Der fliegende Holländer Der fliegende Holländer

George London and Leonie Rysanek lead a performance from 1960

on February 08, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Goddess in three persons Goddess in three persons

Patrick Mack looks back on “a great, nay, historic evening,” Renata Scotto‘s 1981 performance of Il trittico, now newly available on Met Opera on Demand.

on February 07, 2025 at 9:00 AM
La traviata La traviata

Renée Fleming leads a performance recorded in New York in 2007

on February 01, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Aïda Aïda

A live broadcast from New York

on January 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Tosca Tosca

A live performance from New York

on January 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Shocker and awe Shocker and awe

In 2011, Sondra Radvanovsky‘s Tosca proved promising; fourteen years later, it was absolutely magnificent, a completely satisfying musical and dramatic embodiment of a challenging role by an artist at the peak of her powers.

on January 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
La bohème La bohème

A live performance from New York

on January 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Rigoletto Rigoletto

A live performance from New York

on January 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Aïda Aïda

A live broadcast from New York

on January 07, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Les Contes d’Hoffmann Les Contes d’Hoffmann

A performance recorded last fall in New York

on January 04, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Can you dig it? Can you dig it?

I had been hopeful that 2024 would end, if not on a high note, then one that was at least in tune.

on January 02, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Aïda Aïda

A live New Year’s Eve broadcast from New York

on December 31, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Hansel and Gretel Hansel and Gretel

An archival performance from 1982 recorded in New York

on December 28, 2024 at 9:00 AM
The Magic Flute The Magic Flute

A live broadcast from New York

on December 27, 2024 at 9:00 AM
The Magic Flute The Magic Flute

A live broadcast from New York

on December 21, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Birds, bears, and based boyfriends Birds, bears, and based boyfriends

While the Met’s Mozart-lite holiday production of The Magic Flute kept the eyes entertained with spectacular sets and costumes, the scattershot casting and lack of musical seriousness dragged down this opera for beginners.

on December 20, 2024 at 10:00 AM
The Magic Flute The Magic Flute

A live broadcast from New York

on December 18, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Grounded Grounded

A performance recorded earlier this season in New York

on December 14, 2024 at 9:00 AM
The Magic Flute The Magic Flute

A live broadcast from New York

on December 12, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Die Frau ohne Schatten Die Frau ohne Schatten

The Saturday Matinee Broadcast season starts with a performance from the Metropolitan Opera

on December 07, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Il trovatore Il trovatore

A live broadcast from New York

on December 03, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Trick mirror Trick mirror

A recent conversation with a friend who has loved Die Frau ohne Schatten for twice as long as I have been alive revealed that we both had some unresolved questions about the plot.

on December 02, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Die Frau ohne Schatten Die Frau ohne Schatten

A live broadcast from New York

on November 29, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Il trovatore Il trovatore

A live broadcast from New York

on November 22, 2024 at 12:00 PM