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The Metropolitan Opera is preparing to stage a Flamenco-infused production of an opera about Spanish author Federico Garcia Lorca

Jeanine Tesori's groundbreaking opera 'Grounded' opens Met Opera season, reflecting a trend towards diversity and inclusion in classical music.

On today’s edition of arts24, FRANCE 24's Jennifer Ben Brahim meets Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen. She’s performed on some of the most hallowed stages around the world: From the Royal Opera House to the Metropolitan Opera and La Scala. Lise Davidsen is now taking on one of the most iconic…

Witness the extraordinary journey of Aigul Akhmetshina, the ordinary girl from Russia's heartland, as she takes on the role of Carmen at the Met Opera.

Aigul Akhmetshina says she’s a fighter — and she’s had to be to make it to the Metropolitan Opera, where she leads a new production of Bizet’s “Carmen” opening on New Year’s Eve

WCPE says that six contemporary operas being presented this season by the Metropolitan Opera — including ones dealing with violence, race and LGBTQ issues — are "unsuitable" for broadcast.

Jake Heggie's version of “Dead Man Walking” reaches the Metropolitan Opera for the season’s opening night in a production by Tony and Olivier Award winner Ivo van Hove starring mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as Sister Helen Prejean

The Metropolitan Opera is broadening its repertoire this season by performing more recent operas alongside classics like “La Boheme.”

Dramatically intense soprano with a scintillating if hard-edged tone who relished the role of a diva both on and off stage