Susan Froemke

Five Singers Named Winners of the 2024 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition
by Stephi Wild - Mar 18, 2024

The Met has announced the winners of the 2024 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. Learn more about the winners here!

Ten Singers Advance To The Final Round Of The 2024 Met Opera Eric And Dominique Laffont Competition
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 13, 2024

Discover the ten talented singers who have advanced to the final round of the 2024 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition.

Photos: First Look at Big Noise Theatre's GREY GARDENS, Now Playing Through Late January
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 18, 2024

Check out photos of Big Noise Theatre's Grey Gardens! Learn how to purchase tickets!

GREY GARDENS to Open at Big Noise Theatre Next Week
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 6, 2024

Big Noise Theatre is opening their 2024 season with GREY GARDENS: THE MUSICAL (book by Doug Wright, music by Scott Frankel, and lyrics by Michael Korie) next week in Des Plaines, IL., right outside of Chicago. Get all the production information here!

Six Singers Named Winners of the 2023 Met Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition
by Stephi Wild - Apr 24, 2023

The Met presents the winners of the 2023 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition: tenor Anthony León, mezzo-soprano Natalie Lewis, soprano Teresa Perrotta, mezzo-soprano Sarah Saturnino, bass-baritone Christian Simmons, and soprano Meredith Wohlgemuth.

Jerry Torre's THE MARBLE FAUN OF GREY GARDENS Film Adaptation in the Works
by Michael Major - Mar 29, 2023

A film adaptation of Jerry Torre and Tony Maietta's The Marble Faun of Grey Gardens memoir is in the works. Torre was named 'The Marble Faun' by Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edith Bouvier Beale, mostly known as Big Edie and Little Edie through the iconic 1975 documentary, Grey Gardens.

Metropolitan Opera Names 20 Semifinalists in 2023 Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 21, 2023

The 20 opera singers who have won regional auditions across the United States, Canada, and Mexico will compete in the semifinal round of the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition on Monday, April 17, beginning at 10AM ET.

Six Singers Named 2022 Winners of the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition
by Stephi Wild - May 2, 2022

After a season-long series of competitions at the district, regional, and national levels, a panel of expert judges named six singers as the winners of the 2022 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition.

Metropolitan Opera Announces 21 Semifinalists in its Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 1, 2022

 The 21 opera singers who have won regional auditions around the United States will compete in the semifinal round of the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition on Sunday, April 24, beginning at 11AM ET.

The Metropolitan Opera's Free Summer HD Festival to Return to Lincoln Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 12, 2021

The Met’s popular Summer HD Festival returns on Saturday, August 28, featuring a lineup of ten free encore presentations from the company’s popular Live in HD series, as well as a special pre-festival screening of Susan Froemke’s acclaimed documentary The Opera House.

Restart Stages to Conclude This September with A NIGHT WITH DEAF BROADWAY and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 12, 2021

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts today announced artistic works celebrating iconic civil rights leaders, accessibility in the arts, and the rich history of dance in New York City coming to Restart Stages this September—the outdoor performing arts center created to champion the revival and recovery of New York City arts.

The Met Announces North American Premiere of YANNICK: AN ARTIST'S JOURNEY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 28, 2021

The Metropolitan Opera announced today the premiere of Yannick: An Artist’s Journey, a new documentary by award-winning filmmaker Susan Froemke, about the inspiring path of Yannick Nézet-Séguin to becoming the Met’s Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director.

Five Singers Named 2021 Winners of Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition
by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2021

After a months-long series of competitions at the district, regional, and national levels, a panel of expert judges named five singers as the winners of the 2021 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition.

Virtual Theatre Today: Friday, May 14- Next On Stage College Top 15, and More!
by Nicole Rosky - May 14, 2021

Today (May 14) in live streaming: The Next on Stage College Top 15, 'Stand Up' for Asian Americans, and more!

Ten Singers Advance To The Final Round of the 2021 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions
by Stephi Wild - May 10, 2021

Following today's semifinal competition, ten singers have advanced to the final round of the Metropolitan Opera's 2021 National Council Auditions—the Grand Finals Concert, which will be streamed live on Sunday, May 16, at 3pm ET.

The Met Announces MADAMA BUTTERFLY, NORMA and More For Nightly Met Opera Streams
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 28, 2021

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 the its website during the coronavirus closure.

The Met Announces Livestreaming Plans for Final Rounds of National Council Auditions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 23, 2021

The 23 opera singers who have won regional auditions around the United States will compete in the semifinal round of the country’s leading vocal competition, the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, on Sunday, May 9, beginning at 11am ET.

MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS: WHERE NOW IS Coming to AMERICAN MASTERS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Sep 22, 2020

Michael Tilson Thomas was considered the great young hope of American classical music, becoming a star overnight and gaining international recognition in 1969 when he stepped in mid-concert for ailing Boston Symphony conductor William Steinberg.

Metropolitan Opera Releases LEONTYNE PRICE AT THE MET
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 16, 2020

The Metropolitan Opera presents Leontyne Price at the Met, a 2-CD collection that features 34 live recordings highlighting soprano Leontyne Price's great Met performances. The collection is available for purchase beginning September 18, 2020,

Virtual Theatre This Weekend: May 9-10- with Sutton Foster, Andrea Martin and More!
by Nicole Rosky - May 9, 2020

This weekend in live streaming: Broadway gathers for Mother's Day, Stars in the House performs Blithe Spirit and so much more!