Lincoln Center Fountain
Photo by Lisa Hirsch
I haven't been reporting this week on the Met's free opera streams, but this week....well, the extension of Forza feels like lip service, sort of like performing Porgy during Black History month, because the Met has, let's see, performed zero operas by Black composers.
That said, an opportunity to see Leontyne Price is an opportunity to see one of the very greatest singers of her generation and of the 20th century. Also, the Glass double-header is really something. I saw Aknaten in HD and Satyagraha live at LA Opera a couple of years back. They are both great pieces, with Satyagraha perhaps the composer's finest opera.
Schedule Update: In honor of Juneteenth, the Met will extend this week’s stream of Verdi’s La Forza del Destino, starring the great African American soprano Leontyne Price, to 48 hours, so that it will be available on Friday, June 19. The previously scheduled streams of Akhnaten, Satyagraha, and La Traviata will all be pushed back a day. Please see the revised schedule below.
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