From Riverhead High to the Met: Opera singer returns home for Harlem Renaissance tribute

Burgess, a graduate of Riverhead High School, recently wrapped up a run in the chorus for the Metropolitan Opera’s production ...
The Art Newspaper

Metropolitan Opera considers selling multi-storey Chagall murals, valued at $55m

Despite a promised $200m deal with Saudi Arabia, the largest performing arts organisation in the US is taking drastic measures to cover its costs ...
Artnet News

Decoding the Visual Poetry of the Met Opera’s Beloved Chagall Murals

Each of the works is painted across six rolls of canvas. Chagall painted the works in Paris, subsequently installing and ...

Denyce Graves Says Goodbye to the Opera Stage After 40 Years

Graves, who gave her last performance on Saturday at the Met, talks about “Carmen,” the doctor who told her she would never ...
New York Post

The Metropolitan Opera’s vocal coach breaks down the difference between American and European performers

Derrick Goff, onetime vocal coach at the Metropolitan Opera: “I grew up surrounded by church music, choirs, piano playing. I started taking languages. There’s vocal music in other countries, operas, ...
Yahoo

Met Opera’s Summer HD Festival kicks off this weekend

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — The Metropolitan Opera is again hosting its popular Summer HD Festival featuring free screenings at Lincoln Center Plaza starting Saturday. The festival kicks off with a ...
The New York Times

Despite Drastic Financial Steps, Met Opera Turns to Layoffs and Cuts

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The largest performing arts organization in the country will lay off workers, cut salaries and reduce its offerings. It may also sell its Chagall ...