Shuttered Metropolitan Opera to lock out stageghands

The shuttered Metropolitan Opera said it will lock out its stagehands in Local One of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees at midnight on Monday because it has been unable to negotiate wage cuts during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Met Opera superfans make the most of a canceled season

The passion for the opera would follow Carolyn Starry and Marion Chalat through their lives and form the basis of a deep friendship after they first met 10 years ago through the New-York Historical Society.