Metropolitan Opera
January 29
Verdi: Rigoletto
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Metropolitan Opera This Week!
January 29
Verdi: Rigoletto
Saturday Opera with Lane Whitesell
Enjoy Lane's reviews of opera performances within driving distance here!
2021-2022 Operas within Driving Distance
December 25. Aida: a retrospective
Selections from the past 90 years of Aida as preserved from Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts. Pictured is Zinka Milanov, a leading Aida from the late 1930's through the 1950's.
December 18. Mozart: The Magic Flute
The holiday favorite returns with Matthew Polenzani as Tamino, Hera Hyesang Park as Pamina, and Kathryn Lewek as her mother, the Queen of the Night. The surprise cast member is tenor Rolando Villazon as Papageno.
December 11. Puccini, Tosca
The return of Tosca with Sandra Radvanovsky, playing to a number of tenors and baritones this year.
December 4. Matthew Aucoin: Eurydice
A new opera by a Met employee, looking at the Orpheus legend from the point of view of Eurydice.
October 23. Handel: Orlando
This film of the Handel opera was made by the Haymarket Opera and premiered in September.
