Program book The Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 SEASON The 464th Metropolitan Opera performance of RICHARD WAGNER'S TRISTAN UND ISOLDE CONDUCTOR Yannick Nézet-Séguin IN ORDER OF VOCAL APPEARANCE SAILOR'S VOICE Ben Reisinger** SHEPHERD Jonas Hacker DEBUT ISOLDE Lise Davidsen STEERSMAN Ben Brady BRANGÄNE Ekaterina Gubanova TRISTAN DOUBLES Tim Bendernagel Simon Catillon KURWENAL Tomasz Konieczny TRISTAN Michael Spyres ISOLDE DOUBLES Cecily Campbell Caitlin Scranton MELOT Thomas Glass ENGLISH HORN SOLO Pedro R. Díaz KING MARKE Ryan Speedo Green*

Cast and crew at curtain call. Set looks like a giant camera shutter

March 2026 show No.3
Tonight's outing with @sasherka.bsky.social & NYC friends @romapete.bsky.social, @mountmccabe.bsky.social :

Opening night of Tristan und Isolde at Met Opera; directed by Yuval Sharon, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, with Michael Spryes and Lise Davidsen in the title roles.

Blond-haired, blue-eyed American figure skater Ilia Malinin in the warrior costume he wears for his short program, bearing an uncanny resemblance to Wagner's Siegfried.

I used to focus on what classical music the #olympics figure skaters chose for their programs - but this year they appear to have entered Wagner's Siegfried himself in competition. (I kid, I kid. I know this is Ilia Malinin, the top American man. The visuals, though.)

Playbill opened to program page BUDAPEST FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA IVAN FISCHER MUSIC DIRECTOR GERHILD ROMBERGER MEZZO-SOPRANO BOSTON LYRIC OPERA CHORUS BRETT HODGDON HEAD OF MUSIC AND CHORUS DIRECTOR BOYS OF THE ST. PAUL'S CHOIR SCHOOL BRANDON STRAUB MUSIC DIRECTOR Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 3 in D minor First Part Kräftig, Entschieden Second Part Tempo di Minuetto Comodo, Scherzando. Ohne Hast Sehr Langsam. Misterioso. Durchaus Leise Lustig im Tempo und keck im Ausdruck Langsam, Ruhevoll. Empfunden There will be no intermission in this evening's program, which will run approximately one hour and 45 minutes. For biographies of the conductor, soloist, and choirs and s listing of personnel in the orchestre and choirs, please the digital program (use the QR code or URL at the top of this page). Presented in colleboration with Boston Lyric Opera 2025/26 Season Sponsors Crescendo Donor Advised Fund and The Thonis Family Vivo

Boston symphony hall staged filled with musicians and women chorus and boy chorus in the back. Ivan Fischer on the podium. Next to him is mezzo soprano Gerhild Romberger

Feb 2026 show No.5 tonight w/ @sasherka.bsky.social :

Ivan Fischer & Budapest Fest Orch again, here in Boston, performing Mahler 3; hosted by @vivoperformingarts.bsky.social

Hand holding program book looking down from second balcony at symphony hall. Program book cover is a big portrait photo of Ben Zander who looks every bit his age of 85

Symphony hall stage filled to the brim with musicians - choristers, instrumentalists, and 4 soloists plus Zander

Closeup of 4 soloists plus Zander and Jamie Kirsch (leader of chorus pro musics). Photo credit: Sasherka

Today's outing w/ @sasherka.bsky.social + #operasqaud meetup

Nov performance no.12

Verdi's Requiem at Boston Philharmonic x Chrous pro Musica with a starry cast of soloists:
Ailyn Perez
Daniela Mack
John Osborn
Maharram Huseynov

