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Anyone who was expecting the equivalent of Bette Midler's arrival as Dolly in the Harmonia Gardens when Jonas Kaufmann finally returned to the Met, on October 17, after four years and some high-profile cancellations, must have been wildly disappointed. Oh sure, Kaufmann looked like a glamorous buckaroo and compared to some of the star tenor misfires already this season at the Met, he had a triumph.

In the video below, watch a trailer for Nico Muhly's new opera Marnie, starring Isabel Leonard, Christopher Maltman, and Iestyn Davies, with Robert Spano conducting Michael Mayer's production. 2018-19 season.

The synopsis of Verdi's AIDA, with Ghislanzoni's smart libretto, places it in 'Egypt, during the reign of the pharaohs.' For the first performance of the opera this season, on Wednesday, they should have changed that to 'during the reign of soprano Anna Netrebko,' because she owned the stage from the moment she entered.

In the video below, watch as El?na Garan?a sings Dalila's Act II aria on Opening Night of SAMSON ET DALILA.

In the video below, watch as Roberto Alagna sings an excerpt from Samson's Act III aria in the final dress rehearsal. 

Toronto native, NUE releases his latest EP, U Met Me At A Strange Time. 

BroadwayWorld has a first look at OTELLO, on stage at The Met December 14th through January 10th 2019. Check out the first look below!

The Color Purple is op zaterdag 25 en zondag 26 augustus aanwezig op de Amsterdamse Uitmarkt. Op zondagavond zingt de cast het nummer 'De Kleur Paars' tijdens de Musical Sing-a-Long. Dit is ook meteen het moment om kennis te maken met de nieuwe castsamenstelling. Tijdens de Uitmarkt kan het publiek de stand van de musical vinden op het Marineterrein standnummer 92. Bij de stand vindt op zondag een meet & greet plaats met castleden van The Color Purple een zijn er verschillende kortingen en weggeefacties georganiseerd.

Theatre Unleashed had one of its most successful appearances at Hollywood Fringe ever, with the world premiere of Met Again, the comedic and cathartic love story by playwright and Co-Artistic Director Jacob Smith, earning both Top of Fringe and Fringe First nominations, and the wildly popular spoof A Very DIE HARD Christmas, bringing home the Best Comedy award!

Theatre Unleashed is once again looking to make a splash at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, producing two shows with high expectations. The company, which recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary, will present the world premiere of Met Again, the comedic and cathartic love story by playwright and Co-Artistic Director Jacob Smith, as well as the wildly popular spoof A Very DIE HARD Christmas, bringing some holiday madness to the summer heat. Both shows open this June at studio/stage in Hollywood.

Theatre Unleashed is once again looking to make a splash at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, producing two shows with high expectations. The company, which recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary, will present the world premiere of Met Again, the comedic and cathartic love story by playwright and Co-Artistic Director Jacob Smith, as well as the wildly popular spoof A Very DIE HARD Christmas, bringing some holiday madness to the summer heat. Both shows open this June at studio/stage in Hollywood.

Gallery Met Shorts presents a film by artist Elizabeth Columba, which will be shown in more than 2,000 movie theaters in 73 countries during the intermission of the Met's final Live in HD performance of this season.

BroadwayWorld has a first look at CENRILLON at The Met - now on stage through May 11th! Check out the photos below!

For the first time in its history, the Met will present Cendrillon, Jules Massenet's 1899 operatic adaptation of the classic Cinderella story, with performances beginning April 12, 2018. Joyce DiDonato stars in the title role, conducted by Bertrand de Billy in a staging by Laurent Pelly.

For the first time in its history, the Met will present Cendrillon, Jules Massenet's 1899 operatic adaptation of the classic Cinderella story, with performances beginning April 12, 2018. Joyce DiDonato stars in the title role, conducted by Bertrand de Billy in a staging by Laurent Pelly.

BroadwayWorld has a first look at Lusia Miller at The Metropolitan Opera! Plácido Domingo adds yet another role to his legendary Met career in this rarely performed Verdi gem, a heart-wrenching tragedy of fatherly love. Sonya Yoncheva sings the title role opposite Piotr Becza?a in the first Met performances of the opera in more than ten years. Bertrand de Billy conducts.

BroadwayWorld has a first look at Lucia di Lammermoor at The Met! Check out the videos below!

Christine Goerke sings her first Elektra at the Met in Patrice Chéreau's landmark production, a sensation at its Met premiere last spring, which the Wall Street Journal called “revolutionary … a triumph on all fronts.” Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Strauss's shattering score, a tour de force for the singers and the orchestra alike.

Christine Goerke sings her first Elektra at the Met in Patrice Chéreau's landmark production, a sensation at its Met premiere last spring, which the Wall Street Journal called “revolutionary … a triumph on all fronts.” Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Strauss's shattering score, a tour de force for the singers and the orchestra alike.

This masterpiece of dazzling vocal fireworks makes a rare Met appearance-its first in nearly 25 years-with Maurizio Benini on the podium. The all-star bel canto cast features Angela Meade in the title role of the murderous Queen of Babylon, who squares off in breathtaking duets with Arsace, a trouser role sung by Elizabeth DeShong. Javier Camarena, Ildar Abdrazakov, and Ryan Speedo Green complete the stellar cast.

As the Metropolitan Opera launches its 133rd season this fall, a new film by multiple Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Susan Froemke surveys a remarkable period of the company's rich history and a time of great change for New York. Drawing on rarely seen archival footage, stills, and recent interviews.

As the Metropolitan Opera launches its 133rd season this fall, a new film by multiple Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Susan Froemke surveys a remarkable period of the company's rich history and a time of great change for New York. Drawing on rarely seen archival footage, stills, and recent interviews.

TLC's WHEN HARRY MET MEGHAN: A ROYAL ENGAGEMENT (working title) takes an in-depth look at the real-life fairytale of Prince Harry's love life and Meghan's soon-to-be princess story today, December 12 at 9/8c.

On Today, December 9, The Met will host In Our Time: A Year of Architecture in a Day, a symposium devoted to the most exciting and critical spatial projects of 2017. The event will bring together international architects, artists, curators, theorists, and filmmakers who were selected to present one new project whether a building, a book, an artwork, or an exhibition considered to be among the most engaging and relevant of the past year.