Summary: Met Opera calendars the company's 2023-2024 season operas for almost nine months of weekly performances from Tuesday, Sep. 26, to Saturday, June 8.
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| American composer Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking opens Tuesday, Sep. 26, 2023, as the 2023-2024 season's first of 18 operas and as the first of the season's new productions: Bill Freeman, via Facebook Feb. 23, 2023 |
The Metropolitan Opera calendars the company's 2023-2024 season operas for nearly nine months of weekly performances that open Tuesday, Sep. 26, 2023, and close Saturday, June 8, 2024.
September 2023 opening operas
The Metropolitan Opera premiere of Dead Man Walking by American composer Jake Heggie (born March 31, 1961) opens the first of nine performances Tuesday, Sep. 26, at 6:30 p.m. The second through ninth performances are slated for Saturday matinee, Sep. 30, at 1:00 p.m.; Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 6, at 8:00 p.m.; Sunday matinee, Oct. 8, at 3:00 p.m.; Thursday, Oct. 12, at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 15, at 3:00 p.m.; Wednesday, Oct. 18, at 7:00 p.m.; and closing day, Saturday matinee, Oct. 21, at 1:00 p.m.
The sixth revival of Australian opera director Elijah Moshinsky's 2000-2001 production of Nabucco by Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi (Oct. 10, 1813-Jan. 27, 1901) opens the first of 14 performances Thursday, Sep. 28, at 7:00 p.m. The second through 14th performances are scheduled for Sunday matinee, Oct. 1, at 3:00 p.m.; Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday matinee, Oct. 7, at 1:00 p.m.; Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 14, at 8:00 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 29, at 7:00 p.m.; Tuesday, Jan. 2, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday matinee, Jan. 6, at 1:00 p.m.; Wednesday, Jan. 10, at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 13, at 8:00 p.m.; Thursday, Jan. 18, at 8:00 p.m.; Sunday matinee, Jan. 21, at 3:00 p.m.; and closing night, Friday, Jan. 26, at 8:00 p.m.
October opening operas
La Bohème by Italian opera composer Giacomo Puccini (Dec. 22, 1858-Nov. 29, 1924), opens the first of 18 performances Tuesday, Oct. 10, at 7:30 p.m. The second through 18th performances are slated for Friday, Oct. 13, at 8:00 p.m.; Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 8:00 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 21, at 8:00 p.m.; Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday matinee, Oct. 28, at 1:00 p.m.; Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 4, at 8:00 p.m.; Sunday matinee, Nov. 5, at 3:00 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m.; Monday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Nov. 21, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday matinee, Nov. 25, at 1:00 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, Jan. 4, at 7:30 p.m.; Monday, Jan. 8, at 8:00 p.m.; and closing day, Saturday matinee, Jan. 13, at 12:30 p.m.
Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera opens the first of nine performances Friday, Oct. 20, at 8:00 p.m. The second through ninth performances are scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 27, at 8:00 p.m.; Hallowe'en, Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 8:00 p.m.; Saturday matinee, Nov. 4, at 1:00 p.m.; Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday matinee, Nov. 11, at 12:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m.; and closing night, Saturday, Nov. 18, at 8:00 p.m.
November opening operas
The Metropolitan Opera premiere of X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X by American composer and pianist Anthony Davis (born Feb. 20, 1951) opens the first of eight performances Friday, Nov. 3, at 7:00 p.m. The second through eighth performances are slated for Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 11, at 8:00 p.m.; Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday matinee, Nov. 18, at 1:00 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 24, at 8:00 p.m.; Tuesday, Nov. 28, at 7:30 p.m.; and closing night, Saturday, Dec. 2, at 8:00 p.m.
Metropolitan Opera premiere of Florencia en el Amazonas by Mexican composer Daniel Catán (April 3, 1949-April 9, 2011) opens the first of eight performances Thursday, Nov. 16, at 8:00 p.m. The second through eighth performances are scheduled for Sunday matinee, Nov. 19, at 3:00 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 25, at 8:00 p.m.; Monday, Nov. 27, at 8:00 p.m.; Saturday matinee, Dec. 2, at 1:00 p.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday matinee, Dec. 9, at 1:00 p.m.; and closing night, Thursday, Dec. 14, at 8:00 p.m.
