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New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art will return to Egypt a fragment of an ancient pharoanic shrine it purchased from a collector, Egypt's antiquities department said Monday.
A marble statue widely attributed to Michelangelo is being loaned to New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art by the French government.
The Metropolitan Opera's new staging of Puccini's "Tosca" has run into more bumps.
Normalcy returned to the Metropolitan Opera with a charming second-night revival of Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro," one night after a new production of Puccini's "Tosca" left a significant segment of the audience booing one of the company's biggest failures in decades.
When was there last an opening night quite like this at the staid old Metropolitan Opera?
New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art has reattributed a painting in its collection to the 17th-century Spanish master Velazquez.
Oprah Winfrey is on board to host the annual gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute next spring, supporting an exhibit that focuses on the style of American women.
The Metropolitan Opera was singing a happy song about the first day of individual box office sales for the upcoming season.
Soprano Angela Gheorghiu has pulled out of the first six performances of the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Bizet's "Carmen," which opens New Year's Eve.
Soprano Anna Netrebko (nuh-TREHB'-koh) has withdrawn from the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Verdi's "La Traviata" scheduled for the 2010-11 season.
Bass Rene Pape has withdrawn from the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffmann," the latest cast change to the staging that opens Dec. 3.
When Valhalla burns and crumbles near midnight on May 9, Otto Schenk's production of Wagner's Ring Cycle at the Metropolitan Opera will be retired.
The sick bay at the Metropolitan Opera is reaching a crescendo.
Fabled past met future promise at a Metropolitan Opera gala like no other — a triple celebration that honored the company's 125-year history, previewed its current stars in upcoming roles, and found time to pay tribute to Placido Domingo's 40 years at the house.
Tenor Philip Webb made a surprise Metropolitan Opera debut Friday night, replacing an ailing Marcelo Alvarez as Manrico for the second half of Verdi's "Il Trovatore."
The Metropolitan Opera has put up two giant Marc Chagall murals in its lobby as collateral on an existing loan, the latest example of how the nation's top fine arts institutions are struggling to cope with the economic downturn.
When the late Luciano Pavarotti tried to relive his days of youthful glory at the Metropolitan Opera by reprising the role that made him famous, the result was an embarrassment that tarnished his reputation.
It should have been the most glamorous of nights at the opera: the return of Russian superstar soprano Anna Netrebko, reunited with her longtime stage partner, tenor Rolando Villazon.
Each time the Metropolitan Opera performed Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" last season the big question was who would show up in the title roles. This season, both lead singers are new to their parts at the Met — and both went on as scheduled for the opening. The real news was in the pit.
For Daniel Barenboim, music and politics meld together.
Sopranos Natalie Dessay, Renee Fleming, Angela Gheorghiu and Deborah Voigt are among the stars who will perform at the Metropolitan Opera's 125th anniversary gala on March 15.
When museum director Philippe de Montebello announced his retirement earlier this year, curators at the Metropolitan Museum of Art came up with the perfect going-away gift: an exhibit.
A Mets fan accused of badgering the team's baseball-headed mascot has pleaded guilty to harassment. Authorities said Christien Hansen harassed the mascot at a game in May, refused to leave Shea Stadium and took a swing at a security guard.
A Finnish soprano returning to the scene of her greatest triumph. A Polish contralto back at the Met after 24 years. A Uruguayan bass bringing his trademark role to the house for the first time.
MySpace connection ends in robberyInvestigators say an online chat led to a robbery in Boynton Beach.
Waterboarding by London's Police Force and why the force faces the biggest police scandal in decadesallegations of corruption, theft and brutality that dog the Met. A nondescript terrace house in North London and a police drugs raid is in full swing.
Jesus, vampires, tarot cards...whatever: Have You Met Jesus Yet?es, tarot cards...whatever Friday, August 24, 2007 Have You Met Jesus Yet? Do you know who Jesus is? Have you met him yet? Who is this Jesus character and what does he want? Well, lemme tell ya. Jesus is God. Who is God? What does God look like?
Britain Braced For Violent GalesBritain is braced for a battering over the next few days with a forecast of violent gales and heavy winds. The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for Friday with a risk of heavy rain in Wales, southwest England, parts of the Midlands and central-southern England.
Terrorist sleeper cell 'within Met' Scotland Yard has refused to discuss allegations that a sleeper cell of al Qaida spies is being kept under secret service surveillance after infiltrating the Metropolitan Police.
Student: I was beaten by police Met police officers kneed a student in the groin, dangled him by handcuffs and beat him around the head while he was out celebrating with friends, he claimed.
Met Chief says sorry after de Menezes guilty verdict - but REFUSES to resignThe Metropolitan Police was today found guilty of breaching health and safety laws over the shooting of innocent Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes.
BBC NEWS | Business | IMF meets amid fears for growthThe International Monetary Fund's main ministerial policy-making committee is meeting in Washington amid concerns about the global economic outlook. Turbulence in financial and housing markets and record oil prices have cut forecasts of strong global growth.
'I watched my colleague put gun to de Menezes' head - and pull the trigger'A policeman today described the horrific scene as one of his colleagues levelled a pistol against the head of Jean Charles de Menezes and pulled the trigger.
Beverly Sills - An Appraisal - New York TimesDuring the lunch, two middle-aged women stopped by our table. One asked Ms. Sills, "Are you who I think you are?" Ms. Sills smiled at her warmly and said, "I hope so."
Which Is the People's Opera? Let the Fireworks BeginGerard Mortier, the controversial Flemish-Belgian director of major European opera houses and music festivals, a passionate and intellectually voracious provocateur, will become the general manager and artistic director of the New York City Opera starting in 2009. Mr.
Immaculate conceptionThe pregnant Madonna lives in the village, beside the main road. They keep her in the old schoolhouse.
In London, just a few minutes walk from Angel underground station, stands the new Sadler's Wells theatre. Sadler's Wells is a theatre that specializes in dance. The first Sadler's Wells theatre was opened on this site in 1683.
After the Flood - Metropolitan Museum of Art showcases post-Katrina photographsAfter Hurricane Katrina, Robert Polidori went to New Orleans, where he lived years ago, to shoot photographs of the devastation for The New Yorker.
New Met blogging rules spark angerWith many people now blogging about work more and more organisations are having to take this into account by laying out guidelines for their employees on the do's and dont's of blogging about work life.
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