



As with last year, La Bohème will return early on, on October 2, in the 1981 Franco Zeffirelli staging (which is also the most-staged production in the company’s history).īut notably absent are three of the other top four operas. This past week, the Met announced its 2017-18 season, a fresh occasion to look at the balance of familiar and obscure works, established stars and newcomers, and where the so-called “ABCs” (plus Traviata) fit into the mix. When the Metropolitan Opera announced its current season one year ago, it was notable for the fact that it brought back, in fairly short order, the four most-produced works in the Met’s history: Aida, La Bohème, Carmen and La Traviata.
