Anna Netrebko and Anita Rachvelishvili. Photo: Marty Sohl/Met Opera The synopsis of Verdi's AIDA, with Ghislanzoni's smart libretto, places it in "Egypt, during the reign of the pharaohs." For the ...

NEW YORK — Last spring at the Metropolitan Opera, the soprano Anna Netrebko took on the title role of Puccini’s “Tosca” for the first time. She claimed that touchstone part for her own, and put her ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Yannick Nezet-Seguin will open his first season as music director of the Metropolitan Opera in September 2020 with Anna Netrebko starring in a new production of Verdi's "Aida." ...

The Metropolitan Opera, though closed for the remainder of the season, continues to provide at-home entertainment in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic with its fourth week of its Nightly Met Opera ...