Springfield tenor Michael Spyres joins Met Opera production

Springfield native Michael Spyres joins the Met Opera’s “Tristan und Isolde,” with a live HD broadcast, before returning home for Ozarks Lyric Opera.

Review: ‘Tristan und Isolde’ Heralds a New Era at the Met Opera

Yuval Sharon’s debut production featured an astonishing performance by the soprano Lise Davidsen. It is the event of the season.
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Influencers Get Their Night at the Opera as the Met Courts New Fans

Performances in N.Y.C. The Metropolitan Opera has invited 70 influencers to help convince a younger, online audience that opera isn’t scary or even unaffordable. The Metropolitan Opera has invited 70 ...
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Is 'Tristan' the hardest opera to stage? This director thinks so, and signed on at the Met

NEW YORK – In his book on reinventing opera, director Yuval Sharon describes “Tristan und Isolde” as “the single hardest work in the traditional repertoire to stage.” Yet here he is, about to make his ...