The Met Opera Orchestra is celebrating its new union contract with Met management by giving two free performances of Mahler's Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" in Damrosch Park on September 4th and 5th at 8pm. Denyce Graves and Ying Fang will sing as will the Met Chorus.
Tickets will be made available by Today Tix lottery and via a standby line. Masks will be enforced. Vaccination proof/negative COVID test required. No messing around here.
The Met should pipe this over every inch of Lincoln Center. People should be able to sit by the Milstein reflecting pool, on the silly artificial turf on the Josie Robertson Plaza, out on W 62nd Street, or on the overhead walkway by Juilliard and experience this resurrection.
This is going to be one great time. Everyone seems more than ready. Let's hope the weather cooperates since rain = cancellation; no rain dates.
August 31:
Finally, a published article about the NYCB Orchestra situation:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Musicians-Union-and-Elected-Officials-Call-on-NYC-Ballet-to-Negotiate-Fairly-With-its-Musicians-and-Settle-on-a-Fair-Contract-20210830
Will the curtain go up on NYCB on September 21? I’ve so been looking forward to hopping on the Amtrak for this. Now I’m not so sure.
Time to pay the orchestra, dammit!
Posted by: Jeannette | August 31, 2021 at 05:44 AM
This is huge, Jeannette. I'm going to post it up top. Thanks!
Posted by: Haglund | August 31, 2021 at 07:51 AM