The Met gave a dark opera a happy ending. What’s that say about America?

A director’s invention in “Tristan und Isolde” is causing controversy at the Metropolitan Opera, the nation’s preeminent but ...

How ‘American Psycho’ and Marina Abramovic Fed the Met Opera’s ‘Tristan’

The creators of a new “Tristan und Isolde” production explain the influences behind every element of a crucial scene.
BroadwayWorld

Reviews/Photos: First Look at Wagner's TRISTAN UND ISOLDE at the Metropolitan Opera

The Metropolitan Opera has unveiled a new production of Richard Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, now running through April 4, 2026. The production marks the Met debut of director Yuval Sharon and is ...

What would the New York Philharmonic, Met and Armory do without L.A. artists?

As Gustavo Dudamel prepares to leave L.A. for NYC, Los Angeles invades the New York performance scene with major projects by ...
National Catholic Reporter

In New York City, the Passion comes to the Metropolitan Opera

The Passion has inspired endless adaptations, from symphonies to motion pictures to musicals. This Holy Week, New York's Met ...

A Troubling Problem at the Heart of the Met Opera’s Big Hit

Audiences are packing the theater for a new “Tristan und Isolde.” Everyone can see the same spectacle, but they probably ...
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, ...
New York Post

Pursuit of politics and personalities ruined the Met Opera — America’s biggest performing-arts institution

The Metropolitan Opera has been making headlines lately — for all the wrong reasons. It’s not that the country’s oldest continuously operating opera company is seeing revived relevance and eager ...