliette, fear not! There will be an encore broadcast in movie theaters around the country on Wednesday, January 25th at 6:30pm. And, of course, you'll have 7 more opportunities to witness the “white hot sensuality and impassioned lyricism” (New York Times) of Vittorio Grigolo and Diana Damrau live at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City (the show closes on March 18th).
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:
Spotlight on Chorister Marc Persing
Marc Persing grew up in the little town of Lewisburg, PA, right on the Susquehanna River. His childhood was spent as a boy soprano with the Lewisburg Men and Boys Choir. He loved playing Atari and Pac-Man in his spare time, and watching reruns of The Brady Bunch. Although he started as a pre-med major in college, his first voice teacher encouraged him to pursue his vocal studies - which he did, initiating a transfer to The Hartt School of Music to major in opera.
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!
From Physics Lab to Opera House to Bookstore Near You
A profile of the Metropolitan Opera’s own C. A. Higgins, production assistant and author of the Lightless trilogy.
So You Want to Be in the Chorus? Part 1
An oral history of the auditions, decisions and opening nights of the the Metropolitan Opera Chorus’ three newest members.
A Chorister's Bohemian Rhapsody
Bass Ned Hanlon takes a deep dive into the many casting possibilities of everyone's favorite Parisian garret/street/snow scene opera... La Bohème!
Chorus Costumes from Fitting to Finale
As we rehearse on stage for the premiere of Sir David McVicar’s Metropolitan Opera production of Donizetti’s Roberto Devereux on Mar 24th, 2016, let’s take a moment to acknowledge the importance of costumes and costume designers in opera.