“It was not a difficult decision,” Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb says of accepting up to $200 million from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He has dealt with mounting debt, declining sales ...

On Saturday, May 30 at 1 p.m., hear the Metropolitan Opera's broadcast of "El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego" by Gabriela Lena Frank.

The Metropolitan Opera has revealed its 2026–27 season, featuring five new and 12 repertory productions, a special 60th-anniversary gala, and performances of Mahler’s Eighth Symphony conducted by ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The arrangement would have brought up to $200 million to the Metropolitan Opera, which has suffered a series of financial setbacks. By Adam Nagourney ...

Performances in N.Y.C. 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.

Peter Gelb (standing) at a gala honoring Daisy Soros, seated with her son Jeffrey. Photo: Jenny Gorman/Met Opera “It was not a difficult decision,” Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb says ...