Many cultural institutions are trying to lure audiences back with shorter shows after the pandemic shutdown. But as the The New York Times reports, The Metropolitan Opera is taking a different approach — staging the longest opera in its repertory, Wagner’s nearly six-hour “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.” 😊🎶

As some try to lure audiences back with short programs, the Metropolitan Opera is staging its longest work: Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger.”