Is ‘Tristan’ the hardest opera to stage? This director thinks so, and signed on at the Met

Opera director Yuval Sharon has said that Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” is the hardest work in the traditional repertoire to stage.

Review: ‘Tristan und Isolde’ Heralds a New Era at the Met Opera

Yuval Sharon’s debut production featured an astonishing performance by the soprano Lise Davidsen. It is the event of the season.

Ozarks tenor to star in Met Opera’s live cinema event “Tristan & Isolde”

Michael Spyres, an Ozarks native and international opera star, will sing the role of Tristan in the Metropolitan Opera's live cinema production of Wagner's "Tristan and Isolde" on March 21, 2026.
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Met Opera's 2026-27 season has 17 productions, its fewest in at least 60 years

NEW YORK(AP) — Despite encouraging box office figures for the season's first half, the financially strapped Metropolitan Opera scaled back its 2026-27 schedule with its fewest productions in at least 60 years. The Met announced Thursday it will present ...

The Met Opera’s Desperate Hunt for Money

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.