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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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Queen of Opera: An Interview With Lise Davidsen

The Norwegian dramatic soprano has become the Queen of Opera with such speed and fanfare that it can be difficult to believe that she merits the title. Does she? Can anyone?

The answer is an unequivocal, unconditional, absolute YES.

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Met Opera 2023-24 Review: Lise Davidsen in Recital

What better way to welcome the new season than with a smashing, double-encore, spine-tingling recital from La Davidsen? Lise is the Queen of Opera. Call her the new Callas, Nilsson, Flagstad, as you like it, but she’s really the one and only Lise.

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My Night at the Opera: Ariadne auf Naxos

It was the perfect re-introduction to the joys of live opera.

Sensational. Spectacular. Otherworldly.

I’ve never heard anyone like Lise Davidsen before, and know I never will.

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