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The auditorium of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City (Photo: Jonathan Tichler/Metropolitan Opera)
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From its opening in 1883, the Metropolitan Opera has been one of the world’s leading opera companies. Today, the Met continues to present high-quality performances with many of the world’s most renowned artists, a superior company of orchestral and choral musicians, a large repertory of works, and the resources to make performances available to the public. Each season the Metropolitan stages more than 200 opera performances in New York which more than 800,000 people attend. Millions more, throughout the world, experience the Metropolitan Opera on television, through cinemacasts, radio, on tour and recordings.
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Listeners’ Choice: Donizetti’s ‘La Fille Du Régiment’
March 5, 2022
The Met revisits this January 1973 performance conducted by Richard Bonynge and featuring Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Regina Resnik, and Fernando Corena.
Celebrating Black History Month: Groundbreaking Artists on the Air
February 26, 2022
Broadcast highlights from some of the Met’s most revered African American stars
Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov
February 19, 2022
Bass René Pape, the world’s reigning Boris, reprises his overwhelming portrayal of the tortured tsar caught between grasping ambition and crippling paranoia.
Verdi’s ‘Rigoletto’
January 29, 2022
Baritone Quinn Kelsey stars in the title role of Verdi's timeless tragedy.
Puccini’s ‘La bohème’
January 22, 2022
The Met celebrates the 40th anniversary of Franco Zeffirelli’s beloved staging with an exceptional cast.
Mozart’s ‘Le nozze di Figaro’
January 15, 2022
Daniele Rustioni takes the podium to lead Mozart’s breathless and breathtaking comedy.
Blanchard’s ‘Fire Shut Up in my Bones’
January 8, 2022
The opera — the Met's first performance of an opera by a Black composer — tells a poignant and profound story about a young man’s journey to overcome a life of trauma and hardship.
Massenet’s ‘Cinderella’ [Abridged English-language version]
January 1, 2022
Continuing a treasured holiday tradition, the Met presents a new installment in its series of abridged opera adaptations for family audiences.
‘Aida’ at the Met
December 25, 2021
Highlights from great Met broadcasts of Verdi’s Aida in celebration of the 90th anniversary of Met broadcasts and the 150th anniversary of Aida.
Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’ [Abridged English-language version]
December 18, 2021
The Met’s abridged, English-language version of Mozart’s magical fairy tale is a classic holiday treat for audiences of all ages.
Puccini’s ‘Tosca’
December 11, 2021
Sondra Radvanovsky stars in the title role, sharing the stage with tenors Brian Jagde as the painter-revolutionary Cavaradossi and bass-baritone Evgeny Nikitin as the vile police chief Scarpia. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts.
Aucoin’s ‘Eurydice’
December 4, 2021
American composer Matthew Aucoin has created a new, captivating, 21st-century take on the myth of Orpheus.
Britten’s ‘Billy Budd’
June 5, 2021
From 1997: Steuart Bedford conducts Philip Langridge (Captain Vere), Dwayne Croft (Billy Budd), James Morris (Claggart), Victor Braun (Mr. Redburn), Julien Robbins (Lt. Ratcliffe), James Courtney (Mr. Flint), Paul Plishka (Dansker)
Verdi’s ‘Otello’
May 29, 2021
From 2015: Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Sonya Yoncheva (Desdemona), Aleksandrs Antonenko (Otello), Dimitri Pittas (Cassio), and Željko Lučić (Iago).
Bellini’s ‘I Puritani’
May 22, 2021
From 2017: Maurizio Benini conducts Diana Damrau (Elvira Walton) and Javier Camarena (Lord Arturo Talbot).
Wagner’s ‘Tristan und Isolde’
May 15, 2021
From 2016: Simon Rattle conducts Nina Stemme (Isolde), Ekaterina Gubanova (Brangäne), Stuart Skelton (Tristan), Evgeny Nikitin (Kurwenal), and René Pape (King Marke).
Anna Netrebko Puccini Gala
May 8, 2021
Star soprano Anna Netrebko performs Puccini highlights from La bohème, Tosca, and Turandot.
Donizetti’s ‘Roberto Devereux’
May 1, 2021
Maurizio Benini conducts; Sondra Radvanovsky (Elisabetta), Elīna Garanča (Sara), Matthew Polenzani (Roberto), and Mariusz Kwiecien (Duke of Nottingham) star.