led by Ben Zander

What an experience to hear this @ symphony hall

Hand holding Progrma leaflet SASHA COOKE, MEZZO-SOPRANO MYRA HUANG, PIANO "At the River" from Old American Songs, Aaron Copland (1900-1990) Set 2 (1952) "Sure on this Shining Night" from Four Songs, Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Op. 13 (1938) John Musto "Recuerdo" from Recuerdo (1988) "The Circus Band" from Five Street Songs (1894) Chorles Ives (1874-1954) H. Leslie Adoms (1932-2024) "Prayer" from Nightsongs (1961) Jasmine Arielle Bornes American Lament 1. Let America Be America Again, PartI II. The River Remembers Ill. Let America Be Americo Agoin, Port Il V. America інтио атой V. Let America Be America Again, Port I!! *world-premiere ISGM co-commission INTERMISSION Sosho Cooke oppeors by arrongement with IMG Artists, as 54h Street, New York, NY 10019. Tel: 212/994-3500. is mode possible by the generous support of Dovid Scudder in memory of his wife, Morie Louise Scudder. ISABELLA SEWART GARDNER MUSEUM "Lilacs" from 12 Romances, Op. 21 (1900-02) Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 -1943) "Lave Sommernacht" Alma Mahler (1879-1964) "Was du mir bist?" from Drei Lieder (1930) Erich Wolfgong Kongold (1897 -1957) "Youkali" (1934) Kurt Weill (1900-1950) "Give Me Jesus" (1999) Spiritual, orr. Moses Hogan "A Simple Song" from Mass (1971) Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) "Grace" (1988) Michael Tilson Thomas "Children Will Listen" from Into the Woods (1986) Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021) "Of Thee I Sing" (1931) George Gershwin (1898-1937)

View of grand piano to the left, Myra and Sasha next to it

Myra and Sasha receiving audience applause

November performance no. 7

Afternoon outing with @sasherka.bsky.social to Gardner Museum for Sasha Cooke's "To Thee I Sing" recital accompanied by Myra Huang.

They had just performed in NYC's Armory last night; took a car to Boston right after and arrived at 1:30am 😴

Hand holding gala concert program book

Musical program page

Performers on stage taking a bow

Last night outing with @sasherka.bsky.social :

Nov performance no. 4

Boston Lyric Opera gala concert featuring Lise Lindstrom (replacing Christine Georke who withdrew due to personal reasons), Morris Robinson, and BLO's emerging artists & alumni, in "Siegfried's Follies." MD David Angus conducts.

Hand holding program book Celebrity Series of Boston Friday | October 24, 2025 18pm NEC'S Jordan Hall Matthias Goerne baritone Daniil Trifonov piano Schubert's Swan Songs Piano Sonata in G Major, D. 894 Molto moderato e cantabile Andante Menuetto. Allegro moderato — Trio Allegretto Schwanengesong, D. 957 1. Liebesbotschaft 2. Kriegers Ahnung| 3. Frühlingssehnsucht 5. Aufenthalt Herbst. D. 945 Schwanengesang, D. 957 6. In der Ferne 7. Abschied 8. Der Atlas 9. Ihr Bild 10. Das Fischermädchen 11. Die Stadt 12. Am Meer 13. Der Doppelgänger Today's program will run approximately 90 minutes. Danil Tedonov appears by arrangement with Opus 3 Artists

Daniil Trifonov in black shirt and black pants, and Matthias Goerne in black suit and white shirt. On stage in front of the grand piano facing the audience receiving their applause

Daniil Trifonov in black shirt and black pants, and Matthias Goerne in black suit and white shirt. On stage in front of the grand piano facing the audience receiving their applause. A female piano turner sits in the back by the piano.

October #concert-athon

Show No.13 last night with @sasherka.bsky.social & friends

3rd night in a row of A-list pianists
Daniil Trifonov & Matthias Goerne in
Schubert's Swan Songs
Piano Sonata in G Major, D. 894
Schwanengesang, D. 957

Hand holding Saul program book against symphony hall stage as background

Program book opened to cast list page

Musicians on stage taking their bows

October #concert-athon

Show No. 1, with @sasherka.bsky.social

Handel+Haydn's 211th Season Opener of Saul, with Neal Davies, Christopher Lowrey, Sarah Brady, Amanda Forsythe, Linard Vrielink; led by Jonathan Cohen

Paris has removed the paving from its city hall square and transformed it into an urban forest. Stunning! 🤩

Is there a website that overlaps various orgs' event calendars for ease of planning? @bostonlyricopera.bsky.social @celebrityseries.bsky.social @bostonsymphony.bsky.social @bostonbaroque.bsky.social @artsemerson.bsky.social @huntingtontheatre.bsky.social BEMF, Met Opera, Carnegie Hall etc...

