After a Young Arts Patron’s Donation Did Not Clear, He Was Found Dead

Shortly before Matthew Christopher Pietras’s body was discovered, the Metropolitan Opera had been told that the $10 million he had just donated did not belong to him.

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The Met’s ‘Sputniks’ Fall to Earth for a Summer Cleaning

The glittering chandeliers at the opera house get washed every year. It’s an elaborate production.

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La Scala Warns Opera Patrons: No Flip-Flops or Tank Tops Allowed

Milan’s famed opera house is cracking down on the underdressed, even as it and other European opera companies try to attract a wider audience.

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A Baritone Walks in Bernstein’s and Mahler’s Footsteps

Thomas Oliemans came to New York to sing at the Metropolitan Opera. While he was here, he took a musical walking tour.

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Singer Sues Met Opera Over Firing for Post-Pregnancy Vocal Problems

The mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili, who suffered vocal problems during and after pregnancy, is suing the opera company — and the union that represented her — after she lost work.

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