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[Inside Bay Area] - Thanks to this Puccini-and-popcorn phenomenon -- some opera fans even queue up at cinemas in tuxedoes and gowns -- the Met has "given itself a reinvigorating kick in the rear," says company general manager Peter Gelb. While a prime seat for a Met
Britten's 'Billy Budd' at the Metropolitan Opera
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[New York Times] - Peter Gelb, the Met's general manager, talks about how essential it is to modernize the theatrical elements of opera. But few recent Met productions are bolder or fresher than Dexter's staging of this great Britten work. The performance benefited from
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[China Daily] - The program speaks to the vision of Peter Gelb, the Met's general manager, as a promoter. The rest of the arts world was unprepared for the program's success. Other opera companies have only haltingly begun to explore the approach, with theater
The Screen Can't Hear When You Yell 'Bravo'
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[New York Times] - In a writer for The Guardian told the company's general manger, Peter Gelb, that he found the experience of seeing “The Barber of Seville” in the movie theater better than being at the Met. “Oh, no, that's bad,” Mr. Gelb groaned.
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