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Opera director Yuval Sharon has said that Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” is the hardest work in the traditional repertoire to stage.
The Met has looked to a foreign government, to new strategies, even to outer space, in its scramble to find money to sustain the country’s largest performing arts organization.
Lise Davidsen and Michael Spyres, as the title characters, sing an excerpt from Act II in an early stage rehearsal. Production: Yuval Sharon. Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin. 2025–26 season. Videography by Neville Braithwaite. Wagner’s magnificent ...
Robert Larsen, driven by his love for opera, founded the Des Moines Metro Opera in Indianola, Iowa in 1973. Larsen's ambitious leadership and dedication built the opera from a small-town production to a nationally recognized festival. Michael Egel, Larsen ...