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Review: A Devastated Drone Pilot Opens the Met Opera’s Season
Jeanine Tesori and George Brant’s bloodless “Grounded,” about a fighter pilot turned dissociating drone operator, stars the mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo.
Jeanine Tesori becomes first woman composer to open Met Opera season with reworked `Grounded’
Jeanine Tesori becomes the first woman composer to open a season in the Metropolitan Opera’s 141-year history when a revised “Grounded” starring mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo is featured at Monday night’s gala.
Jeanine Tesori’s Grounded fails to take flight at the Metropolitan Opera
A star-making turn from Emily D'Angelo can't rescue Jeanine Tesori's uninspiring new opera with which the Met opens its new season.
Met Opera Opens Season With Tech-heavy 'Grounded'
New York's prestigious Metropolitan Opera will open its season Monday with "Grounded," a work that explores technological evolutions of war against the backdrop of motherhood.
Jeanine Tesori becomes first woman composer to open Met Opera season with reworked `Grounded'
NEW YORK — Jeanine Tesori watched the world premiere run of her “Grounded” with director Michael Mayer last fall at the Kennedy Center and noticed audience fidgeting. “It didn’t need a ...
Moral Complexity at the Met: Jeanine Tesori’s Grounded
The Metropolitan Opera opened its season Monday with the company premiere of Grounded, with a score by Jeanine Tesori and a libretto by George Brant. Theater critic Sara Holdren and music critic Justin Davidson discussed how the opera deals with the intimate story of a fighter pilot who gets pregnant,
Grounded, Metropolitan Opera review — drone-pilot story has polish but lacks musical drama
The most luminous cadence in Grounded comes when the chorus sings “Boom” as a missile from a Reaper drone obliterates its ...
Met Opera History Made in Landmark for Female Composers
Jeanine Tesori will become the first woman composer to open the season for the Metropolitan Opera in its 141-year history.
Mezzo-Soprano Emily D’Angelo Prepares for Takeoff in the Metropolitan Opera’s Grounded
Jeanine Tesori, the Tony-winning composer behind Fun Home and Kimberly Akimbo, wrote the score with D’Angelo in mind after an ...
Christine Baranski, Susan Sarandon & More Dress Up for the Metropolitan Opera’s Opening Night
The Metropolitan Opera kicked off the season with a lavish gala attended by Edie Falco, Patricia Clarkson, Peter Dinklage and ...
Amal Clooney, Cate Blanchett and Sting Cap a Starry Week of Galas
Hollywood luminaries gathered for the Albie Awards; and the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera drew a crowd of ...
Eva Amurri borrows mom Susan Sarandon’s 2003 Oscars dress for Metropolitan Opera date night
"We were honored to be included in this opening night!" Amurri captioned Instagram photos of herself in the black Donna Karan ...