Hackers had left the Met, the largest performing arts organization in the United States, unable to sell tickets as it tries to recover from the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Metropolitan Opera”
Could Micron Help Reinvent Upstate New York?
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2022
A planned semiconductor factory near Syracuse has the potential to bring prosperity back to the region. Source: New York Times
Live Performance Is Back. But Audiences Have Been Slow to Return.
By Gotham Rex on August 21, 2022
Attendance lagged in the comeback season, as the challenges posed by the coronavirus persisted. Presenters hope it was just a blip. Source: New York Times
Lise Davidsen and Nina Stemme Star in ‘Elektra’ at the Met
By Gotham Rex on April 3, 2022
At the Metropolitan Opera, Nina Stemme and Lise Davidsen are a blazing pair as sisters in a revival of Strauss’s work. Source: New York Times
The Met Opera Never Missed a Curtain. It Hopes Audiences Rebound.
By Gotham Rex on January 28, 2022
Positive tests at the company are falling as the Met prepares to take a long-planned midwinter break. It hopes cases will be down, and audiences up, when it returns. Source: New York Times
The Met Opera Spirits ‘Rigoletto’ to ‘Babylon Berlin’
By Gotham Rex on December 24, 2021
As the Omicron variant looms, Bartlett Sher’s production of Verdi’s classic is set to open on New Year’s Eve. Source: New York Times
Met Opera Finds a New Generation of Fans
By Gotham Rex on December 23, 2021
Drawn by cheaper tickets and a sense of glamour, New Yorkers in their 20s and 30s are making their way to the Met this season, many of them for the first time. Source: New York Times
Broadway Is Canceling Shows Due to Positive Covid Tests
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2021
Broadway, where cancellations were once vanishingly rare, has seen a raft of them as positive coronavirus tests among cast and crew members have upended productions. Source: New York Times
The Met Opera Races to Reopen After Months of Pandemic Silence
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2021
The company, which faced steep losses after the pandemic forced it to shut down on March 12, 2020, is working to lure operagoers back to its 3,800-seat theater. Source: New York Times
7 Events in New York Honoring 9/11
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2021
On Saturday, performances and memorials around the city and online will mark the 20th anniversary of the attacks. Here’s how to find them. Source: New York Times
Alberto Vilar, Arts Patron Convicted of Fraud, Dies at 80
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2021
An opera fan, he used the riches from his investment business to fuel a spending spree at opera companies and other cultural organizations. But many of his pledges went unfulfilled. Source: New York Times
Classical Music Looks Ahead to a Fall in Flux
By Gotham Rex on September 6, 2021
How will performances feel in the midst of pandemic regulations? Will institutions respond in actions, not just words, to calls for racial equity? Source: New York Times
Review: The Met Opera Reunites, With Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’
By Gotham Rex on September 5, 2021
After a year and a half, the company’s forces came together for an outdoor performance of the sprawling, ecstatic symphony. Source: New York Times
The Challenges of Getting Employees Vaccinated
By Gotham Rex on August 6, 2021
Requiring shots can be complicated, particularly for small businesses. An eyewear company in the Bronx has tried to persuade its workers. Source: New York Times
Broadway Audiences Will Need Proof of Vaccination and Masks
By Gotham Rex on July 30, 2021
Children under 12, who cannot be vaccinated, can show a negative test to attend. But the Metropolitan Opera and Carnegie Hall plan to bar them for now. Source: New York Times