The New York Times

Met Opera’s Multimillion-Dollar Deal With Saudis Falls Through

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The arrangement would have brought up to $200 million to the Metropolitan Opera, which has suffered a series of financial setbacks. By Adam Nagourney ...
CBS News

Metropolitan Opera's funding agreement with Saudi Arabia falls through, Met officials say

The planned partnership between the Metropolitan Opera and the Saudi Arabian government is off, Met officials announced on Thursday. The Met cited the "current economic situation in Saudi Arabia" as ...
Wall Street Journal

Met Opera’s Saudi Deal Collapses Over Iran War

A rehearsal at the Metropolitan Opera in New York last year.Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images The economic fallout from the Iran war has extended to a planned Saudi funding deal for New York's ...
The New York Times

Does This Man Have the ‘Most Difficult Job on Earth’?

Performances in N.Y.C. Peter Gelb, the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, said he is not going anywhere as he struggles with financial crises and opera’s place in a changing arts landscape.