Der Freischütz Der Freischütz

The Vienna State Opera streams a performance of Weber’s opera from June 14, 2018 featuring Adrian Eröd, Camilla Nylund, Daniela Fally, Alan Held and Andreas Schager.

Idomeneo Idomeneo

Conducted by James Levine, starring Nadine Sierra, Elza van den Heever, Alice Coote and Matthew Polenzani. Transmitted live on March 25, 2017.

Die Perlen von Cleopatra Die Perlen von Cleopatra

Barrie Kosky‘s campy production of the 1923 operetta by Oscar Straus.

Nabucco Nabucco

Tonight Opera in Exile focuses on an opera about exile, as transmitted live by the Met on January 7, 2017.

Die Soldaten Die Soldaten

A classic performance of Bernd Alois Zimmermann‘s opera from the Staatsoper Stuttgart.

Rigoletto Rigoletto

What happens at the Met stays at the Met.

Orphée et Eurydice Orphée et Eurydice

This 2003 performance from the Bayerische Staatsoper is presented as a tribute to the late Sir Peter Jonas.

Lucia di Lammermoor Lucia di Lammermoor

Veteran Donizetti stylists Joan Sutherland and Alfredo Kraus team for this 1982 telecast.

The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh

This presentation from the Dutch National Opera and Ballet begins streaming at 1:00 PM, one hour earlier than our usual afternoon discussion.

Peter Grimes Peter Grimes

Anthony Dean Griffey sings the title role in John Doyle‘s notorious lemon of a production.

Les Huguenots Les Huguenots

From the Grand Théâtre de Genève under the baton of Marc Minkowski.

Ariadne auf Naxos Ariadne auf Naxos

Majestic Jessye Norman in a legendary Met portrayal from 1987.

Halka Halka

A production from the Poznan Opera at Polish National Opera, as performed September 20, 2019.

The Tempest The Tempest

Conducted by the composer and starring Audrey Luna, Isabel Leonard, Alek Shrader, Alan Oke, and Simon Keenlyside. Transmitted live on November 10, 2012.

Thaïs Thaïs

A visually luxurious production from the Finnish National Opera and Ballet.

Werther Werther

Jonas Kaufmann makes the gigantic stretch of playing a melancholy artist.

Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci

The classic double bill of potboilers, as telecast in 2015.

Don Carlos Don Carlos

Gregory Kunde heads this cast of this new production from l’Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège.

The Opera House The Opera House

On what would have been the last night of the 2019–20 Met season, Susan Froemke’s acclaimed 2017 documentary.

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

As performed by the Finnish National Opera on 11 March 2019.

La bohème La bohème

Renata Scotto and Luciano Pavarotti star in this pioneering video from March 15, 1977.

Arabella Arabella

Is there ever enough Renée Fleming?

Capriccio Capriccio

Renée Fleming rocks a chin-length bob as Countess Madeleine in Richard Strauss’s final opera.

L’amour de Loin L’amour de Loin

Kaija Saariaho’s modern masterpiece, as transmitted live on December 10, 2016.