Travel with us to the Eternal City with this wide-ranging playlist of music dedicated to, inspired by, and hailing from Rome.

The company’s slate of presentations includes two world premieres, two Lyric premieres, and several new productions.

Kristina Mkhitaryan and Joseph Calleja take the stage as Puccini’s lovesick young bohemians in Franco Zeffirelli’s picturesque production, with Alexander Soddy conducting.

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

The extraordinary Lise Davidsen sings Tosca for her first time at the Met, alongside tenor Freddie De Tommaso in his eagerly anticipated company debut and powerhouse baritone Quinn Kelsey. Yannick Nézét-Séguin conducted this performance from November 23, 2024.

Meet the stars of the Met’s broadcast of Tosca on January 18.

Some of today’s most beloved works of classical music weren’t well received when they made their debuts!

Meet two artists making their Lyric Opera debuts this month.

One of the most acclaimed sopranos of our day joins WFMT as an artist ambassador for Opera Rara.

This seminal opera captivates with its exotic setting and dramatic story of the cold-hearted Princess Turandot and her suitors.

The intense and dramatic love story of the singer Tosca (Eleonora Buratto) and the artist Cavaradossi, (Charles Castronovo) set against the backdrop of political unrest in Rome.

For more than a century, artists from all over the world have chosen to give their first performances in the Second City.

A celebration of the great Italian tenor, born July 13, 1924.

Soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek gives a fearless performance as Minnie, the opera’s gun-toting heroine, who runs a saloon for a camp of rambunctious miners in the California Gold Rush.

Extraordinary soprano Asmik Grigorian makes her highly anticipated Met debut tackling the demanding role of Cio-Cio-San, the loyal geisha at the heart of Puccini’s devastating tragedy

An interview with the Met debutant currently starring as Pinkerton in Puccini’s Madame Butterfly.

The season is the first programmed by 2023-appointed general director Lawrence Edelson and the first following the departure of Lidiya Yankovskaya as music director.

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

The festival, which is dedicated to presenting seldom-performed Italian opera titles, shares a two-program slate in June and July.

Franco Zeffirelli’s staging premiered in 1987 and is among the most lavish sets in Met history, recreating an imperial throne room with 199 people on stage.

Franco Zeffirelli’s dazzling vision of mythic China retakes the stage, with soprano Elena Pankratova making her Met debut as the legendary—and lethal—title princess.

The season includes 9 programs, including concerts from opera and musical theater royalty.

Four contemporary operas have their Met premieres.

Soprano Elena Stikhina is the heartbreaking seamstress Mimì, and tenor Joseph Calleja is the role of the love-struck poet Rodolfo.

What does one of the grandest artforms look like on the big screen? Check out some of our favorite portrayals of opera in the movies.