Here, Kiddie, Kiddie: A Witch Is Cooking Up a Treat

Sara Krulwich/The New York Times

The Witch (Philip Langridge) has an industrial kitchen (the better for baking children) in “Hansel and Gretel” at the Met.

By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

Published: December 26, 2007

Children were everywhere at the Metropolitan Opera on Monday afternoon for a special Christmas Eve matinee, the premiere of a new production of Engelbert Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel.” As patrons entered the house, some children scurried up and down the stairs of the grand promenade, while others peered over the rim of the orchestra pit to watch the musicians warm up. As the house lights dimmed, and the Met’s low-hanging crystal chandeliers ascended to the ceiling, impressionable children applauded. Indeed, applause broke out all through the performance, especially when the plucky Hansel and Gretel pushed the glutinous Witch into the oven during the final scene.

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Tributo a Beverly Sills

Lincoln Center, Met, City Opera Announce Plans for Beverly Sills Tribute
August 23, 2007

Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Opera and New York City Opera have announced plans to present a free public tribute to the late Beverly Sills, which will be held at the Metropolitan Opera House on September 16, 2007 at 5 p.m..

Singers scheduled to perform at "A Tribute to Beverly Sills" include Natalie Dessay, Anna Netrebko and Nathan Gunn; Metropolitan Opera music director James Levine will play the piano. Speakers will include Susan Baker, chairman of New York City Opera's board; Frank A. Bennack, Jr., chairman of Lincoln Center; New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg; Carol Burnett; Plácido Domingo; Met general manager Peter Gelb; Henry Kissinger; Nathan Leventhal, former president of Lincoln Center; Julius Rudel, conductor and former general director of New York City Opera; Stanley Sills, brother of Ms. Sills; and Barbara Walters.

The Metropolitan Opera box office will dispsense free tickets to the event on a first-come first-serve basis, beginning at noon on September 16. Tickets are limited to two per each person. The program will also be broadcast live on Metropolitan Opera Radio on Sirius. (para ler mais clic no título da notícia em inglês )

Siegfried No Met de NYC

Siegfried - R. Wagner

Friday, July 20, 2007, 6:00 pm 

CAST

Conductor: Valery Gergiev  Brünnhilde: Olga Sergeeva  Forest Bird: Anastasia Kalagina  Erda: Zlata Bulycheva  Siegfried: Leonid Zakhozhaev  Mime: Vasily Gorshkov  Wanderer: Alexei Tanovitsky  Alberich: Edem Umerov  Fafner: Mikhail Petrenko 

Siegfried

In this drama, the human element takes center stage as a young man struggles to find his identity and destiny in a world of deceitful gods, dragons, dwarves, and the scariest monster of all – love. Filled with fantastic yet thoroughly recognizable characters, Siegfried is a towering challenge for the performers, orchestra, and production team.

Kirov Ring Cycle 2007

Lincoln Center Festival and the Metropolitan Opera co-present Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, performed by the Kirov Opera under the baton of Valery Gergiev, acclaimed artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg.

Kirov Ring Cycle 2007

Lincoln Center Festival and the Metropolitan Opera co-present Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, performed by the Kirov Opera under the baton of Valery Gergiev, acclaimed artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg.

Kirov Ring Cycle 1

• Das Rheingold - Friday, July 13, 2007. 8:00PM
• Die Walküre - Saturday, July 14, 2007. 6:00PM
• Siegfried - Friday, July 20, 2007. 6:00PM
• Götterdämmerung - Saturday, July 21, 2007. 6:00PM

Kirov Ring Cycle 2

• Das Rheingold - Monday, July 16, 2007. 8:00PM
• Die Walküre - Tuesday, July 17, 2007. 6:00PM
• Siegfried - Wednesday, July 18, 2007. 6:00PM
• Götterdämmerung - Thursday, July 19, 2007. 6:00PM