The 10th revival of Austrian opera and theater director Otto Schenk's 1977-1978 production of Tannhäuser by 19th-century German composer and librettist Wilhelm Richard Wagner (May 22, 1813-Feb. 13, 1883) opens the first of eight performances Thursday, Nov. 30, at 7:00 p.m. The second through eighth performances are slated for Sunday matinee, Dec. 3, at 2:00 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 6, at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 9, at 7:00 p.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 12, at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 16, at 7:00 p.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 19, at 7:00 p.m.; and closing day, Saturday matinee, Dec. 3, at 1:00 p.m.
December opening operas
The eighth revival of American stage and film director, costume designer and playwright Julie Taymor's 2006-2007 production of the Magic Flute, Met Opera's family-friendly, English language holiday presentation of Die Zauberflöte by Classical Era composer Wolfgang Mozart (Jan. 27, 1756-Dec. 5, 1791), opens the first of 13 performances Friday, Dec. 8, at 7:00 p.m. The second through 13th performances are scheduled for Sunday matinee, Dec. 10, at 2:00 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 15, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday matinee, Dec. 16, at 12:00 p.m. noon; Wednesday, Dec. 20, at 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, Dec. 21, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 22, at 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 26, at 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 27, at 11:00 a.m.; Thursday, Dec. 28, at 11:00 a.m.; Saturday matinee, Dec. 30, at 12:00 p.m. noon; and closing night, Saturday, Dec. 30, at 6:00 p.m.
English director Carrie Cracknell's new production of Carmen by French Romantic Era composer Georges Bizet (Oct. 25, 1838-June 3, 1875) opens the first of 17 performances Sunday, Dec. 31, at 6:30 p.m. The second through 17th performances are slated for Wednesday, Jan. 3, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Jan. 5, at 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Jan. 9, at 7:00 p.m.; Friday, Jan. 12, at 7:00 p.m.; Tuesday, Jan. 16, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Jan. 19, at 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Jan. 23, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday matinee, Jan. 27, at 1:00 p.m.; Thursday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m.; Monday, April 29, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, May 3, at 7:00 p.m.; Thursday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m.; Monday, May 13, at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, May 18, at 8:00 p.m.; Wednesday, May 22, at 7:00 p.m.; closing day, Saturday matinee, May 25, at 12:30 p.m.
January 2024 opening operas
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| Chinese-American conductor Xian Zhang makes her Met Opera debut in the Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, performance of Puccini's Madama Butterfly; the ninth revival of Anthony Minghella's 2006-2007 production of Madama Butterfly qualifies as the only 2023-2024 season opera with a January opening date and shares the month with continuing performances of Bizet's Carmen, Puccini's La Bohème and Verdi's Nabucco; photo by London-based photographer and cinematographer Benjamin Ealovega: IMG Artists, via Facebook Dec. 21, 2022 |
January 2024 opening operas
The ninth revival of British film director, playwright and screenwriter Anthony Minghella's 2006-2007 production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly opens the first of 16 performances Thursday, Jan. 11, at 7:00 p.m. The second through 16th performances are scheduled for Sunday matinee, Jan. 14, at 3:00 p.m.; Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 8:00 p.m.; Saturday matinee, Jan. 20, at 1:00 p.m.; Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 8:00 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 27, at 8:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Feb. 27, at 8:00 p.m.; Saturday matinee, March 2, at 1:00 p.m.; Wednesday, March 6, at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, March 9, at 8:00 p.m.; Thursday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, April 26, at 8:00 p.m.; Tuesday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, May 4, at 8:00 p.m.; Tuesday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m.; and closing day, Saturday, May 11, at 1:00 p.m.
