Elizabeth – Opening night of Tales of Hoffmann at the Met started off a bit flat. Perhaps it was the overhang muffling the sound from our Met lottery seats (score!), but I wasn’t feeling the usual excitement from the stage or the audience. I saw Martina Arroyo’s Prelude to Performance perform Tales of Hoffmann last year… [Read More]
Six Characters in Search of a Murder: Two Boys at the Metropolitan Opera
Elizabeth – Settling in to our seats for Two Boys, the first night of OPERA America’s National Opera Week, Shawn and I were playing with our iPhones when an older usher came over and told us politely, yet firmly, that we were not allowed to use our iPhones in the theater, only the lobby. I… [Read More]
Knights of the Table Hee Haw: Le Comte Ory at the Metropolitan Opera
This weekend we saw the infrequently performed Le Comte Ory at the Met. So infrequently performed it made its Met debut only in 2011. We were excited to see an opera with music we had most likely never been exposed to before in any form. The singing was top notch across the board. If there… [Read More]
Blinded By Love: Elisir at the Metropolitan Opera
Last Wednesday, we saw Elixir of Love at the Met with Anna Netrebko and Matthew Polenzani. I had heard much negative commentary about the new production but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was the first performance of the season in our subscription seats in Dress Circle. The view was terrific and despite the smell of Ben… [Read More]
