Press Releases
January 30, 2012
Soprano Angela Meade Receives Seventh Annual Beverly Sills Artist Award
December 9, 2011
James Levine Withdraws from Met Conducting Assignments Through the End of Next Season
Met Music Director focusing on long-term recovery from most recent injury and surgery; Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi to conduct this season’s Ring cycles in April and May
September 22, 2011
The Met: Live in HD Enters Its Sixth Season With Largest-Ever Worldwide Distribution
Russia is the latest country to join the Met’s groundbreaking live entertainment initiative; 1,600 theaters in 54 countries, including new additions Israel and China, are now part of the Live in HD network; The 2011-12 season of the award-winning series kicks off Saturday, October 15, with Donizetti’s Anna Bolena, starring Anna Netrebko
September 19, 2011
Peter Doig’s Siegfried + Poster Project Opens September 27 at Gallery Met
The renowned artist’s new exhibition of posters and paintings depicts Wagner’s archetypal hero
September 9, 2011
Met Opera Radio on Sirius XM Announces Special Tribute Broadcasts for the Week of September 11
To mark the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, a 2008 performance of Verdi’s Requiem will be broadcast for the first time since its original live airing; In memory of Salvatore Licitra, a 2006 broadcast of La Forza del Destino starring the late Italian tenor will air in heavy rotation
September 9, 2011
The Met’s Final Dress Rehearsal of Anna Bolena, Starring Anna Netrebko,Free and Open to the Public
2,500 free tickets to the September 22 open dress rehearsal will be distributed through an online drawing; registration begins Friday, September 9
September 6, 2011
New Injury Forces James Levine To Cancel Fall Performances
Fabio Luisi Is Named Met Principal Conductor; Will Lead New Production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Initial Performances of Wagner’s Siegfried
August 30, 2011
The Metropolitan Opera’s 2011-12 Season Opens September 26 With the Met Premiere of Donizetti’s Anna Bolena, Starring Anna Netrebko
The Russian diva sings the title role for the first time in North America in a new production by David McVicar; Marco Armiliato conducts; Opening Night to be transmitted live to Times Square and on Lincoln Center’s Josie Robertson Plaza, also broadcast on Metropolitan Opera Radio on SIRIUS XM; Worldwide transmission on October 15 launches the new season of The Met: Live in HD
August 26, 2011
The Met: Live in HD Returns for its Sixth Season of Live Opera Transmissions.
The 2011-12 season of the award-winning series kicks off Saturday, October 15 with Donizetti’s Anna Bolena, starring Anna Netrebko; Live in HD expands to 1600 theaters in 51 countries around the world, including new additions China and Israel; Tickets to all 11 of this season’s transmissions go on sale Monday, August 29 in the United States
August 17, 2011
The Metropolitan Opera and The Juilliard School announce a semi-staged concert performance of Gluck’s Armide in February 2012
Jane Glover conducts the rarely heard Armide featuring current members and graduates of Met’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, the Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts at Juilliard, and the Juilliard Orchestra
June 1, 2011
Tony Bennett to Perform at the Metropolitan Opera September 18, 2011
The Met presents the legendary singer in a special celebration of his 85th birthday; Program will include selections from the Great American Songbook; Tickets go on sale Sunday, June 5th
May 5, 2011
The Met Presents Summer HD Encores, A Second Chance to See Popular Live in HD TransmissionsIn Movie Theaters Across the U.S.
Six encore presentations of operas from the award-winning series will be screened on select Wednesday evenings, beginning June 15
March 13, 2011
Metropolitan Opera Announces 2011 National Council Auditions Winners
Five young singers selected for $15,000 cash prizes at Grand Finals Concert on March 13
March 8, 2011
“James Levine: 40 Years at The Metropolitan Opera,“ a Celebration of the Maestro’s Four Decades of Musical Leadership, to be Published by Amadeus Press on May 3, 2011
February 16, 2011
Seven New Productions, Including a World Premiere, a Met Premiere, and the Complete Ring Cycle, Headline the Met’s 2011-12 Season
James Levine conducts the final two installments of Robert Lepage’s production of the Ring: Siegfried and Götterdämmerung; complete cycles scheduled for April and May 2012; The season opens with the first-ever Met performance of Donizetti’s Anna Bolena, starring Anna Netrebko in the first of two new productions she sings this season; Laurent Pelly’s production of Manon follows in April; The world premiere of The Enchanted Island, a pastiche of Baroque music and Shakespearean comedy, opens on New Year’s Eve; Tony Award-winning stage directors Michael Grandage and Des McAnuff make their Met debuts with new productions of Don Giovanni and Faust; In its sixth season, The Met: Live in HD series will feature 11 live transmissions
August 10, 2010
The Met Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of James Levine’s Company Debut with James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years at the Met, Two Special Box Sets of 21 DVDs and 32 CDs
Limited edition collection includes previously unavailable recordings and videos conducted by Levine to be released on Tuesday, September 21, 2010; Digitally remastered releases include 11 complete performances on CD and 11 complete operas plus highlights from historic concerts on DVD