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During his tenure at the Met, Gelb has spearheaded the production of contemporary works, including the staging of two of [[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]]'s operas, ''Doctor Atomic'' and ''Nixon in China'', with a third, ''The Death of Klinghoffer'', planned for autumn 2014.{{Update inline|date=October 2021}} His other ideas have included an annual "family-oriented" presentation at [[Christmas]] time, and collaborations with the [[Vivian Beaumont Theater]] of [[Lincoln Center]] to develop newer musical works with musicians such as [[Wynton Marsalis]], [[Rachel Portman]], and [[Rufus Wainwright]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2006/06/24/bmopera24.xml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317005119/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2006/06/24/bmopera24.xml |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-03-17 |title=Rupert Christiansen, "Met's new man is aiming for the stars", ''Telegraph'', 24 June 2006 |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |access-date=2012-08-14}}</ref> In January 2007 Gelb announced a commission for a new opera from [[Osvaldo Golijov]], tentatively scheduled for the 2010-11 season.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tommasini|first=Anthony|title=New Operas at the Met: What Works?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/11/arts/music/11oper.html?ex=1326171600&en=4f4825d4f3de1767&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss|work=New York Times|date=January 22, 2007|page=E1|access-date=September 23, 2017}}</ref> However, following the death in 2008 of [[Anthony Minghella]] who was to have written the [[libretto]], the premiere was postponed to 2018.{{Update inline|date=October 2021}}<ref>Lawless, Jill. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121105070028/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-176854601.html "Minghella won Oscar for 'English Patient'"]. ''[[Rocky Mountain News]]'' via [[Associated Press]] (March 19, 2008) {{subscription}}</ref><ref>Kaptainis, Arthur. [https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Lepage+going+cosmic+Metropolitan+Opera/3997165/story.html#ixzz19I8WQVzs "Lepage going cosmic for Metropolitan Opera"]. ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'' (December 18, 2010)</ref>
Mr. Gelb, whose contract was extended in November 2019 until 2017<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cooper |first=Michael |date=2019-11-25 |title=Peter Gelb’s Contract Is Extended at the Metropolitan Opera |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/25/arts/music/peter-gelb-met-opera.html |access-date=2022-09-12 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>, has taken measures to increase ticket sales<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hernández |first=Javier C. |date=2022-02-23 |title=The Met Opera’s New Season: What We Want to See |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/23/arts/music/met-opera-new-season.html |access-date=2022-09-12 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>, cut costs and raise the number of new productions, including those of recent operas and works written for the Met. In 2021-22, in collaboration with Met Music Director Yannick Nezet-Seguin, he programed three contemporary works<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cooper |first=Michael |date=2020-09-23 |title=The Metropolitan Opera Won’t Reopen for Another Year |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/arts/music/metropolitan-opera-cancels-coronavirus.html |access-date=2022-09-12 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>, the most at the Met since 1928: ''Fire Shut Up in My Bones'' by Terence Blanchard, “Eurydice” by Matthew Aucoin and “Hamlet” by Brett Dean. The 2022-2023 season roster featured the first-ever Met production of Cherubini’s “Medea;” the world premiere staging of ''The Hours'', a new work by Kevin Puts based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of that title by Michael Cunningham; the company premiere of Mr. Blanchard’s ''Champion''; and four more new productions, of ''Fedora'', ''Lohengrin, Don Giovanni'' and ''The Magic Flute'' – the most new productions in 10 seasons. He scheduled Jake Heggie’s “Dead Man Walking” to open the 2023-24 season. Previous premieres included works by John Adams, Philip Glass, Kaija Saariaho and Nico Muhly.
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