Police were called and the show was canceled during the second intermission around 5:23 p.m. In a news conference Saturday night, investigators said the substance is still being tested but they have reason to believe it may have been someone’s ashes, CBS New York reports. Stabile Endowment for Broadcast Media.Ĭontents of the broadcast are copyrighted by The Metropolitan Opera, all rights are reserved, and any use or reproduction of any of the material therein without permission of The Metropolitan Opera is strictly prohibited and will be prosecuted.NEW YORK - ( CBS NEWS) Saturday’s performance of “Guillame Tell” at the Metropolitan Opera House was disrupted when an audience member sprinkled an unidentified powdery substance into the orchestra pit.

The Metropolitan Opera broadcast season is sponsored by Toll Brothers, America's luxury home builder, with generous long-term support from the Annenberg Foundation and the Vincent A. 3, 2016-on The Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network. Live Metropolitan Opera Saturday radio broadcasts Fabio Luisi conducts Rossini’s final, crowning operatic achievement. Marina Rebeka is Mathilde and Bryan Hymel is her suitor, Arnold.

Gerald Finley sings one of his signature roles as Tell, the revolutionary on a quest for freedom. 18 at 1pm on 90.5 FM WKAR Radio | Rossini’s epic telling of the William Tell fable returns to the Met stage after an absence of more than 80 years, in a new production by Pierre Audi.

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