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RT @nprfreshair: "I don't associate ... the pitch with gender," countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo says. "It feels very much me. And one th…

With the passing of Jessye Norman, the Met family has lost one of its most treasured artists. This week, Metropolit… t.co/10m1jNnW4y

REMINDER: Rush tickets for this afternoon’s matinee performance of Puccini’s Turandot go on sale at 11AM ET.

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Puccini’s Turandot takes the stage today at 3PM—kicking off this season’s historic series of Sunday matinees. Don’t… t.co/ydkTOmo6cY

The Met is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Marcello Giordani and sends its condolences to all of Giordani… t.co/Ien45d5VcY

RT @nytimesarts: Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads a revelatory "Turandot" at the Met Opera t.co/5Q0Fszw456 t.co/7gTSZPJeER

RT @HeldenMommy: Wishing a very happy opening tonight to my incredible #MetTurandot colleagues @MetOpera !! @MetOperaChorus @METOrchestra @…

RT @zwoolfe: Tonight’s Met performance of Porgy & Bess will be dedicated to Jessye Norman’s memory t.co/fTvgfDmm2Q

The Met mourns the loss of Jessye Norman (1945–2019), one of the great sopranos of the past half-century, who sang… t.co/UQl9hzQjnd

RT @amNewYork: “The Met is more than a stage — it’s all the people who make up the building,” Tshombe Selby said. “It really is a family an…

REMINDER: Standing room tickets for tonight’s performance of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess go on sale today, 9/27,… t.co/T511NZYv5G

RT @TommasiniNYT: Review: A Splendid ‘Porgy and Bess’ Opens the Met Opera Season t.co/iS96BoHtIA

RT @wwd: This is what Tony-nominated choreographer @CamilleABrown said about her Met Opera debut. t.co/e6Q1kjddvm

RT @JillHennessy: Amazing night @MetOpera w/my wild crew- so fortunate to witness the incredible performances in #PorgyandBess .. dress by…

RT @AngelJoyBlue: Porgy and Bess opens tonight kicking off the 2019-2020 season of the @metopera!!!

RT @SchultzGolda: I woke up this morning and realized: I AM OPENING THE SEASON! At the Met @MetOpera you guys!!! Keep me posted if you’re w…

RT @coopnytimes: A chance to see the opening night of @MetOpera's "Porgy and Bess" for free, in the heart of Times Square

REMINDER: Standing room tickets for Opening Night of the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess go on sale tomorrow 9/23 at 10AM… t.co/F9UQFofHxT

RT @CharlesMBlow: OMG! OMG! OMG! My opera is coming to the Met!!!! “In its 136-year history, the Metropolitan Opera has never staged an ope…

RT @nytimes: In its 136-year history, the Metropolitan Opera has never staged an opera by a black composer. But that will finally change wi…

RT @DanaTylerTV: Awed by #MetOpera stars Harolyn Blackwell, Martina Arroyo at a new exhibit, Black Voices at the Met, chronicling racial ba…

RT @coopnytimes: Maya Angelou, who as a young dancer performed in it at La Scala, praised it as “a human truth." Harry Belafonte thought it…

Happy 100th birthday to mezzo-soprano Thelma Fixler (née Altman)! The first American-born singer to make a Met debu… t.co/TSejLr2V78

To celebrate the Met's new production of Porgy and Bess, which opens in just nine days, @FilmLinc will present a sp… t.co/bQgbHcRHfW

In partnership with Yamaha, on September 15 from 12–5PM pianos used in previous Met seasons will be sold at reduced… t.co/gY6T6PeRqF

A limited number of additional tickets have been released for the Opening Night premiere of the Gershwins’ Porgy an… t.co/4mYQ2zV6kd

Don't miss a rare screening of Otto Preminger’s 1959 film Porgy and Bess, presented by @FilmLinc on September 19. A… t.co/447xKMwhxZ

Don’t miss a preview of the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess at Temple Emanu-El on September 17 at 7PM, including a panel… t.co/oGb043dyWD

Starting at 9PM ET tonight, we will be conducting overnight routine maintenance and the Met's website will not be a… t.co/VR8fGMYD31