The Metropolitan Opera's New Season Includes Bartlett Sher-Helmed Romeo et Juliette & Kaija Saariaho's L'Amour de Loin
The Metropolitan Opera’s 2016-17 season will feature a new production of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, directed by Tony winner Bartlett Sher and starring Met favorites Diana Damrau and Vittorio Grigolo. The upcoming lineup features five additional productions, including the first opera at the Met composed by a woman in over 100 years: Kaija Saariaho’s 2000 L’Amour de Loin, 20 repertory pi…