NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Opera used to like to ring in the new year with a starry gala. But Peter Gelb, the company’s general manager since 2006, has preferred to use the occasion to unveil new ...
PALM BEACH, Fla. — The stage was set, the chandeliers dimmed and the audience hushed. Then superstar Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, in a ruffled flamingo-pink gown and sparkling heels, made her ...