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Tuesday, May 26, 2026

How the Met Refurbished Franco Zeffirelli’s Version of Turandot by Jonathan Minnick

The enduring spectacle runs until June 6.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:41PM[SHARE]
Friday, January 16, 2026

'She's So Fearless': Aigul Akhmetshina on Reprising Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera by Jonathan Minnick

The mezzo-soprano returns to the role that made her a star.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PM[SHARE]
Monday, November 10, 2025

What's It Like to Sing in the Metropolitan Children's Chorus by Jonathan Minnick

The newest cohort of the Met Children's Chorus arrived at the opera house this fall, representing the culmination of a multi-year effort to replenish the ensemble's roster.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Director Rolando Villazón Brings New Energy to Bellini's La Sonnambula by Jonathan Minnick

Soprano Nadine Sierra stars as the titular sleepwalker, who finds freedom in her sleep.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:12PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 5, 2025

How the Late Terrence McNally Inspired Composer Jake Heggie to Write a Moby-Dick Opera by Jonathan Minnick

The production is currently running at the Metropolitan Opera.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Met Opera to Present Four Shows From Its Archives in February by Jonathan Minnick

A Traviata starring Renée Fleming, a Falstaff conducted by Leonard Bernstein will be part of the Met's Saturday matinee radio broadcasts.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PM[SHARE]
Friday, April 26, 2024

Julia Bullock and Davóne Tines On Playing Mary and Joseph in El Niño by Jonathan Minnick

The singers are leading the Metropolitan Opera premiere of John Adams' work.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:18PM[SHARE]
Monday, April 22, 2024

In El Niño at the Met, the Virgin Mary Speaks Spanish by Jonathan Minnick

Composer John Adams and theatre director Lileana Blain-Cruz retells the story of the Nativity, through the lens of Latin America.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:02PM[SHARE]
Thursday, December 14, 2023

Andreas Schager Grew Up Milking Cows on a Farm; Now He's Leading Tannhäuser at the Met by Jonathan Minnick

Considered one of the world's leading Heldentenors, Schager was last seen at the Metropolitan Opera in 2019 in the Ring Cycle.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:36PM[SHARE]
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Friday, December 16, 2022

In Julie Taymor's Production of The Magic Flute at the Met, Children Play an Important Role by Jonathan Minnick

Members of the Mets Children's Chorus get to sing, while flying, in the show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:03PM[SHARE]
Monday, October 3, 2022

Medea's Mythic Power Opens the Season for the Metropolitan Opera by Jonathan Minnick

Luigi Cherubini's opera Medea is a showcase for the soprano singing the title role, and in Sondra Radvanovsky, David McVicar's production has a supreme artist at the peak of her powers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:07PM[SHARE]

All that Chat

2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off