Hand holding up Octavia program page against a fuschia colored stage curtain

Cast of Octavia in colorful period costumes at curtain call

Cast and crew of Octavia in colorful period costumes at curtain call

Today's outing: a 2-hr lunch with #operasquad x #BSOsquad friends, followed by 3.5-hr opera with @sasherka.bsky.social at Boston Early Music Festival's centerpiece opera — Reinhard Keiser's Octavia

"Tell me you never take public transportation without telling me you never take public transportation" 👀

Hand holding Met Opera program book opened to Salome cast list

Cast taking curtain call

Tonight's reunion outing with east coast #operasquad @sasherka.bsky.social @romapete.bsky.social @micaelab.bsky.social :

Final performance of Salome with @elzasoprano.bsky.social & Mattei in Claus Guth production conducted by Derrick Inouye

Hands down one of the best performances I've seen.

Hand holding Met Opera playbill for Antony and Cleopatra, opened to the cast page The fourth Metropolitan Opera performance of JOHN ADAMS'S ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA CONDUCTOR John Adams IN ORDER OF VOCAL APPEARANCE CLEOPATRA Julia Bullock CHARMIAN IRAS Taylor Raven Eve Gigliotti ANTONY Gerald Finley EROS Brenton Ryan ENOBARBUS Alfred Walker* CAESAR Paul Appleby* AGRIPPA Jarrett Ott LEPIDUS Kevin Short OCTAVIA Elizabeth DeShong

Cast taking bows at curtain call

Today's matinee outing with @sasherka.bsky.social : John Adams's Antony and Cleopatra with Bullock and Finley, conducted by the composer himself

Pre-birthday daytrip to NYC with dad to join @y2000k.bsky.social on her #operaweekend

OMG 😱 not Freddy! What happened?! I'm so sorry for your loss 😔

Hand holding up program book

Cast and crew listings in program book

Cast with colorful costumes at curtain call

Cast and production team at curtain call

2. Boston Lyric Opera opening night of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel with Anya Matanovič, Edward Nelson, Brandie Sutton, & @jbartonmezzo.bsky.social as Nettie Fowler. Directed by Anne Bogart and conducted by David Angus

There's a Nickname or Notes or Other info when you need to clarify a contact source. Last name is for actual last names 🤷🏻‍♀️

#operainboston! Fans of Erin Morley take note! She will be singing in 3 separate engagements in Boston over 3 weeks.

This weekend Mozart arias w/Boston Baroque

Next weekend Mozart Requirm w/BSO

April 4&5 masterclass (4/4) and Rose in Bloom recital (4/5)

Hand holding up program book looking down on symphony hall stage from second balcony

Kavakos and Trifonov holding hands facing the audience

Tonight's 🎵 outing with @sasherka.bsky.social : Leonidas Kavakos & Daniil Trifonov recital, hosted by Celebrity Series.

The Poulenc and the Bartok are both real delights.

At end of concert, Kavakos announced that today is Trifonov's birthday so the hall audience sang Happy Birthday 🎂

Suggestions, please:
If I were to plan a 2-3 week musical vacation in Europe, likely in June, less likely in August, where would I go, with a toddler in tow? (Grandparents included)

Hand holding up program book with Die tote Stadt cast list , with symphony hall stage in the background

Soloists standing at front of stage ready to take a bow

Symphony hall stage full of musicians with chorus in the back, orchestra musicians in the middle, and vocal soloists in the front. Andris Nelsons on the podium in front center

Last night's 🎵 outing + reunion with my #operasquad friends: Korngold Die tote Stadt at Boston Symphony; with Christine Georke & David Butt Philip, led by Andris Nelsons

#OperainBoston Winter & Spring 2025 listings

Check out all the opera offerings in the Boston area in the coming months!

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Checking in after a spectacular season opening night of Die Frau ohne Schatten @metopera.bsky.social 🤩

Tonight's 🎶 outing with my #BSOsquad @sasherka.bsky.social & @silkandwires.bsky.social : Renee Fleming + Rod Gilfry sing Kevin Puts' The Brightness of Light at Boston Symphony led by Andris Nelsons

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