WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 2011-2012 HD OPERA SEASON OCTOBER 29, 2011 @ 1PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS 27 MIN Fabio Luisi conducts Tony Award-winning director Michael Grandage’s new production, featuring an all-star cast including Marina Rebeka, Barbara Frittoli, Ramón Vargas, and Luca Pisaroni. Text courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera website:  http://www.metopera.org CONDUCTOR: Fabio Luisi; PRODUCTION: Michael Grandage CAST: […]

GAETANO DONIZETTI 2011-2012 HD OPERA SEASON OCTOBER 15, 2011 @ 12:55 PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS 33 MIN Anna Netrebko gives an electrifying portrayal of the ill-fated queen driven insane by her unfaithful king in this Met premiere production by David McVicar.  Ekaterina Gubanova is her rival, Jane Seymour, Ildar Abrdazakov sings Henry VIII, and […]

RICHARD WAGNER 2010-2011 HD OPERA SEASON MAY 14, 2011 @ 12:00 PM RUN TIME: 5 HRS 10 MIN A stellar cast comes together for this second installment of Robert Lepage’s new production of the Ring cycle, conducted by James Levine. Bryn Terfel is Wotan, lord of the Gods. Deborah Voigt adds the part of Brünnhilde to her […]

GIOACHINO ROSSINI 2010-2011 HD OPERA SEASON APRIL 9, 2011 @ 1:00 PM RUN TIME: 2 HRS 45 MIN Rossini’s vocally dazzling comedy stars bel canto sensation Juan Diego Flórez in the title role of this Met premiere production. He vies with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, in the trouser role of Isolier, for the love of the […]

CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK 2010-2011 HD OPERA SEASON FEBRUARY 26, 2011 @ 1:00 PM RUN TIME: 2 HRS 25 MIN Susan Graham and Plácido Domingo reprise their starring roles in Gluck’s nuanced and elegant interpretation of this primal Greek myth. Tenor Paul Groves also returns to Stephen Wadsworth’s insightful production, first seen in 2007. Patrick Summers […]

GIUSEPPE VERDI 2010-2011 HD OPERA SEASON DECEMBER 11, 2010 @ 1PM RUN TIME: 4 HRS 45 MIN Nicholas Hytner’s new production “earned an enthusiastic ovation.” Marina Poplavskaya, with her “luminous singing, beautiful pianissimo high notes and unforced power” is a “noble, elegant Elisabeth.” Roberto Alagna’s singing is “poignant,” and Yannick Nézet-Séguin brings “youthful passion and […]

GAETANO DONIZETTI 2010-2011 HD OPERA SEASON NOVEMBER 13, 2010 @ 1:00 PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS 10 MIN Anna Netrebko revives her sensational turn in this sophisticated bel canto comedy, opposite Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz Kwiecien, and John Del Carlo in the title role. Music Director James Levine conducts. When Otto Schenk’s production premiered in 2006, […]

RICHARD WAGNER 2010-2011 HD OPERA SEASON OCTOBER 9, 2010 @ 1:00 PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS 10 MIN Two unparalleled artists join forces for the first installment of the Met’s groundbreaking new Ring: Maestro James Levine and director Robert Lepage.  “The Ring is not just a story or a series of operas, it’s a cosmos,” says Lepage, […]

GIOACHINO ROSSINI 2009-2010 HD OPERA SEASON MAY 1, 2010 @ 1:00 PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS 50 MIN This mythical story of a sorceress who enthralls men in her island prison has inspired operatic settings by a multitude of composers, including Gluck, Haydn, and Dvorˇák. Renée Fleming stars in the title role of Rossini’s version, […]

GIUSEPPE VERDI 2009-2010 HD OPERA SEASON FEBRUARY 6, 2010 @ 1:00 PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS 20 MIN Four decades into a legendary Met career, tenor Plácido Domingo makes history singing the title role in Verdi’s gripping political thriller, which is written for a baritone. Adrianne Pieczonka, Marcello Giordani, and James Morris are his co-stars […]

GEORGES BIZET 2009-2010 HD OPERA SEASON JANUARY 16, 2010 @ 1:00 PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS 10 MIN One of the most popular operas of all time, Carmen “is about sex, violence, and racism—and its corollary: freedom,” says Olivier Award-winning director Richard Eyre about his new production of Bizet’s drama. “It is one of the […]

RICHARD STRAUSS 2009-2010 HD OPERA SEASON JANUARY 9, 2010 @ 1:00 PM RUN TIME: 4 HRS 15 MIN Strauss’s comic masterpiece of love and intrigue in 18th-century Vienna stars Renée Fleming as the aristocratic Marschallin and Susan Graham in the trouser role of her young lover. Edo de Waart conducts a cast that also includes […]

