Lucrezia Borgia
In tribute to Edita Gruberova, a 2010 performance of one of her favorite later-career vehicles, Lucrezia Borgia.
Broadcast
Fire Shut Up in My Bones
An audio stream of tonight’s sold-out Met performance.
Turandot
Christine Goerke and Yusif Eyvazov star in a live broadcast from the Met.
Boris Godunov
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.
Nerone
This rare performance of Arrigo Boito‘s sprawling Roman epic was recorded at the Bregenz Festival in July 2021.
Fire Shut Up in My Bones
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 Lord of Cries
The Santa Fe Opera’s 17th world premiere is The Lord of Cries by composer John Corigliano and librettist Mark Adamo.
Le roi Arthus
Baritone Norman Garrett, mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, and tenor Matthew White are featured.
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
From the 2017 Bayreuth Festival, Barrie Kosky’s Die Meistersinger, conducted by Philippe Jordan.
Der Fliegende Holländer
Live from the 2021 Bayreuth Festival, featuring Asmik Grigorian and John Lundgren, conducted by Oksana Lyniv.
Aida
Leontyne Price is joined by the acclaimed mezzo-soprano Grace Bumbry in her radio debut as the Princess Amneris. Carlo Bergonzi sings the role of Radamès and Robert Merrill is Amonasro. Thomas Schippers conducts.
La fanciulla del West
From the Staatsoper Berlin: Anja Kampe, Marcelo Álvarez and Michael Volle, conducted by Antonio Pappano.
Macbeth
From the Vienna State Opera, Luca Salsi, Anna Netrebko, Roberto Tagliavini and Freddi De Tommaso, conducted by Philippe Jordan.
La Traviata
Performance from January 18, 2020: Karel Mark Chichon; Aleksandra Kurzak (Violetta Valéry), Dmytro Popov (Alfredo Germont), Quinn Kelsey (Giorgio Germont).
La Cenerentola
A leap back in time to 2014 for a Met broadcast of La Cenerentola.
Das Rheingold
Kicking off Der Ring des Nibelungen from the Vienna State Opera.
Der Fliegende Holländer
In lieu of a live broadcast, the Met offers a recording of the March 10, 2020 performance.
Carmen
From the Berlin Staatsoper, a special live telecast of Carmen featuring Anita Rachvelishvili and Michael Fabiano, conducted by Daniel Barenboim.
I Masnadieri
Verdi’s Sturm und Drang opera, live from the Bayerische Staatsoper.
Così fan tutte
A Saturday afternoon iteration of this season’s ubiquitous revival.
Der Fliegende Holländer
Wagner’s early masterpiece returns to the Met conducted by Valery Gergiev (not pictured).
Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions
The 2020 finalists perform on the Met stage this afternoon for an audience of judges, agents, industry leaders, and the general public.
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).
Win a Free Ticket to Opening Night at the Met!
Quinn Kelsey and Lise Davidsen star in the Met's new Macbeth. We're giving away one ticket, so screw your courage to the sticking place and enter now!
