Jan 29th, 2007 · You might not make it to the Metropolitan Opera this season, but you can come close. On Dec. 30, 2006, the Metropolitan Opera began a series of high-definition telecasts of live Saturday matinee performances in more than 100 movie theaters in North America and the United Kingdom.
Dec 31st, 2006 · The Metropolitan Opera has broadcast radio performances for generations. Saturday, the Met beamed a live performance in high definition to movie theaters around the world.
Dec 21st, 2006 · Peking Opera meets Grand Opera Thursday night on the stage of New York's Metropolitan Opera, as Tan Dun's The First Emperor has its world premiere.
Oct 22nd, 2006 · Film director Anthony Minghella makes his stage debut with Madama Butterfly at the Metropolitan Opera. His team of designers and choreographers bring a new vividness to one of Puccini's most famous operas with their emphasis on contrasts and acting.
Jun 3rd, 2006 · He began as a carpenter's apprentice. Now, four decades later, Joseph Volpe will leave New York's Metropolitan Opera after 16 years as general manager. Volpe talks to Lynn Neary about moving on.
Dec 21st, 2004 · Commentator John McWhorter has always wanted to love opera but even though he is a linguist, finds language getting in the way. He recently attended what he dubbed a once-in-a-lifetime debut at the Metropolitan Opera.
Oct 30th, 2004 · NPR's Scott Simon remembers baritone Robert Merrill, who performed on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera more than 500 times. One of his less known performances, however, was of the Brooklyn Baseball Cantata, which imagines a Dodgers' victory over the Yankees. We hear excerpts.
Oct 26th, 2004 · Opera singer Robert Merrill died this weekend, at his home in New Rochelle, New York. The baritone sang with the Metropolitan Opera for over 30 years. He also helped introduce opera to a wider audience, with regular appearances on talk shows, and at Yankee Stadium, singing the national anthem. NPR's Jeffrey Freymann-Weyr has an appreciation.