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Giacomo Puccini and His World edited by Arman Schwartz and Emanuele Senici
In this work, an international roster of music specialists offers critical perspectives on the composer. Pick up a copy before attending La Bohème, Madama Butterfly, Turandot or La Rondine. #SummerReading
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Happy #InternationalFriendshipDay!
We are celebrating by taking a look at a handful of our favorite friendships displayed in next season's operas. Who are some of your most beloved opera friends?
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Hallelujah Junction: Composing an American Life by John Adams
Be sure to pick up a copy of Adams' "part memoir, part description and explication of the creative process" before attending a performance of Adams' opera-oratorio El Niño. #SummerReading
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Happy Birthday to German composer Christoph Willibald Gluck, born #OTD day in 1714! Considered one of the original reformers in the genre, his best-known operas include Orfeo ed Euridice, Alceste, and Iphigénie en Tauride. Catch the former at the Met next season! #TodayInOpera
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Let's explore Met Guild's Virtual Learning programs, providing fun educational activities and lessons for learners of all ages. This week, Ms. P teaches us how to make and play an instrument using items you probably have in your kitchen! piped.video/watch?v=6UKXWMHb…
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Iain Bell is an English composer, predominantly of opera and art song.
Bell's opera Stonewall depicts the 1969 Stonewall riots, the spark of the modern LGBTQIA+ rights movement. The work premiered in 2019 in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the riots. #PrideMonth
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As the school year comes to a close, we celebrate all the students we had the opportunity to work with this year! Follow along as we highlight each of our school programs!
Up first are Access Opera and Repertoire Exploration!
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Baron Benjamin Britten OM CH was an English composer, conductor and pianist.
His operas include Peter Grimes, Billy Budd, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Death in Venice. Britten was life partners with his muse, tenor Peter Pears. #PrideMonth
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Francis Poulenc was a French composer and pianist.
Having achieved fame by his early twenties, he was in his forties before attempting his first opera. He composed three operas—Les Mamelles de Tirésias, La Voix Humaine, and Dialogues des Carmélites. #PrideMonth
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Happy Birthday to Richard Strauss, born #OTD in 1864 in Munich, Germany! Known for his complex and beautiful orchestrations, his operas include Salome, Elektra, and Der Rosenkavalier, all staples of the opera repertory. #TodayInOpera
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Rufus Wainwright is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and composer.
Wainwright became interested in opera during his adolescent years, and the genre strongly influences all of his music. To date, he has composed two operas—Prima Donna and Hadrian. #PrideMonth
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#OTD in 1945, Britten's tragic opera Peter Grimes premiered in London. The piece was inspired by George Crabbe's narrative poem "The Borough," and featured the composer's partner Peter Pears in the title role, alongside Joan Cross as Ellen. #TodayInOpera Photo: ENO/Angus McBean
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On today’s episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we are delving into our archives to explore Die Zauberflöte with the late renowned music scholar Father Owen Lee.
Listen here: on.soundcloud.com/nLvge
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Last week, we closed out our Access Opera student dress rehearsals at the Met with a full house for Die Zauberflöte! Over the course of the season, we welcomed 9,458 students and chaperones from 130 schools.
Email schoolpartnerships@metguild.org to get involved in 2023-24!
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The Chinese Orphan by Lei Lei is based on the story The Orphan of Zhao.
This great tragedy enjoys a high aesthetic reputation and highlights the Chinese traditional values of sacrifice and loyalty. #AAPIHertiageMonth
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We are thrilled to announce that our 89th Annual Metropolitan Opera Guild Luncheon will honor the great bass-baritone James Morris!
Save the date for this event, occuring on November 9 at Cipriani 42nd Street at 11:45 am.
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Farewell My Concubine by Xiao Bai is a modern opera adaptation of the traditional Chinese opera The Hegemon-King Bids His Lady Farewell.
China National Opera House comissioned this new piece and toured America with the opera in 2008. #AAPIHertiageMonth
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Happy Birthday to librettist Francesco Maria Piave, born #OTD in 1810 in Venice, Italy. Piave wrote opera libretti for a variety of composers, but is most known for his collaborations with Giuseppe Verdi, including La Traviata and Rigoletto. #TodayInOpera
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Tomorrow, explore the incredible career of Marilyn Horne—an American mezzo-soprano whose outstanding abilities set her apart as one of the most celebrated singers in opera history.
To purchase tickets, visit bit.ly/DivaHorne
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Sunrise by Jin Xiang is an operatic adaptation of Cao Yu's play of the same title.
The piece tells the story of Chen Bailu, an educated country girl who has fallen into a downward spiral of corruption and depravation in the city. #AAPIHertiageMonth
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