JACQUES OFFENBACH 2009-2010 HD OPERA SEASON DECEMBER 19, 2009 @ 1PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS 35 MIN Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher (South Pacific) directs this new production, returning after the triumph of his Met Barber of Seville (seen live in HD in the 2006–07 season). Offenbach’s fictionalized take on the life and loves of the German […]

GIACOMO PUCCINI 2009-2010 HD OPERA SEASON NOVEMBER  7, 2009 @ 1:00 PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS 5 MIN Director Franco Zeffirelli’s breathtaking production of Puccini’s last opera is a favorite of the Met repertoire. Maria Guleghina plays the ruthless Chinese princess of the title, whose hatred of men is so strong that she has all […]

GIUSEPPE VERDI 2009-2010  HD OPERA SEASON OCTOBER 24, 2009 @ 6:00 PM RUN TIME: 4 HRS Set in ancient Egypt, Aida is both a heartbreaking love story and an epic drama full of spectacular crowd scenes. A cast of powerful voices and a grand production bring the story to life on the Met stage (and on […]

GIACOMO PUCCINI 2009-2010 HD OPERA SEASON OCTOBER 10, 2009 @ 1:00 PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS 35 MIN Tosca tells the story of three people—a famous opera singer, a free-thinking painter, and a sadistic chief of police—caught in a net of love and politics. Soprano Karita Mattila, recently seen in last season’s Live in HD presentation of Salome, sings […]

GIOACHINO ROSSINI 2008-2009 HD OPERA SEASON MAY 9, 2009 @ 12:30 PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS Hot on the heels of her triumphant Met debut as Rosina in last season’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Elīna Garanča portrays another Rossini charmer in this bel canto Cinderella story. Lawrence Brownlee is her Prince Charming. Veteran baritone Alessandro Corbelli […]

GIACOMO PUCCINI 2008-2009 HD OPERA SEASON MARCH  7, 2009 @ 1:00 PM RUN TIME: 4 HRS 10 MIN Patricia Racette sings the title role in Anthony Minghella’s stunning production, a new classic of the Met repertory, opposite Marcello Giordani. Text courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera website:  http://www.metopera.org Conductor: Patrick Summers Production: Anthony Minghella Cast: Patricia Racette, Marcello Giordani, […]

CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK 2008-2009 HD OPERA SEASON JANUARY 24, 2009 @ 1:00 PM RUN TIME: 1 HR 35 MIN This acclaimed production, directed and choreographed by Mark Morris, with costumes by Isaac Mizrahi, features the artistry of Stephanie Blythe in the male title role. The alluring Danielle de Niese is Orfeo’s adored wife, Euridice, who […]

GIACOMO PUCCINI 2007-2008 HD OPERA SEASON APRIL 5, 2008 @ 1:30 PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS A magnificent cast comes together for Franco Zeffirelli’s iconic production of the Puccini favorite. The exciting young conductor Nicola Luisotti presides over a glorious vocal ensemble led by the mesmerizing Angela Gheorghiu, opposite golden-toned tenor Ramón Vargas as her […]

CHARLES GOUNOD 2007-2008 HD OPERA SEASON DECEMBER 15, 2007 @ 1:00 PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS 20 MIN Gounod’s ultra-sensual interpretation of Shakespeare is an ideal vehicle for star soprano Anna Netrebko and the remarkable tenor Roberto Alagna, both of whom bring their incandescent appeal to the title roles. The irresistible Nathan Gunn is Mercutio […]

GIOACHINO ROSSINI 2006-2007 HD OPERA SEASON MARCH 24, 2007 @ 1:30 PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS 5 MIN One of the most beloved operatic comedies of all time, The Barber of Sevilleis presented in a production by Tony® Award-winning director Bartlett Sher. Superstar tenor Juan Diego Flórez as Count Almaviva is joined by American mezzo-soprano Joyce […]

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY 2006-2007 HD OPERA SEASON FEBRUARY 24, 2007 @ 1:30 PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS 5 MIN Tchaikovsky’s setting of Pushkin’s masterpiece is one of the most romantic and lyrical works ever written for the stage. Valery Gergiev conducts, and Renée Fleming and Dmitri Hvorostovsky star in this moving tale of mistimed love. Text […]

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 2006-2007 HD OPERA SEASON DECEMBER 30, 2006 @ 1:30 PM RUN TIME: 1 HR 40 MIN Enter a magical world of dancing bears, giant birds, and colorful adventure in Mozart’s ever-popular masterpiece The Magic Flute. This abridged 100-minute version, sung in English, is perfect for opera fans of all ages. Tony® Award winner […]