Brauchen wir die Oper noch? | DW | 30.09.2022

Opern erzählen Geschichten auf eine besondere, vielleicht nicht immer sehr zugängliche Art. Zugleich umgibt sie eine elitäre Aura. Hat die Oper ausgedient?

Jazz and Opera Come Together in ‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones’

Two critics discuss Terence Blanchard’s “Fire,” the Metropolitan Opera’s first work by a Black composer.

Review: After a Met Opera Milestone, ‘Boris’ Brings Another

The company is performing the terse, original 1869 version of Mussorgsky’s “Boris Godunov” for the first time.

A Historic Night as the Metropolitan Opera Tries to Ensure Its Future

With Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” the Met came back from its long pandemic shutdown more determined to draw new and more diverse audiences to opera.

Opinion | It Wasn’t Just My Life on That Stage. So Was My Purpose.

My memoir, “Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” became more than just a book. It was an opportunity to reach and help more people.

Review: ‘Fire’ Brings a Black Composer to the Met, Finally

Terence Blanchard’s fresh, affecting “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” reopened the opera house on Monday after an 18-month closure.

Packing Your Purse (or Pockets) for a Night at the Opera

Melissa Clark takes in the drama with a side of snacks, neat and petite, to sustain her through the highs and lows.

In Rashid Johnson’s Mosaics, Broken Lives Pieced Together

In new exhibitions at the Metropolitan Opera and David Kordansky Gallery, the artist offers a story of recovery — personal and collective — after a “blunt force trauma.”

A Black Composer Finally Arrives at the Metropolitan Opera

Terence Blanchard, best known for scoring Spike Lee films, reopens the 138-year-old opera company with “Fire Shut Up in My Bones.”

Classical Music Looks Ahead to a Fall in Flux

How will performances feel in the midst of pandemic regulations? Will institutions respond in actions, not just words, to calls for racial equity?

Review: For 9/11 Tribute, the Met Opera Returns Home

The company’s first performance inside its theater since March 2020 was an inspired rendition of Verdi’s Requiem.

The Met Opera Races to Reopen After Months of Pandemic Silence

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.

Review: The Met Opera Reunites, With Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’

After a year and a half, the company’s forces came together for an outdoor performance of the sprawling, ecstatic symphony.

Met Opera Reaches Deal With Orchestra, Paving Way for Reopening

The labor deal means that the company, the largest performing arts organization in the nation, is on track to reopen next month after the pandemic kept it closed for more than a year.

Anti-Asian Attacks Continue as City Reopens

The violence still feels fresh in some communities even though the spotlight on it has dimmed.

Opinion | My Journey to Pride

The power of truth and the power of community made me whole.

Met Opera Announces Its First Live Concerts Since Shutdown

Despite ongoing labor tensions, members of the company’s orchestra and chorus will perform with soloists and Yannick Nézet-Séguin.