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Bass René Pape, the world’s reigning Boris, reprises his overwhelming portrayal of the tortured tsar caught between grasping ambition and crippling paranoia. The original 1869 version runs two-and-a-quarter hours with no intermission.
The Metropolitan Opera’s opening night for 2021 features the the historic company premiere of Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones.
The Santa Fe Opera’s 17th world premiere is The Lord of Cries by composer John Corigliano and librettist Mark Adamo.
Baritone Norman Garrett, mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, and tenor Matthew White are featured.
From the 2017 Bayreuth Festival, Barrie Kosky’s Die Meistersinger, conducted by Philippe Jordan.
Live from the 2021 Bayreuth Festival, featuring Asmik Grigorian and John Lundgren, conducted by Oksana Lyniv.
From the Staatsoper Berlin: Anja Kampe, Marcelo Álvarez and Michael Volle, conducted by Antonio Pappano.
Performance from January 18, 2020: Karel Mark Chichon; Aleksandra Kurzak (Violetta Valéry), Dmytro Popov (Alfredo Germont), Quinn Kelsey (Giorgio Germont).
Performance from March 2, 2002.
A leap back in time to 2014 for a Met broadcast of La Cenerentola.
Kicking off Der Ring des Nibelungen from the Vienna State Opera.
In lieu of a live broadcast, the Met offers a recording of the March 10, 2020 performance.
Live from the Finnish National Opera!
Verdi’s Sturm und Drang opera, live from the Bayerische Staatsoper.
A Saturday afternoon iteration of this season’s ubiquitous revival.
Wagner’s early masterpiece returns to the Met conducted by Valery Gergiev (not pictured).
The 2020 finalists perform on the Met stage this afternoon for an audience of judges, agents, industry leaders, and the general public.
Now! Starting! Opera!
