Laurent Naouri

Review: Exquisitely Subtle CARMELITES Makes Another of Its Brief Stops at the Met

I’ve heard the opera a number of times at the Met over the years and this year’s run holds up with the most breathtaking of them. Despite the number of star performances among the magnificent ensemble currently being heard at the Met, the star of the show doesn’t have a single word to say or note to sing. It's the John Dexter production that does it.

Poulenc's DIALOGUES DES CARMELITES to Return to the Metropolitan Opera This Month

John Dexter’s classic production of Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites will return to the Met stage for five performances, starting January 15.

PELLEAS ET MELISANDE is Now Playing at New National Theatre

'Pelléas et Mélisande' is the only opera by French impressionist composer Claude Achille DEBUSSY. DEBUSSY strove to produce a uniquely French opera.

Diana Damrau & Nicolas Testé to Perform at The Broad Stage

The Broad Stage will present Global superstar and Metropolitan Opera favorite Diana Damrau, returning alongside famed bass Nicolas Testé for a fun and lively program of opera, operetta, lieder, and songs on Sunday, April 24 at 7:30p.

VIDEO: Watch an All New Clip From the Metropolitan Opera's CINDERELLA

Continuing a treasured holiday tradition, the Met presents a new installment in its series of abridged opera adaptations for family audiences. Laurent Pelly's storybook staging of Massenet's Cendrillon, a hit of the 2017-18 season, is presented with an all-new English translation in an abridged 90 minutes, with mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as its rags-to-riches princess.

New English-Language Holiday Presentation of Massenet's CINDERELLA to Open at The Met

The Met will present a new installment in its series of abridged, English-language opera adaptations for family audiences with Massenet’s enchanting Cinderella. Eight performances run December 17, 2021–January 3, 2022, of Laurent Pelly’s whimsical storybook staging of the beloved fairytale, which first premiered at the Met in the 2017–18 season.

VIDEO: Go Inside Rehearsals For Metropolitan Opera's CINDERELLA

Massenet's Cinderella runs at the Metropolitan Opera beginning December 17. Get a first look at the cast in rehearsals!

VIDEO: Renee Fleming Interviews Stars of Metropolitan Opera's CINDERELLA

Massenet’s Cinderella runs at the Metropolitan Opera beginning December 17. A new video was posted to the company's YouTube, featuring Renee Fleming interviewing two of the production's stars. In addition, get a sneak peek at rehearsals for the upcoming performance.

Metropolitan Opera Performances Will Stream in Cinemas Across Australia Beginning This Month

Opera fans across Australia will soon be able to enjoy performances from the Metropolitan Opera, with six new productions set to premiere in Australian cinemas nationally beginning on October 30.

The Metropolitan Opera's LIVE IN HD Series Will Return to Cinemas With Mussorgsky's BORIS GODUNOV & More

Fathom Events is partnering with the Metropolitan Opera to bring The Met: Live in HD, the Met's award-winning series of high-definition live cinema transmissions, to movie theaters nationwide for its 15th season.

THE MET: LIVE IN HD Season Kicks Off October 9 At The Majestic

The Metropolitan Opera's Live in HD presentations return to Gettysburg College's Majestic Theater for the 2021-2022 season. The live presentations kick off Saturday, October 9 at 1 pm and include 10 operas from the Met's 2021-2022 season.

TOSCA Opens at La Monnaie de Munt This Week

Tosca by Giacomo Puccini will be performed by La Monnaie De Munt on 11 June. This is a new production with a live audience.

Virtual Theatre Today: Tuesday, June 1- Leslie Uggams, Sonya Tayeh, and More!

Today (June 1) in live streaming: Stars in the House is bustin' out all over with Leslie Uggams, Capricorn 29 continues, Restart Satges presents dance by Sonya Tayeh, and more!

The Met Announces TURANDOT, SAMSON ET DALILA & More for Nightly Met Opera Streams

The Met has announced themed lineups for two weeks of its Nightly Met Opera Streams, the company’s ongoing series of encore Live in HD presentations and classic telecasts streamed on its website during the Covid-19 closure.

Virtual Theatre Today: Monday, April 12- with Kelli O'Hara, Adam Jacobs, and More!

Today (April 12) in live streaming: Broadway unites for Arts for Autism, Douglas Lyons is Live at the Lortel, and more!

Wake Up With BWW 4/12: Amber Iman Performs at the Broadway Theatre For NY PopsUp, and More!

Today's top stories: Amber Iman performs at the Broadway Theatre as part of @NYPopsUp, Broadway vaccination site opens, and more!

The Met Announces Two-Week Schedule for Nightly Met Opera Streams Featuring TURANDOT and More

The schedule includes a week entitled From Page to Stage, featuring operas based on works by some of history’s great writers, and a week of fairy-tale operas entitled Once Upon a Time. The 1987 telecast of Puccini’s Turandot, with Eva Marton, Leona Mitchell, Plácido Domingo, and Paul Plishka, will be streamed for the first time on April 17.

Opera Fuoco Releases Mini-Series FIGARO IN THE CITY On Marquee TV

Conceived by Opera Fuoco Artistic Director David Stern and presented in partnership with Marquee TV, Figaro in the City is a modern-day retelling of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Conductor David Stern collaborated with videographer and stage-director Alexandre Camerlo to forge the artistic direction of this contemporary adaptation of the 18th-century classic.

Virtual Theatre Today: Tuesday, December 22 with Micaela Diamond, Christopher Sieber and More!

Today (December 22) in live streaming: Get cooking on Stars in the House, Champian Fulton at Birdland, and so much more!

Virtual Theatre Today: Monday, December 14 with James Monroe Iglehart, Kelli O'Hara and More!

Today (December 14) in live streaming: James Monroe Iglehart sings with Seth Rudetsky, Kelli O'Hara joins the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and so much more!