Even snakes have to audition for the opera at the Met. Princess the boa constrictor got the part
Performance artist Zoe Ziegfeld who plays the part of a snake charmer poses for a portrait with a snake during auditions to select a snake for a part in an adaptation of Mozart’s “Così fan tutte," at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Andres Kuda.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated entertainment & hollywood brief. The source report from AP says: Performance artist Zoe Ziegfeld who plays the part of a snake charmer poses for a portrait with a snake during auditions to select a snake for a part in an adaptation of Mozart’s “Così fan tutte," at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Andres Kuda.
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- Published: Sep 5, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC
- Coverage area: Entertainment & Hollywood
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