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Review: FAUST at Four Seasons Centre For The Performing Arts
by Keira Grant - Oct 24, 2024

Vocally and musically, the Canadian Opera Company's production of Gounod's Faust directed by Amy Lane was a sumptuous feast for the ears. While elegant, The restrained production values didn't quite sell the delights of debauchery, leaving the well-known story's premise somewhat flat.

The Metropolitan Opera's Summer HD Festival To Return To Lincoln Center Plaza
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 4, 2024

The Metropolitan Opera’s Summer HD Festival will return to Lincoln Center Plaza this August. See full programming and learn how to attend!

Video: New Highlights of Renée Fleming & Kelli O'Hara in THE HOURS
by Joshua Wright - May 14, 2024

Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Kevin Puts’s The Hours, with a libretto by Greg Pierce is back at The Met for eight performances following its sold-out world-premiere production last season. In all new footage from the production's 2022 run, watch highlights of the cast in action featuring Kelli O'Hara, Renée Fleming, Joyce DiDonato and more.

THE HOURS Starring Renée Fleming, Kelli O'Hara & Joyce DiDonato to Return to the Met
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 2, 2024

Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Kevin Puts’s The Hours, with a libretto by Greg Pierce, will return to the Met stage for eight performances. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Patti LuPone, Jeanine Tesori's BLUE & More Set for Lyric Opera of Chicago 2024/25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 12, 2024

Lyric Opera of Chicago has revealed its 2024/25 Season. See the full season lineup and learn how to purchase tickets!

Handel And Haydn Society Presents Beethoven Ninth 200 Years After Iconic Symphony's Debut
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 24, 2024

Experience Beethoven's iconic Symphony No. 9 with Handel and Haydn Society as they celebrate its 200th anniversary. Led by conductor Raphaël Pichon.

Five New Productions Announced For Canadian Opera Company's 2024/2025 Season
by Joshua Wright - Feb 22, 2024

The Canadian Opera Company announced its 2024/2025 season with exciting programming comprised almost entirely of new-to-Toronto productions including the first-ever COC staging of Verdi’s Nabucco, the world premiere of a new production of Gounod’s Faust, and the Toronto premiere of La Reine-garçon, a new creation from Canadians Julien Bilodeau and Michel Marc Bouchard.

Video: Mezzo-Soprano Aigul Akhmetshina on Singing CARMEN at The Met
by Joshua Wright - Jan 30, 2024

Watch as During intermission of the Live in HD transmission of Bizet’s Carmen, host Matthew Polenzani speaks with mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina about her experience singing the title role. 

Video: Watch A New Trailer For CCARMEN at the Metropolitan Opera
by Joshua Wright - Jan 23, 2024

Watch an all new trailer for English director Carrie Cracknell's Met debut with a new modern-day staging of Carmen, one of opera’s most enduringly powerful works.

The Met: Live in HD Brings CARMEN to the Rialto Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 22, 2024

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2023–24 Live in HD season continues with a live transmission of Bizet’s ever-popular Carmen on Saturday, January 27, at 19:55 at Rialto Theatre.

VIDEO: Mezzo-Soprano Aigul Akhmetshina Discusses CARMEN at the Metropolitan Opera
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 13, 2024

Watch Angel Blue speak with mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina about her portrayal of the title role of Bizet’s Carmen below!

The Met: Live In HD 2023-24 Season To Continue With Bizet's CARMEN This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 10, 2024

The Met: Live in HD presents a daring new production of Bizet’s Carmen on January 27. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Review: When Akhmetshina's CARMEN Is On Stage at The Met, Don't Fence Her In
by Richard Sasanow - Jan 6, 2024

Sometimes you hear a singer who embodies a role so completely that it’s hard to imagine her in anything else. That’s how I felt about the wonderful mezzo Aigul Akhmetshina, who’s singing the title role in the Met’s new production of Bizet’s CARMEN, which I saw at its second performance. Her portrayal was as full-bodied as her voice and she sizzled, filling up the stage as much as one can imagine. It’s little surprise that she’s considered the Carmen of the moment, having appeared in seven other productions (with two to come).

VIDEO: Aditional Songs The Met's New Production of CARMEN
by Joshua Wright - Jan 3, 2024

Get an extended look at The Met Opera's highly anticipated new production of Carmen.

VIDEO: Get A First Look At The Met's New Production of CARMEN
by Alan Henry - Jan 2, 2024

Get a first look at The Met Opera's highly anticipated new production of Carmen. For the winter run of performances through January 27, young mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina stars in the complex and volatile title role.

Review Roundup: Critics Sound Off On CARMEN at The Met Opera
by Joshua Wright - Jan 2, 2024

What did critics think of The Met's new production of Carmen? In her highly anticipated Met debut, Cracknell reinvigorates the classic story of deadly passion with a staging that moves the action to modern day and explores themes that could not be more relevant today: gendered violence, abusive labor structures, and the desire to break through societal boundaries.

Photos: Get a First Look at CARMEN at The Metropolitan Opera
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 29, 2023

Get a first look at photos of Carmen at The Metropolitan Opera!

VIDEO: Aigul Akhmetshina and Piotr Beczała Perform “Je vais danser en votre honneur” from Bizet's CARMEN At The Metropolitan Opera
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 27, 2023

The Met celebrates the new year with a new production of Bizet's Carmen by acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell, opening on Sunday, December 31, at 6:30PM. In her highly anticipated Met debut, Cracknell reinvigorates the classic story of deadly passion with a staging that moves the action to modern day and explores themes that could not be more relevant today: gendered violence, abusive labor structures, and the desire to break through societal boundaries.

VIDEO: Watch Director Carrie Cracknell Discuss Her Production of CARMEN at The Metropolitan Opera
by Blair Ingenthron - Dec 23, 2023

Director Carrie Cracknell discusses the creative approach to the title character in her new production of Bizet’s Carmen. The production opens on Sunday, December 31, at 6:30PM. Watch the interview here!

New Production Of Bizet's CARMEN to Open at The Metropolitan Opera This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 13, 2023

The Met's new production of Bizet's Carmen, directed by Carrie Cracknell, opens on December 31.