“Led by the Met’s music director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the “Resurrection” Symphony brought the full company and its audience back together in grand style: 90 minutes; an orchestra of 116; a chorus of 100; and 2,500 attending in the park, as well as hundreds more listening from the street.” Read more from Zachary Woolfe in the...
#WeWillMetAgain! An agreement has been reached and we commence rehearsals Aug 30. In addition to The Metropolitan Opera’s 2021-22 season performances, our musicians will be featured in our new chamber music series in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall or check out one of our new outreach performances via Carnegie Hall’s FREE! Citywide series. We are filled...
“For musicians, we start when we’re little kids. It’s not just a job, it’s a calling. When it’s something you do your whole life, and suddenly nobody needs you, it was really just devastating, honestly… a project like this has been uplifting… it’s been good for my heart.” – Sylvia Danburg Volpe, Associate Principal Second...
Here is a clip from our recent MET Orchestra Spotlight Series concert featuring some of the MET Opera Horns section: Erik Ralske (Principal Horn), Javier Gándara (Third Horn), Brad Gemeinhardt (Third Horn), and Barbara Jostlein Currie (Fourth Horn). ***We would like to thank many people who made this concert possible, especially those behind the scenes....
This aria from Verdi’s “Otello” is beautifully sung by soprano Mihoko Kinoshita of the Nikikai Opera Foundation in Tokyo. We collaborated with the Hibiya Festival in Tokyo, which aired this performance at the luxury arts and entertainment complex in Tokyo, the 東京ミッドタウン / Tokyo Midtown Hibiya. Enjoy! Lyrics Translation: Hail Mary, full of grace, chosen...
This week, our MET orchestra committee will be continuing negotiations with The Metropolitan Opera. Join us as we send them strength and support – who, after an unprecedented past 16 months, continue working tirelessly on our orchestra’s behalf. To our loyal audience and fans, who have propped us up with their support during this time,...
Have you missed hearing opera arias with the MET Orchestra? ➡ Please enjoy the following opera collaboration with the Nikikai Opera Theatre in #Tokyo! This opera concert video was filmed remotely and collaboratively by members of MET Orchestra Musicians in NYC at the HighLineNine gallery in Chelsea, and Ms. Mihoko Kinoshita, soprano of Tokyo Nikikai...
The MET Orchestra Musicians are proud to perform virtually with Tokyo’s Nikikai Opera Soprano Mihoko Kinoshita! This YouTube clip is a conversation with Ms.Kinoshita and four members of the MET Orchestra: Mariko Anraku (Harp), Amy Kauffman (Violin), Barbara Jostlein Currie (Horn), and Dov Scheindlin (Viola and arranger of these three arias). Listen to the beautiful...
Words cannot express our gratitude to the Nippon Club of New York for organizing and sponsoring our fundraising concert “Supporting the musicians of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra” as part of their 2021 Summer Festival today at Peak NYC. 🙏🏼 Our program includes seventeen of our MET Orchestra Musicians and soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer! We will be...
The MET Orchestra Musicians are thrilled to announce an international collaboration with the Tokyo Nikikai Opera and Tokyo Midtown Hibiya luxury shopping and entertainment complex! We will perform virtually with Nikikai Opera soprano Mihoko Kinoshita, and the video will be shown at the Hibiya Festival. This Friday, join us for a live discussion with MET...
