The Met was founded in 1880 as an alternative to the previously established Academy of Music opera house, and debuted in 1883 in a new building on 39th and Broadway (now known as the 'Old Met'). The music director designate is Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the music director emeritus is James Levine. The music director position is in transition as of 2016. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager. Please note: Weeknight SiriusXM broadcasts will begin 5 minutes ahead of curtain with additional broadcast commentary.The Metropolitan Opera, commonly referred to as ' The Met', is a company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Ģ021-22 Broadcast Schedule (all times ET)* Lew Harder's responsibilities as 'the voice of the Met' will include hosting the broadcasts that air on Met Opera Radio each week during the season.įor more information on The Metropolitan Opera and tickets, visit. Baritone Will Liverman, one of opera's most exciting young artists, stars as Charles, alongside sopranos Angel Blue as Destiny/Loneliness/Greta and Latonia Moore as Billie.Īlso, The Metropolitan Opera announced that it has named Debra Lew Harder as the fifth full-time radio host in company history. Brown co-direct this new staging Brown, who is also the production's choreographer, becomes the first Black director to create a mainstage Met production. 355) on September 27 at 6pm ET.įire Shut Up in My Bones is a poignant and profound story about a young man's journey to overcome a life of trauma and hardship. SiriusXM subscribers can hear this performance in its entirety on Met Opera Radio (Ch. Blow's moving memoir, Fire Shut Up in My Bones. Yannick Nézet-Séguin will conduct GRAMMY Award-winning jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard's adaptation of Charles M. Opening Night will be a historic occasion with the Met's first performance of an opera by a Black composer. After the longest shutdown in its history, The Metropolitan Opera is ready to resume live broadcasts on SiriusXM's Met Opera Radio for the 2021-22 season.

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