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Dear Timothée Chalamet: We Care About Opera
At its essence, art exists to bring a little wonder and beauty into our lives. Can you honestly say that opera doesn’t do that? You may not care about opera, but that does not negate the multitudes who do, just as you have millions of fans despite many others’ total indifference to you. Come to the opera, Timothée.
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…
Met Opera 2025-26 Review: Don Giovanni
We hear early on in Mozart’s Don Giovanni that the title cad has seduced 1,800 women, but the people seduced by the opera since its premiere in 1787 is far too many to fit in Leporello’s little black book.
Girl of the Golden Met Awards 2025: Winners!
Choose your favorite performers and opera from the Met Opera's 2024-25 season! Vote by commenting on this blog post, on Instagram, on Facebook, or by voting each day in my Instagram story. Voting closes on Tuesday, June 24th, at 11:59 PM EST.
Met Opera 2024-25 Review: Le Nozze di Figaro
I have about seven favorite operas, but when pressed to choose one, Le Nozze di Figaro often lands on top. It’s an exquisite confection in every respect, and the Met’s delicious revival this season didn’t skimp on the frosting.
Met Opera 2024-25 Review: Moby-Dick
The vast sea breathes in gentle, rhythmic swells. Stars, twinkling aloud, wheel overhead, constellating until they form the mast, sails, and ropes of the whaling ship Pequod. This is the seascape that greets you in the overture of Jake Heggie’s monumental Moby-Dick.
