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Met Opera 2025-26 Review: Madama Butterfly
If there exist people who don’t cry at Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, I don’t wish to know them. The luminous Ailyn Pérez’s performance in the title role confirmed her status as the Queen of the Butterflies…
Highlights of the Met’s 2025-26 Season
The Met’s opening night world premiere is one of only three new operas, marking a departure from the six new operas presented only two seasons ago, and bel canto explodes back onto the stage. I couldn’t choose only five operas to explore here, so we’re expanding to six for this year only.
Met Opera 2024-25 Crítica: Ainadamar
“Eso. Fue. Glorioso,” exclamó una voz anónima detrás mío al momento que el telón cayó la noche del estreno. Sin duda, la combinación de Ainadamar de grandes voces, conmemoración histórica, y explosivo baile flamenco es como nada que alguna vez he visto.
Met Opera 2024-25 Review: Ainadamar
“That. Was. Glorious,” an anonymous voice behind me gushed when the curtain dropped. Indeed, Ainadamar’s genre-fusing combination of great voices, historical elegy, and explosive flamenco dancing is unlike anything I’ve ever seen.
Una Entrevista Con 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.
Girl of the Golden Met Awards 2024
Congratulations to all the winners for triumphing in their highly competitive categories and to all the nominees for their extraordinary performances!
