Metropolitan Opera

The Montreal-based conductor will take over America’s biggest opera house… eventually

‘Nixon in China,’ once derided as ‘a novelty item,’ has turned out to be a modern classic

The legendary soprano’s new album covers songs by the likes of Arcade Fire

Opera’s obsession with finding a new star tenor can end up ruining a singer’s career

On tackling the Met, New York’s narcissism—and Hans Christian Andersen’s sex diary

Two very big American orchestras have a very big problem

Is ‘Wagner’s Ring’—including Robert Lepage’s new Met version—worth the expense?