The creators of a new “Tristan und Isolde” production explain the influences behind every element of a crucial scene.

Selected from 10 finalists, the six winners are each awarded a $20,000 prize.

School shootings are a tragically common occurrence in the United States, but rarely do they grace the stage of one of the ...

When Lise Davidsen finished her last performance in Beethoven’s “Fidelio” at the Metropolitan Opera a year ago, she flew home ...

Audiences are packing the theater for a new “Tristan und Isolde.” Everyone can see the same spectacle, but they probably ...

The Met has announced the winners of the 2026 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition, awarding six ...

But it is, in my judgment and others’, his perfect opera.

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 ...

Young singers from around the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico will compete for $15,000 cash prizes and the chance to perform in the Grand Finals Concert on the nation's most prestigious opera ...

Opera-Staging Tristan This image released by the Metropolitan Opera shows Soprano Lise Davidsen and tenor Michael Spyres as the title characters in a Feb. 27, 2026, rehearsal of a new production of ...