The MET Orchestra and Gianandrea Noseda play the Mahler Fifth.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
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| Gianandra Noseda in action. Photo by Ramella and Giannese, courtesy Teatro Regio di Torino |
There is no ensemble that has a bigger target on its back this spring than the MET Orchestra. After a tumultuous season at the Metropolitan Opera that included the explosion of a long-building sex scandal involving former music director James Levine, the firing of Mr. Levine (after a 47-year association) and a subsequent flurry of lawsuits that have kept the opera company in the headlines, it would be surprising if the shell-shocked players had the enthusiasm and focus for the three-concert series that ends the current Carnegie Hall season.
