ENO and the Met collaborate on Ring Cycle
English National Opera (ENO) and the Metropolitan Opera are collaborating on a new Ring Cycle. The series will launch in autumn 2021 at the London … Read more
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Staff are locked out of the Met
The Metropolitan Opera has locked out stage hands over a pay dispute. The Met is asking them to take a 30% pay. AGMA, the union … Read more
Union rejects pay cut offer from The Met
The management of The Metropolitan Opera and AGMA – the union that represents most of its employees – have publicly clashed over proposed pay cuts. … Read more
James Levine secret settlement revealed
The Met Opera paid James Levine USD3.5m (€3m) in compensation when he was fired over sexual misconduct allegations. Levine was fired in 2018 after the … Read more
The Met, Stephen Petronio and Melbourne Symphony put performances online for free
As COVID-19 shuts down arts centres across the world, an increasing number of companies are making work available online. Stephen Petronio Company has put its … Read more
Sonya Yoncheva collapses before Met Opera performance
Sonya Yoncheva made a last minute cancellation at the Metropolitan Opera on 10 January. The Bulgarian singer pulled out of her final performance of Otello … Read more
Yannick Nézet-Séguin named as Metropolitan Opera’s new music director
The 41-year-old conductor will become only the third music director in the history of the Met The Metropolitan Opera announced Yannick Nézet-Séguin as the company’s … Read more
Peace in the valley for Battle and Met
Soprano Kathleen Battle will return to Metropolitan Opera in 2016, 23 years after her ignominious exit during rehearsals for Der Rosenkavalier. Battle is joined by … Read more
