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.
Austin Riley hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to deep center field in the 10th inning, lifting the Braves to a 5-4 comeback win over the Mets on Tuesday night.
More rats were part of the victory celebration when the clock hit zero. Panthers players mobbed in the corner, while the Oilers watched in dismay.
Kyle Hendricks and three relievers combined on a four-hitter as the Angels beat the Yankees 4-0 on Tuesday night, handing them their third straight shutout loss.
The nonprofit Qaravan is working to help immigrants fleeing homophobia, discrimination, and war in the former Soviet countries of Eastern Europe.
Anne Burrell, an acclaimed chef from upstate New York, hosted "Secrets of a Restaurant Chef," "Worst Cooks in America" and other popular Food Network shows.
The nonprofit Qaravan is working to help immigrants fleeing homophobia, discrimination, and war in the former Soviet countries of Eastern Europe.
The suspect accused in the violent attack on court officers at Manhattan Criminal Court faced a judge on Tuesday.
Pan Am left an incredible mark on aviation history, and on Tuesday there was a rare opportunity for history to repeat itself.
The arrest of NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was denounced by many of the people running against him in the Democratic mayoral primary.
Homeland Security said NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was arrested for assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer.
The cool, rainy weather sticks around today across NYC, but highs are expected to hit the 90s later in the week.
Father's Day is looking mostly cloudy for dads across the Tri-State Area.
Prosecutors dismissed a felony charge against a man accused of conspiring in the murder of Jennifer Dulos, the Connecticut mother of five who vanished six years ago.
Another air quality alert has been issued for the Tri-State Area, this time for central and southern New Jersey.
An air quality alert is in effect Thursday for NYC, Long Island, and part of New Jersey due to smoke from the Canadian wildfires.
Three of the four men who escaped from an immigration detention center in Newark last week are now back in custody.
Former Sen. Bob Menendez, of New Jersey, was convicted last year on federal bribery charges.
New Jersey's Supreme Court says the state can have a grand jury investigate allegations of clergy sexually abusing children and report findings.
The FBI is increasing the reward for two of the four men who escaped from an immigration detention center in Newark last week.
The cool, rainy weather sticks around today across NYC, but highs are expected to hit the 90s later in the week.
Police on Long Island are warning about a fraud scheme targeting people looking to buy high end dogs online.
A Long Island community is rattled after federal immigration agents detained the manager of a popular bagel shop in Port Washington.
A teenager is dead and six others are hospitalized after a car crash in East Hampton on Sunday.
Father's Day is looking mostly cloudy for dads across the Tri-State Area.
A cat who disappeared nearly a decade ago in Queens has been reunited with his owners.
The arrest of NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was denounced by many of the people running against him in the Democratic mayoral primary.
The Trump administration has ignored a bipartisan law that requires TikTok and ByteDance to fully sever ties.
Kristi Noem is "alert and recovering" after being hospitalized, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed.
President Trump also asserted the U.S. knows "exactly where" Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei "is hiding."
The Trump administration has lifted a short-lived pause on immigration arrests at farms, hotels and restaurants.
Terminally ill New Yorkers would have the legal ability to end their own lives with pharmaceutical drugs under a bill that's been approved by the New York state Legislature.
Passing nurses Sabrina Castle and Gianna Formisano saved the life of Merryl Hoffman when she experienced a sudden cardiac arrest.
A measles case has been confirmed in Putnam County, N.Y., and health officials have a warning for some who visited Arturo's Tavern in Mahopac.
The CDC dropped a broad recommendation for all children to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Some fish caught in New York lakes and rivers may be unsafe to eat due to elevated levels of chemicals known as PFAS, state health officials announced Thursday.
Anne Burrell, an acclaimed chef from upstate New York, hosted "Secrets of a Restaurant Chef," "Worst Cooks in America" and other popular Food Network shows.
The judge in the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking and racketeering trial in NYC dismissed one of the jurors Monday.
Kanye West showed up at the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs on Friday in New York City.
An ex-girlfriend of Sean "Diddy" Combs testified Thursday for the sixth day in his sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial.
Harvey Weinstein's retrial in New York took another dramatic turn when the judge declared a mistrial on the last undecided charge.
Austin Riley hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to deep center field in the 10th inning, lifting the Braves to a 5-4 comeback win over the Mets on Tuesday night.
More rats were part of the victory celebration when the clock hit zero. Panthers players mobbed in the corner, while the Oilers watched in dismay.
Kyle Hendricks and three relievers combined on a four-hitter as the Angels beat the Yankees 4-0 on Tuesday night, handing them their third straight shutout loss.
Nolan Schanuel hit a run-scoring double in the 11th inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat the New York Yankees 1-0 in the Bronx.
Bethpage Black is not only one of the best and most demanding golf courses in the world, it's public. One of the rare public tracks that has what it takes to host golf's best.
The nonprofit Qaravan is working to help immigrants fleeing homophobia, discrimination, and war in the former Soviet countries of Eastern Europe.
New York City police charged a man with murder after a U.S. Navy veteran was shot and killed during an alleged road rage incident in the Bronx.
A Bronx high school student is pushing to pass a bill that would require closed captions in movie theaters across the state.
As the manager of Dollar Universe LLC, Luis Almonte said the mystery is part of the fun for many shoppers.
At a historic Jewish community center, Jewish and Asian neighbors are building bridges through shared programming and a new tradition: A street festival called "Shalom Dragon."
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
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.
CBS News New York's Tony Sadiku has the latest weather forecast.
CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn says there is a better chance of a thunderstorm on Thursday as temperatures rise to close to 90 degrees.
The family hired the contractor to replace their roof, but three years later, the work hasn't even started. Mahsa Saeidi has the story.
The president fired off a warning to Iran, calling for an "unconditional surrender." CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports.
Just hours later, the Democratic mayoral candidate was released without facing charges. Supporters greeted him outside the courthouse in Lower Manhattan and walked to Foley Square. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.
