Metropolitan Opera
This man made opera history. Why did I not know him?
Peter Brathwaite knew Bobby (Don’t Worry Be Happy) McFerrin but not his father Robert, the first Black man to sing at the Met. He celebrates a trailblazer and an inspiration
Peter Brathwaite
12, May, 2021 @7:00 AM
James Levine obituary
Acclaimed conductor forced to quit the Metropolitan Opera in New York after a series of sex abuse allegations
Barry Millington
18, Mar, 2021 @1:32 PM
Elijah Moshinsky obituary
Opera director who came to prize directness and psychological insight over deconstruction and irony
Barry Millington
25, Jan, 2021 @5:38 PM
Lockdown listening: classical music and opera to stream at home
With concert halls and opera houses closed, organisations and musicians across the world are livestreaming concerts and opening up their digital archives
Imogen Tilden
29, Jul, 2020 @11:15 AM
The Metropolitan Opera’s At-Home Gala review – thrilling singing, live from the stars’ living-rooms
This technically remarkable event offered performances from more than 40 of the Met’s regular singers – as well as an irresistible peek into their homes
Tim Ashley
26, Apr, 2020 @1:29 PM
New York Metropolitan Opera hosts starry lockdown gala
Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Bryn Terfel and Renée Fleming join the company’s ambitious pan-continental living-room soiree
Imogen Tilden
24, Apr, 2020 @9:00 AM
Opera and classical concerts to watch at home: our critics' picks – week four
Overwhelmed by content to stream? Our critics pick a daily classical highlight to see and hear for free. Today, music to see you through from 13 to 17 April
Andrew Clements,Tim Ashley, Flora Willson and Rian Evans
13, Apr, 2020 @2:50 PM
Classical music: let the Berlin Phil come to you
With concert halls and opera houses closed, we sample the stay-at-home alternatives from Budapest to Dar es Salaam
Nicholas Kenyon
21, Mar, 2020 @12:00 PM
Home listening: Bach, Beethoven and two great violinists
Tremendous new releases from Kati Debretzeni and Leonidas Kavakos, plus 50 years of the Met on BBC Four
Fiona Maddocks
24, Nov, 2019 @5:29 AM
Covent Garden is living in a dream world if it thinks Domingo should perform there still
The Royal Opera must surely follow New York’s Met and abandon bookings with star tenor Placido Domingo while he faces sexual harassment allegations
Martin Kettle
25, Sep, 2019 @12:39 PM
Conductor James Levine settles lawsuit over sexual misconduct allegations
The former musical director of New York’s Metropolitan Opera had sued the company for defamation and breach of contract
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
07, Aug, 2019 @10:58 AM
Home listening: behind the scenes at the Met
In a studio high up in New York’s Metropolitan Opera House, presenters Ira Siff and Mary Jo Heath take us through their meticulous pre-broadcast preparations
Stephen Pritchard
21, Apr, 2019 @7:00 AM
1 / 5 pages