Untapped Cities

Met Opera Backstage Tour

The iconic lobby of the Met Opera alone is a stunning space, and the massive theater is breathtaking, but all of the magic is created behind the scenes. On this special access tour, guests will see ...
The New York Times

At the Met, Toasting With Traditional Puritans on New Year’s Eve

Performances in N.Y.C. The Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Bellini’s “I Puritani,” directed by Charles Edwards, is “a retro move,” said Peter Gelb, the Met’s general manager. Charles Edwards on ...
Observer

The Met’s ‘I Puritani’ and the Tension Between Historical Realism and Operatic Fantasy

Edwards’s production amps up both the historical context and adds in some psychoanalytic touches to its general peril; maps of Plymouth under siege are projected, and chyrons appear to deliver ...
Observer

True Events Become History and History Becomes Art in the Met’s ‘Ainadamar’

Deborah Colker’s production has a deft and beautiful visual poetry, pouring moving bodies and striking vignettes into the spaces around the libretto. Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera “Oh, the dead,” the ...
Berkshire Eagle

Critic's notebook: At the Metropolitan Opera, an 'Aida' production rooted in the past says a lot about the genre's future

Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series of reported commentaries on the future of opera. NEW YORK — It’s a big house. The Metropolitan Opera seats nearly 4,000 people up into its fifth ...