“It would not be safe for the Met to resume until a vaccine is widely in use, herd immunity is established, and the wearing of masks and social distancing is no longer a medical requirement.”
The Metropolitan Opera has canceled performances until next September, it said Wednesday, in the latest blow to New York City’s once-vibrant arts and culture scene, which has struggled as the coronavirus pandemic has put an indefinite hold on live performances....
The Met’s announcement comes after the Broadway League, which represents New York City’s theater district,extremely expensive to produce, and have an older audience—a socially-distanced opera experience designed for a vulnerable elderly population would be financially nonviable. The Met had one bit of good news: it’s moving full steam ahead with plans for the next season, beginning September 2021, with the mounting of Terence Blanchard’s “Shut Up In My Bones,” the first Black composer to be featured at the storied venue.“As you can imagine nothing makes us sadder...we want nothing more than to get back to the business of creating operatic magic for you,” Gelb said in a video shared to the Met’s Twitter account. $150 million.
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