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The Metropolitan Opera: A Concert for Ukraine

March 17, 2022 By Guy St. Clair

In The Metropolitan Opera Supports the People of Ukraine, my March 4 post, I found it very gratifying to share with readers my pride in the work of the Metropolitan Opera Association. Many of you agreed with me, and your responses (both to me and at LinkedIn, where I also share these posts) made that clear. …

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Filed Under: Current Events, Music, Personal History, Uncategorized Tagged With: A Concert for Ukraine, Barber (Samuel), Barton (Jamie), Beczała (Piotr), Beethoven Fifth Symphony, Buialskyi (Vladyslav), Davidsen (Lise), Gelb (Peter), Green (Ryan Speedo), Kyslytsya (Sergly), Metropolitan Opera Association, Nézet-Séguin (Yannick), Russia-Ukraine War, Silvestrov (Valentin), Strauss (Richard), van den Heever (Elza), Verdi (Guiseppe)

The Metropolitan Opera Supports The People of Ukraine

March 4, 2022 By Guy St. Clair

I have been a “regular” of the Metropolitan Opera for many years, and I’m not shy about saying that the company and its many outstanding performances are frequent subjects in these posts. So I’m sure none of my regular readers will be surprised when I say that I’ve never been prouder of my relationship with …

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Filed Under: Music, Personal History Tagged With: Don Carlos (opera), Gelb (Peter), Metropolitan Opera Association, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Nézet-Séguin (Yannick), Opera, Russia-Ukraine War, Ukraine, Ukrainian National Anthem, Verdi (Giuseppe)

A Little Inspiration Perhaps

May 22, 2020 By Guy St. Clair

As we struggle with what’s happening all around us, from time to time we need a little inspiration. I recommend listening to two choral pieces. Both are pretty remarkable and speak to us – it seems to me – in our current situation. In the first, the Met Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, …

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Filed Under: Current Events, Music, Personal History, Uncategorized Tagged With: COVID-19, Metropolitan Opera Association, Nabucco (opera), Nézet-Séguin (Yannick), Verdi (Giuseppe)

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