This has been a spectacular year for the Metropolitan Opera House, announcing their record amount in contributions for their 2011 fiscal year. An astonishing $182 million was donated, an over fifty-percent increase since 2010. Much of this success in fundraising is due in part to the Metropolitan Opera Live HD Series that since its 2006 [...]
The Metropolitan Opera opened their season to a production of Gaetano Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena” on Monday night with Anna Netrebko playing the lead role. Shining and embracing the diva inside her, the opera concluded with a captivated and cheering audience. This marks the 128th season for the Metropolitan Opera House and Netrebko welcomes this role [...]