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The Met Opera Turns to Saudi Arabia to Help Solve Its Financial Woes

3 September 2025 at 23:00
The Met, which has withdrawn $120 million from its endowment since the pandemic, reached a lucrative deal to perform in Saudi Arabia for three weeks each winter.

© Iman Al-Dabbagh for The New York Times

The deal with the Met comes as Saudi Arabia expands its cultural footprint, including in opera. The King Fahad Cultural Center in Riyadh hosted the premiere of an Arabic-language opera last year.
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