2.2K reactions · 330 shares | Diana Damrau and Joseph Calleja give a stunning joint recital, broadcast live from a beautiful Italian chapel. | The Metropolitan Opera | Facebook

1.5K reactions · 209 shares | Ailyn Pérez, Nadine Sierra, and Isabel Leonard perform live from the Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles, accompanied by pianist Vlad Iftinca. | The Metropolitan Opera | Facebook

24 reactions · 12 shares | Roberta Peters (1930 – 2017) was an American coloratura soprano. One of the most prominent American singers to achieve lasting fame and success in opera, Peters is noted for her 35-year association with the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York, among the longest such associations between a singer and a company in opera. She was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1998. | Great Opera Singers | Facebook

Today, 23 of opera’s most promising young singers—selected from 1,200 applicants—compete in the semifinals of the 2021 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. For the first time, the semifinal round—normally held on the Met stage—is streaming for free from different locations around the world. Next weekend, the Grand Finals Concert will also be streamed for free and open to the public on Sunday, May 16, at 3PM ET. Learn more and watch now: bit.ly/MONCauditions | The Metropolitan Opera