Tonight’s chat is late (10:00 PM EDT / 7:00 PM PDT) and based on a pay-per-view event, but….
Kicking off Der Ring des Nibelungen from the Vienna State Opera.
While most opera houses remain closed, La Cieca suggests the cher public assemble at our virtual opera house to enjoy a series of performances shared here on parterre box.
A Saturday afternoon iteration of this season’s ubiquitous revival.
Wagner’s early masterpiece returns to the Met conducted by Valery Gergiev (not pictured).
Believe it or not, it’s the final Nozze of the Met’s 2019-2020 season.
Amanda Woodbury jumps in as the Countess in tonight’s broadcast.
One final hearing of the Berlioz this afternoon.
One last trip to Catfish Row (for now) this afternoon.
Join the parterriani for what promises to be a legendary performance of Berlioz’s “légende dramatique.”
Verdi’s masterpiece returns to the Met tonight.
Musical comedy on a gloomy Saturday afternoon.
Cher public, let’s ring in the New Year in the most “Metropolitan Opera” way possible: lots of Puccini and extremely long intermissions!
“A beloved holiday tradition continues.”
The Strauss-Hofmannsthal sex comedy returns to the Met tonight at 7:00.
A second broadcast of the Met’s winter sleeper hit!
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