February opening operas
Polish opera, theater and film director Mariusz Treliński's new production of Verdi's La Forza del Destino opens the first of nine performances Monday, Feb. 26, at 7:00 p.m. The second through ninth performances are slated for Friday, March 1, at 7:00 p.m.; Monday, March 4, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday matinee, March 9, at 12:00 p.m. noon; Tuesday, March 12, at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, March 16, at 7:00 p.m.; Thursday, March 21, at 7:00 p.m.; Sunday matinee, March 22, at 2:00 p.m.; and closing, Friday, March 29, at 7:30 p.m.
The 17th revival of Franco Zeffirelli's 1986-1987 production of Puccini's Turandot opens the first of 17 performances Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 7:30 p.m. The second through 17th performances are scheduled for Saturday, March 2, at 8:00 p.m.; Tuesday, March 5, at 7:00 p.m.; Friday, March 8, at 7:00 p.m.; Wednesday, March 13, at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday matinee, March 16, at 12:00 p.m. noon; Wednesday, March 20, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 23, at 8:00 p.m.; Wednesday, April 3, at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday matinee, April 6, at 1:00 p.m.; Thursday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday matinee, April 14, at 3:00 p.m.; Friday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, May 29, at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday matinee, June 1, at 1:00 p.m.; Tuesday, June 4, at 7:30 p.m.; and closing night, Friday, June 7, at 8:00 p.m.
March opening operas
The second revival of American theater director Bartlett Sher's 2016-2017 production of Roméo et Juliette by French composer Charles Gounod (June 17, 1818-Oct. 18, 1893) opens the first of seven performances Thursday, March 7, at 7:00 p.m. The second through seventh performances are slated for Sunday matinee, March 10, at 3:00 p.m.; Friday, March 15, at 8:00 p.m.; Tuesday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday matinee, March 23, at 1:00 p.m.; Wednesday, March 27, at 7:30 p.m.; and closing day, Saturday matinee, March 30, at 1:00 p.m.
The second revival of French director Nicolas Joël's 2008-2009 production of Puccini's La Rondine opens the first of eight performances Tuesday, March 26, at 7:00 p.m. The second through eighth performances are scheduled for Saturday, March 30, at 8:00 p.m.; Tuesday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday, April 9, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday matinee, April 13, at 1:00 p.m.; Tuesday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m.; and closing day, Saturday matinee, April 20, at 1:00 p.m.
April opening operas
The first revival of Fire Shut Up in My Bones by American jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard (born March 13, 1962) opens the first of seven performances Monday, April 8, at 7:00 p.m. The second through seventh performances are slated for Friday, April 12, at 8:00 p.m.; Wednesday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, April 20, at 8:00 p.m.; Wednesday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday matinee, April 27, at 1:00 p.m.; and closing night, Thursday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m.
The Metropolitan Opera premiere of El Niño by American composer John Adams (born Feb. 15, 1947) opens the first of seven performances Tuesday, April 23, at 8:00 p.m. The second through seventh performances are scheduled for Saturday, April 27, at 8:00 p.m.; Wednesday, May 1, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday matinee, May 4, at 1:00 p.m.; Wednesday, May 8, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, May 11, at 8:00 p.m.; and closing night, Friday, May 17, at 7:30 p.m.
May opening operas
The first revival of The Hours by American composer Kevin Puts (born Jan. 3, 1972) opens the first of eight performances Sunday matinee, May 5, at 3:00 p.m. The second through eighth performances are slated for Friday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, May 15, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday matinee, May 18, at 1:00 p.m.; Tuesday, May 21, at 7:00 p.m.; Friday, May 24, at 8:00 p.m.; Tuesday, May 28, at 7:00 p.m.; and closing night, Friday, May 31, at 7:00 p.m.
