Beg, Bardo, or steal
The Metropolitan Opera has added a live, free video broadcast of Lincoln in the Bardo to its fall lineup on Saturday, 14 November at 8 PM EDT.
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Lincoln in the Bardo
The penultimate performance of Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek's new opera, live from the Met
Streaming and discussion start Nov 11 at 7:25 PM
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Lincoln in the Bardo
A live, free video broadcast of Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek's new opera from the Metropolitan Opera
Streaming and discussion start Nov 14 at 8:00 PM
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In for the kill
Saioa Hernández makes a no-hold-barred house debut in The Metropolitan Opera’s prematurely dusty Tosca.
Tosca
Saioa Hernandez is Floria Tosca in a live broadcast from the Met opposite SeokJong Baek and Quinn Kelsey
Streamed November 6, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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Fallen Angel
Angel Blue is out of this season’s Desdemonas and Aïdas in New York — as well as every other operatic role this season.
Bitches and broods
Sonya Yoncheva tackles one of opera’s mothers from hell in the Metropolitan Opera’s revival of Medea.
Medea
Sonya Yoncheva sings the title role in live a broadcast from New York
Streamed October 30, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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Eight Veils: Asmik Grigorian in Concert
Asmik Grigorian sings Puccini, Dvořák, Verdi, and Strauss with Petras and Lukas Geniušas
Streaming and discussion start Nov 18 at 7:25 PM
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A little slice of death
Lincoln in the Bardo fills its inaugural Metropolitan Opera run with musical delights and vibes—but how far can those go?
La bohème
Kristina Mkhitaryan, Inna Demenkova, Adam Smith, and Anthony Clark Evans star in a live broadcast from New York
Streamed October 22, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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Lincoln in the Bardo
The world premiere of Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek's new opera, live from New York
Streamed October 19, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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Macbeth
Lise Davidsen, Quinn Kelsey, Freddie De Tommaso, Ryan Speedo Green, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin star in a live broadcast from New York.
Streamed October 14, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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La bohème
Juliana Grigoryan, Rosa Feola, Stephen Costello, and Hansung Yoo lead a live broadcast from New York
Streamed October 7, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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Così fan tutte
Federica Lombardi, Samantha Hankey, Ana María Martínez, Duke Kim, Andrey Zhilikhovsky, and Gerald Finley star in a live broadcast from New York
Streamed September 30, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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Aria law
Richard Lynn muses on whether the Met can make good on its exciting new promise of “Opera For All” while the goals of its $1.5 billion fundraising campaign remain murky.
Così Island
The Metropolitan Opera gets its freak on — or about as close as it can — in a revival of its Coney Island-set production of Così fan tutte.
Great Scot!
A new Macbeth summons the forces of hell — and the star power of Quinn Kelsey and Lise Davidsen — for a fiery start to the Met’s new season.
Macbeth
Lise Davidsen, Quinn Kelsey, Freddie De Tommaso, Ryan Speedo Green, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin open the Met's 2026-2027 season live from New York.
Streamed September 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Mahler’s Symphony No. 8
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the "Symphony of a Thousand" with Angela Meade, Elza van den Heever, Erin Morley, Ekaterina Gubanova, Karen Cargill, Russell Thomas, Will Liverman, and Ryan Speedo Green
Streaming and discussion start Jun 12 at 1:00 PM
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I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).