How the Met Refurbished Franco Zeffirelli’s Version of Turandot by Jonathan Minnick

The enduring spectacle runs until June 6.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:41pm on May 26, 2026☆⚑

'She's So Fearless': Aigul Akhmetshina on Reprising Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera by Jonathan Minnick

The mezzo-soprano returns to the role that made her a star.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42pm on January 16, 2026☆⚑

What's It Like to Sing in the Metropolitan Children's Chorus by Jonathan Minnick

The newest cohort of the Met Children's Chorus arrived at the opera house this fall, representing the culmination of a multi-year effort to replenish the ensemble's roster.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:24am on November 10, 2025☆⚑

Director Rolando Villazón Brings New Energy to Bellini's La Sonnambula by Jonathan Minnick

Soprano Nadine Sierra stars as the titular sleepwalker, who finds freedom in her sleep.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:12pm on October 8, 2025☆⚑

How the Late Terrence McNally Inspired Composer Jake Heggie to Write a Moby-Dick Opera by Jonathan Minnick

The production is currently running at the Metropolitan Opera.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12am on March 5, 2025☆⚑

Met Opera to Present Four Shows From Its Archives in February by Jonathan Minnick

A Traviata starring Renée Fleming, a Falstaff conducted by Leonard Bernstein will be part of the Met's Saturday matinee radio broadcasts.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:24pm on January 28, 2025☆⚑

Julia Bullock and Davóne Tines On Playing Mary and Joseph in El Niño by Jonathan Minnick

The singers are leading the Metropolitan Opera premiere of John Adams' work.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:18pm on April 26, 2024☆⚑

In El Niño at the Met, the Virgin Mary Speaks Spanish by Jonathan Minnick

Composer John Adams and theatre director Lileana Blain-Cruz retells the story of the Nativity, through the lens of Latin America.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:02pm on April 22, 2024☆⚑

Andreas Schager Grew Up Milking Cows on a Farm; Now He's Leading Tannhäuser at the Met by Jonathan Minnick

Considered one of the world's leading Heldentenors, Schager was last seen at the Metropolitan Opera in 2019 in the Ring Cycle.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:36pm on December 14, 2023☆⚑

Why Ailyn Pérez Was 'Terrified' to Do Dialogues des Carmélites at the Met by Jonathan Minnick

"I've crying my eyes out for a couple of days."

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:29pm on January 19, 2023☆⚑

In Julie Taymor's Production of The Magic Flute at the Met, Children Play an Important Role by Jonathan Minnick

Members of the Mets Children's Chorus get to sing, while flying, in the show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:03pm on December 16, 2022☆⚑

Medea's Mythic Power Opens the Season for the Metropolitan Opera by Jonathan Minnick

Luigi Cherubini's opera Medea is a showcase for the soprano singing the title role, and in Sondra Radvanovsky, David McVicar's production has a supreme artist at the peak of her powers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:07pm on October 3, 2022☆⚑