The Met Opens 140th Season with a Relevant and Rousing Opera
Maria-Cristina Necula
September 25, 2025
Maria-Cristina Necula says the Metropolitan Opera 140th season opener is the work of geniuses.
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Maria-Cristina Necula says the Metropolitan Opera 140th season opener is the work of geniuses.
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Maria-Cristina Necula says the Metropolitan Opera 140th season opener is the work of geniuses.
A Civil Defense alert was just a drill, but some took it seriously. Hal Glatzer was on Hawaii that day and reviews the play inspired by the event.
Symphony Space’s Selected Shorts Program Celebrates Forty Years of Great Storytelling.
New Jersey theaters have great shows lined up for the fall. Read the choices and buy your tickets!
Even the wealthy have to downsize. The Grantham family can no longer afford their lifestyle. “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale” is the end of a dynasty, or at least sequels.
The Conjuring, starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, is about imagined demons, as opposed to the real ones we have now.
For lovers of British mysteries, the gold standard is “Unforgotten,” now in its sixth season on PBS.
Jean White is an antiques expert, but she doesn’t like to leave London. So it’s her husband, Rory, who travels to France regularly, staying in their cottage in Sainte Victoire, a small village that is famous as a hub for antiques. Before he boards a flight to England, Rory calls Jean to show her the gift he has for her – a ruby and diamond ring. Rory doesn’t make it back to London. The local