The fourth revival of American director, choreographer and dancer Mark Morris's 2006-2007 production of Orfeo ed Euridice by German classical composer Christoph von Gluck (July 2, 1714-Nov. 15, 1787) opens the first of eight performances Thursday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m. The second through eighth performances are scheduled for Sunday matinee, May 19, at 3:00 p.m.; Thursday, May 23, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, May 25, at 8:00 p.m.; Thursday, May 30, at 7:30 p.m.; Monday, June 3, at 8:00 p.m.; Wednesday, June 5, at 8:00 p.m.; and closing day, Saturday, June 8, at 1:00 p.m.
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| Christian Curnyn, founder of the Early Opera Company, makes his Met Opera debut in the 2023-2024 season's revival of the 2006-2007 Mark Morris production of 18th-century German classical composer Christoph von Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice: Early Opera Company, via Facebook Sep. 4, 2017 |
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American composer Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking opens Tuesday, Sep. 26, 2023, as the 2023-2024 season's first of 18 operas and as the first of the season's new productions: Bill Freeman, via Facebook Feb. 23, 2023, @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/88982799648/posts/10158020979849649/
Chinese-American conductor Xian Zhang makes her Met Opera debut in the Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, performance of Puccini's Madama Butterfly; the ninth revival of Anthony Minghella's 2006-2007 production of Madama Butterfly qualifies as the only 2023-2024 season opera with a January opening date and shares the month with continuing performances of Bizet's Carmen, Puccini's La Bohème and Verdi's Nabucco; photo by London-based photographer and cinematographer Benjamin Ealovega: IMG Artists, via Facebook Dec. 21, 2022, @ https://www.facebook.com/IMGArtistsOfficial/posts/pfbid0jZa3NvET1oRRAEc9h1u3FeC1jgqcYRzNjBFJEqNftCsw5AmEej8bcYjH6hRmtYVgl
Christian Curnyn, founder of the Early Opera Company, makes his Met Opera debut in the 2023-2024 season's revival of the 2006-2007 Mark Morris production of 18th-century German classical composer Christoph von Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice: Early Opera Company, via Facebook Sep. 4, 2017, @ https://www.facebook.com/EarlyOperaCompany/posts/1381790381928948/
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Bill Freeman. "Exciting news in the New York Times: Dead Man Walking opens up the Met 2023 season. Congratulations to Jake! Time for a trip to NYC!" Facebook. Feb. 23, 2023.
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Early Opera Company. "Added a new photo." Facebook. Sep. 4, 2017.
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IMG Artists. "'Zhang is an immaculate podium technician who incites playing of uncommon vitality. She is an empathetic musician who mediates among the players more than she dictates to them . . . [referring to recent New Jersey Symphony concert with Yo-Yo Ma] her ability to internalize the soloist's freewheeling, ruminative approach'" so that "'there was no evident tension between orchestra and soloist. Zhang strikes me as the likelier future of the art.' -- Alex Ross, The New Yorker https://www.musicalamerica.com/news/newsstory.cfm . . . : B Ealovega." Facebook. Dec. 21, 2022.
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Marriner, Derdriu. "Four of Six 2023-2024 Met Opera Season New Productions Are Premieres." Earth and Space News. Monday, Sep. 4, 2023.
Available @ https://earth-and-space-news.blogspot.com/2023/09/four-of-six-2023-2024-met-opera-season.html
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Marriner, Derdriu. "Met Opera Newly Stages Carmen and La Forza del Destino in 2023-2024." Earth and Space News. Monday, Sep. 11, 2023.
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Marriner, Derdriu. "The Metropolitan Opera Performs 18 Operas in the 2023-2024 Season." Earth and Space News. Monday, Aug. 21, 2023.
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Marriner, Derdriu. "Metropolitan Opera Revives 12 Productions in 2023-2024 Season." Earth and Space News. Monday, Aug. 28, 2023.
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Ross, Alex. "Celebrity Conductor: Hype is buoying the young phenomenon Klaus Mäkelä, but Xian Zhang, at the New Jersey Symphony, shows a better way forward for the art." The New Yorker > Books & Culture > Music > Musical Events. Dec. 19, 2022.
Available @ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/12/26/looking-past-the-celebrity-conductor
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