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Highlights of the Met’s 2024-25 Season
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Highlights of the Met’s 2024-25 Season

On February 23, the Met Opera announced their 2024-25 season. Notably for nitpicky me, I’m excited for almost everything. It was difficult to choose, but here are the five shows I’m most looking forward to.

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An Interview With Gabriella Reyes
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An Interview With Gabriella Reyes

Since the stunning soprano Gabriella Reyes became the first Nicaraguan-American to sing at the Met, her star has only risen, and she's now taking on the Met's first-ever Latino opera, Florencia en el Amazonas. I spoke with Gabriella in between performances, and she could not have been warmer.

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My 2023-24 Resolutions
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My 2023-24 Resolutions

What do I want out of this season?

I made a list of my 2023-24 season resolutions, my own operatic version of New Year’s. Here they are, plus my basic wish to have a good time at extraordinary operas. What are your resolutions?

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Cinematic Adventures: Il Trovatore (2010-11)
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Cinematic Adventures: Il Trovatore (2010-11)

Every summer, the Met tries to ease our cravings with four HD cinema broadcasts from seasons past. I haven’t been to the cinema since COVID struck, but the idea of Verdi’s riveting Trovatore was too much to resist.

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