Met Opera opens holiday season with "The Magic Flute"
Performances run until Jan. 6.
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Performances run until Jan. 6.
The Metropolitan Opera says it was hit by a cyberattack.
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The opera says the 20-year-old New Jersey man worked in the electric construction shop.
She has performed with the opera company for 20 years.
A Russian superstar soprano will no longer perform at the Metropolitan Opera because of her past ties to Vladimir Putin.
Institution says it will not change policy until invasion of Ukraine ends and restitution is made.
The Met announced it is cutting ties with artists allied with Russia's president.
The mandate takes effect Jan. 17 for people eligible for third doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines or a second dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
People in long gowns and tuxedos gathered around the fountain outside Lincoln Center waiting to go inside to see "Fire Shut Up in My Bones" at the Met.
"Fire," with a score by jazz trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard, will be the first opera by a Black musician presented at the Met in its 138 years.
To celebrate, the Met scheduled two free outdoor performances on Sept. 4 and 5 at Lincoln Center.
It will be the first live performance for the opera since March 2020.
The opera reached an agreement with the union that represents soloists, actors and dancers. Hundreds of stagehands, musicians and other union members, however, are still without a contract.
Levine died March 9 in Palm Springs, California, of natural causes, his physician of 17 years, Dr. Len Horovitz, said Wednesday.
Last year, more than 66 million tourists came to the Big Apple, supporting over 400,000 jobs and generating close to $73 billion.
In its announcement, the Met said it made the "painful decision" based on advice given from health officials to the Met and Lincoln Center.
Norman performed with opera companies around the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, where she debuted in 1983.
After 51 consecutive seasons with the Met, tonight's opening performance of "Macbeth" will go on without the world-renowned tenor's booming voice.
Regarded as one of the greatest opera singers of all time including decades of performances at New York's Met Opera, Placido Domingo also is a prolific conductor.
As part of three-year contracts, the Met has the right to present up to 17 Sunday matinees in 2019-20 and 27 the following season.
The Met fired Levine as its music director emeritus on March 12, citing evidence of misconduct, but it did not make public any details at the time.
The music director emeritus was suspended in December after allegations emerged that Levine sexually abused one man three decades ago beginning when the man was a teenager.
Yannick Nezet-Seguin will become the Metropolitan Opera's music director next season, two years earlier than planned.
Longtime conductor James Levine has been suspended amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
President Trump announced new reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday, which he dubbed "Liberation Day."
A mother and her three children were detained last month in an immigration operation in northern New York state near the U.S.-Canada border, according to an immigrant advocacy group.
José Adolfo Macías Villamar — known as "Fito" — has led Los Choneros and its "network of assassins and drug and weapon traffickers" since at least 2020, federal prosecutors said.
Daniel Halloran, who was convicted of helping another politician buy a spot on the 2013 NYC mayoral ballot, served 10 years in prison.
The New York City Police Department took action against a car meetup last weekend near Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams' federal corruption case was dropped Wednesday, as Judge Dale Ho ruled it should be dismissed with prejudice.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams' federal corruption case was formally dropped Wednesday, months after he became the city's first mayor to be indicted.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams' historic federal corruption case has been dropped with prejudice, meaning Adams cannot be re-tried on the same charges at a later time.
New York state prisons will release some inmates early due to a shortage of corrections officers following the recent strike and firings.
Miriam Yarimi, the driver charged in a deadly crash on Ocean Parkway in Midwood, Brooklyn, is scheduled to be arraigned today.
New photos show a first look inside the Waterbury, Connecticut home where a man claims his stepmother held him captive for two decades.
Monday's powerful storm triggered a severe thunderstorm warning and tornado warning for parts of New Jersey.
A man who told police his stepmother held him captive in their Waterbury home for two decades asked why she is not in jail while awaiting trial, a state prosecutor says.
A weekend filled with roller coaster temperatures and elevated pollen levels is here in the Tri-State Area.
In NYC and beyond, the spring 2025 allergy season is striking earlier -- and sticking around longer -- than usual this year.
A New Jersey family bought an expensive solar panel system from one of the most established companies in the country, but then, last year, that company suddenly filed for bankruptcy just as the family's system broke down.
President Trump's first round of auto tariffs start Wednesday, and a New Jersey car dealership says people are rushing to buy now before prices rise.
The Trump administration has halted several dozen federal research grants at Princeton University in New Jersey.
A federal judge has rejected a Trump administration bid to move Mahmoud Khalil's legal case to Louisiana.
Monday's powerful storm triggered a severe thunderstorm warning and tornado warning for parts of New Jersey.
