opera in exile

Linda di Chamounix Linda di Chamounix

From the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Michele Gamba conducts Cesare Lievi‘s production with Jessica Pratt, Francesco Demuro and Michele Pertusi.

Armida Armida

Starring Renée Fleming, Lawrence Brownlee, Barry Banks, John Osborn and Kobie van Rensburg, conducted by Riccardo Frizza. From May 1, 2010.

Der Rosenkavalier Der Rosenkavalier

Starring Renée Fleming, Christine Schäfer, Susan Graham, Eric Cutler, Thomas Allen, and Kristinn Sigmundsson, conducted by Edo de Waart. From January 9, 2010.

Götterdämmerung Götterdämmerung

Adam Fischer leads Christian Franz, Linda Watson, Eric Halfvarson and Jochen Schmeckenbecher.

Thaïs Thaïs

Starring Renée Fleming, Michael Schade, and Thomas Hampson, conducted by Jesús López-Cobos. From December 20, 2008.

The Cunning Little Vixen The Cunning Little Vixen

From the Vienna State Opera, 2016.

Le nozze di Figaro Le nozze di Figaro

The Met’s new “All Renée All the Time” format kicks off with a performance from November 11, 1998 starring Herself, Cecilia Bartoli, Susanne Mentzer, Dwayne Croft, and Bryn Terfel, conducted by James Levine.

Il Trovatore Il Trovatore

Starring Sondra Radvanovsky, Dolora Zajick, Marcelo Álvarez, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, and Stefan Kocán, conducted by Marco Armiliato. From April 30, 2011.

Siegfried Siegfried

From the Vienna State Opera: Adam Fischer conducts Christian Franz, Linda Watson, Tomasz Konieczny, Herwig Pecoraro and Jochen Schmeckenbecher.

Maria Stuarda Maria Stuarda

Starring Elza van den Heever, Joyce DiDonato, Matthew Polenzani, Joshua Hopkins, and Matthew Rose, conducted by Maurizio Benini. From January 19, 2013.

Il Barbiere di Siviglia Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Performance from April 26, 2007. Maurizio Benini; Joyce DiDonato (Rosina), Claudia Waite (Berta), Lawrence Brownlee (Count Almaviva), Russell Braun (Figaro), John Del Carlo (Dr. Bartolo), Samuel Ramey (Don Basilio).

Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci

Starring Eva-Maria Westbroek, Jane Bunnell, Marcelo Álvarez, George Gagnidze; Patricia Racette, Marcelo Álvarez, George Gagnidze, and Lucas Meachem, conducted by Fabio Luisi. From April 25, 2015.

When divas collide When divas collide

Duelling events tonight:

Die Walküre Die Walküre

Adam Fischer leads Christopher Ventris, Ain Anger, Waltraud Meier, Linda Watson and Tomasz Konieczny.

Les Pêcheurs de Perles Les Pêcheurs de Perles

Starring Diana Damrau, Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz Kwiecien, and Nicolas Testé, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda. From January 16, 2016.

Rusalka Rusalka

Tomás Hanus conducts Piotr Beczala, Olga Bezsmertna, Jongmin Park, Elena Zhidkova and Monika Bohinec.

La donna del lago La donna del lago

Starring Joyce DiDonato, Daniela Barcellona, Juan Diego Flórez, John Osborn and Oren Gradus, conducted by Michele Mariotti. From March 14, 2015.

La Cenerentola La Cenerentola

From the Vienna State Opera: Isabel Leonard, Maxim Mironov, Alessio Arduini and Luca Pisaroni; Jean-Christophe Spinosi conducts.

Adriana Lecouvreur Adriana Lecouvreur

Starring Anna Netrebko, Anita Rachvelishvili, Piotr Beczala, Carlo Bosi, Ambrogio Maestri, and Maurizio Muraro, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda. From January 12, 2019.

L’elisir d’amore L’elisir d’amore

Starring Kathleen Battle, Luciano Pavarotti, Juan Pons, and Enzo Dara, conducted by James Levine. From November 16, 1991

Semele Semele

Nicole Chevalier leads the cast at the Komische Oper in a production directed by Barrie Kosky.

Un ballo in maschera Un ballo in maschera

Starring Aprile Millo, Harolyn Blackwell, Florence Quivar, Luciano Pavarotti and Leo Nucci, conducted by James Levine. From January 26, 1991.

Satyagraha Satyagraha

Performance from November 19, 2011: Dante Anzolini; Rachelle Durkin (Miss Schlesen), Richard Croft (M. K. Gandhi), Kim Josephson (Mr. Kallenbach), Alfred Walker (Parsi Rustomji).

Il Trovatore Il Trovatore

Starring Eva Marton, Dolora Zajick, Luciano Pavarotti, Sherrill Milnes, and Jeffrey Wells, conducted by James Levine. From October 15, 1988.