The Metropolitan Opera's high-profile arrangement with the Saudi Arabian government - a deal that would have delivered up to $200 million to the struggling company over eight years - has collapsed, The New York Times reports. The original deal had drawn scrutiny given Saudi Arabia's human rights record, including the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. According to the Times, Met general…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:09PM on April 23, 2026