Music Director Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas is joined by soprano Angel Blue, mezzo-soprano Tamara Mumford, tenor Ben Bliss, and bass Dashon Burton with the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus to perform Beethoven’s dramatic Symphony No. 9, which celebrates the bonds of humanity and the glory of the creator in its triumphant “Ode to Joy.”

Osvaldo Golijov’s Grammy–winning first opera dramatizes the life and work of poet-playwright Federico García Lorca, who was assassinated by fascist forces at the start of the Spanish Civil War.

Plus beloved titles from Puccini, Mozart, Verdi, and more.

Chosen by Angel Blue, hear Renée Fleming in a performance from November 7, 2007. Fleming is the the self-sacrificing courtesan Violetta—one of opera’s ultimate heroines. Tenor Matthew Polenzani is her self-centered lover Alfredo, alongside baritone Dwayne Croft as his disapproving father, and Marco Armiliato on the podium.

This grandest of grand operas — set in Ancient Egypt and packed with magnificent choruses, complex ensembles, and elaborate ballets — is in essence, an intimate love story.

The American soprano, one of the most admired singers of her generation, is headlining the Metropolitan Opera’s first new production of Verdi’s “Aida” in 36 years.

Puccini’s bittersweet love story makes a rare Met appearance, with soprano Angel Blue starring as the French courtesan Magda.

Marian Anderson, an acclaimed and boundary-breaking Black contralto, was born in Philadelphia in 1897.

The Met begins the New Year with a vital new production of one of opera’s most enduringly powerful works.