“Die Zauberflöte’s” new production is supposed to be the company’s New Year’s Eve gala event. “Aida” is set to open in September while “The Fiery Angel” is scheduled for November. He told The New York Times that it would take a “miraculous situation” for the company to open its season in September. This is not the first time that Gelb has stated openly about his doubts of being able to inaugurate the season on time. “There’s no way that I can imagine with a company the size of the Met, with hundreds of artists involved in each performance and the size of the auditorium, which is five times larger than the average Broadway theater - it is hard to imagine under those circumstances that we will be performing until such time as it is safe to do so.” “Social distancing and rehearsing and performing at the Met are contradictory,” Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb said in the report. The new productions planned for 2020-21 include “Aida,” “The Fiery Angel,” “Die Zauberflöte,” Don Giovanni” and “Dead Man Walking.” Per a report by ABC News, all previously scheduled technical rehearsals in the summer for new productions have been canceled, putting all of them into jeopardy.

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2020-21 season may not include new productions.

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