Medea (The Metropolitan Opera) NYC Reviews and Tickets

See it if Diva Sondra! Fireworks. Mirror stage design simple and effective.

Don't see it if Seeking more action

See it if I was lucky to see the opening night performance of this wonderful production. The soprano portraying Medea Sondra Radvanovsky was just

Don't see it if Intense and earned many applause from those in attendance. A great way to start the new season at the Metropolitan Opera.

See it if you like your revenge operas on full tilt: larger than life emotions, tender love scenes, brutal betrayals,violent endings & wronged heroine

Don't see it if you're not a fan of McVicar's always-somber dark staging (large mirror provides some nice visual touches, but overall the stage is boring).

See it if The incandescent soprano Sondra Radvanovsky burns a hole in the Met stage in Cherubini's Medea; aided by Matthew Polenzani's fierce Jason

Don't see it if Cherubini's music is a bit lackluster & McVicar's staging is a bit indulgent but nothing can dim Radvanovsky's raging, aggrieved Medea

See it if you want to see a powerhouse performance by Sondra Radvanovsky who is amazing in the demanding title role

Don't see it if you don’t like opera or Greek tragedy, or want to see great ensemble opera. The beginning and every other scene without Radvanovsky dragged

See it if You love opera

Don't see it if You don't like opera

See it if You like operas, it is very well done

Don't see it if Disturbing story involving children

See it if world-class singers and orchestra trapped in circa 1970s community college mise en scene appeals . . .

Don't see it if you expect theater creatives to actually attempt fresh interpretation of a hoary antique in a way that moves a modern audience . . . Read more