School officials on Long Island are united in their effort to combat unacceptable behavior in high school sports, including derogatory language, racial slurs and taunts.
Hundreds of cats remain unaccounted for in the deadly fire at Happy Cat Sanctuary on Long Island. The sanctuary's founder Chris Arsenault was killed in the blaze.
The Smithtown Library is close to reopening, nearly eight months after historic flooding on Long Island nearly destroyed it.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer stepped up the fight by Democrats to stop Republican Medicaid cuts with a visit to a Long Island nursing home on Monday.
Happy Cat Sanctuary owner Chris Arsenault was killed trying to save his cats from a fire on Dourland Road in Medford, Long Island.
President Trump announced new reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday, which he dubbed "Liberation Day."
New York City Mayor Eric Adams' federal corruption case was dropped Wednesday, as Judge Dale Ho ruled it should be dismissed with prejudice.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams' federal corruption case was formally dropped Wednesday, months after he became the city's first mayor to be indicted.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams' historic federal corruption case has been dropped with prejudice, meaning Adams cannot be re-tried on the same charges at a later time.
President Trump announced the U.S. will impose a minimum baseline of 10% tariffs on goods imported from all foreign countries, along with further "reciprocal tariffs."
The Ulster County clerk refused to file a $113,000 fine from Texas against a doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas.
In NYC and beyond, the spring 2025 allergy season is striking earlier -- and sticking around longer -- than usual this year.
Sleep apnea screenings will be free for New Yorkers under a new law passed at City Hall on Wednesday.
One of Mayor Eric Adams' signature mental health care programs is in question after a City Council report suggested it's ineffective.
Nestlé USA cites consumer complaints, including "one potential choking incident" for recalling products sold nationwide.
A unique talent, Val Kilmer was praised as an acting chameleon who took on varied and challenging roles, and the results were often memorable.
Monday is opening night on Broadway for the star-studded revival of the modern classic "Glengarry Glen Ross."
Actor Richard Chamberlain died Saturday, March 29, in Waimanalo, Hawai'i of complications following a stroke. He was two days shy of his 91st birthday.
President Trump signed an executive order targeting funding for Smithsonian Institution programs that he says contain "divisive, race-centered ideology."
The Flash: Vertical Velocity coaster is the first "super boomerang" roller coaster in North America.
The Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees 7-5 on Tuesday night to hand them their first loss.
The Lightning beat the Islanders 4-1 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight win to inch closer to clinching a playoff spot.
The New York Knicks beat Philadelphia 105-91 on Tuesday night, sending the 76ers to their ninth straight loss.
Sandy Alcantara pitched five effective innings for his first win in 19 months and the Miami Marlins beat the New York Mets 4-2 despite getting only three hits.
Anthony Davis had 12 points and seven rebounds in 28 minutes in his first home game since being injured Feb. 8.
New York City is preparing to roll out an unconventional strategy for tackling its rodent problem: rat birth control.
As Gov. Kathy Hochul pushes for a "bell-to-bell" ban on cellphones inside classrooms, two schools in the Bronx got ahead of the curve and are seeing benefits.
Coney Island's amusements are set to open Saturday as the Brooklyn Borough President weighs in on a casino proposal.
Students are swapping their textbooks for shovels in a mission to restore sand dunes at Coney Island Creek.
CBS News New York's Elle McLogan headed to Citi Field to find out what's new on the menu for Mets fans in 2025.
Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
Cosplayers flooded New York City's Javits Center in October 2024 for the annual New York Comic Con convention.
Tens of thousands of people flooded Manhattan streets on June 2, 2024 for the 60th annual Israel Day on Fifth Parade.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
The 50th Annual Village Halloween Parade drew massive crowds, celebrating the theme "Upside/Down:Inside/OUT."
In what he hopes will be a return to fairness, Mr. Trump wants to curb the flow of fentanyl and immigrants into the U.S., bring back manufacturing jobs, pay down debt and reduce taxes. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivers a speech outside Gracie Mansion after the judge in his federal corruption case said it should be dismissed with prejudice.
CBS News New York's John Elliott says we'll be back up in the 70s on Thursday and then down into the 50s again over the weekend. Each day of the next four will bring with it a chance of rain.
From leading man to mesmerizing character actor, Kilmer played it all. The Hollywood icon is being remembered after drying of pneumonia at 65 years old. CBS News New York's Vlad Duthiers takes a look back at Kilmer's career.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams' historic federal corruption case has been dropped with prejudice, meaning Adams cannot be re-tried on the same charges at a later time. CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer reports, and attorney Donte Mills offers analysis.
