On Saturday, December 27 at 1 p.m., hear the Metropolitan Opera's special compilation broadcast of music by George Frideric Handel.

Performances in N.Y.C. Memorable performances included a pair of Strauss operas, a suave villain, a star soprano in “Fidelio” and a new conductor in “Le Nozze di Figaro.” Credit...Metropolitan Opera ...

We learn much of what we know about Antony and Cleopatra in Shakespeare’s eponymous play through something of a non-entity. Enobarbus tells us that “Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale Her ...

For the new Metropolitan Opera production of Vincenzo Bellini’s “La Sonnambula” (1831), which opened on Monday, tenor-turned-director Rolando Villazón came up with a concept that dealt thoughtfully ...

Make time for Exciting 2026 virtual and in-person programs with Hospital for Special Surgery! on the East Meadow Patch ...

From Dec. 6, 2025, through May 30, 2026, the Saturday Matinee Broadcast Season from the Metropolitan Opera is chock-full of iconic hits and cherished memories. Plus, hear two new stageworks by Mason ...

Peter Kálmán, Alexey Zhilikhovsky and Aigul Akhmetshina as Bartolo, Figaro and Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Photo: Jonathan Tichler/Met Opera The closure of opera houses caused by the COVID-19 ...