MET Orchestra

MET Orchestra

Thrilling audiences with more than 200 performances each season, the MET Orchestra is one of the world’s great performing ensembles, both on stage and in the opera pit. Since its founding in 1883, the MET Orchestra’s performances have encompassed not only the entire opera repertoire, but symphonic and chamber programs at Carnegie Hall, international tours, and countless musician activities outside of the Metropolitan Opera House. The MET Orchestra has grown in the past four decades into an ensemble noted by singers, critics, conductors, and audiences as one of today’s most stylistically versatile and musically satisfying orchestras.

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  • Also Known As: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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MET Orchestra Movies

  • 2008
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    The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment

    The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment

    7 2008 HD

    Madcap physical comedy and impeccable coloratura come together for Natalie Dessay’s indelible portrayal of the feisty tomboy raised by a...

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  • 1979
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    Don Pasquale

    Don Pasquale

    1 1979 HD

    This John Dexter production, designed by Desmond Heeley, was a parting gift to the great American soprano Beverly Sills, who bid farewell to the Met...

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  • 1978
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    Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci

    Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci

    9 1978 HD

    Plácido Domingo accomplishes the rare feat of singing both leads on the same night at the Met in 1978 on opera's most popular double-bill.

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  • 1980
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    Un Ballo in Maschera

    Un Ballo in Maschera

    1 1980 HD

    Live from the Metropolitan Opera, 14 February 1980. This version takes place in Boston rather than Sweden.

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  • 1988
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    Ariadne auf Naxos

    Ariadne auf Naxos

    1 1988 HD

    Jessye Norman is a regal Ariadne, the mythological Greek heroine in this opera-within-an-opera, opposite the passionate Bacchus of the great James...

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  • 1986
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    Lohengrin

    Lohengrin

    1 1986 HD

    Wagner’s Romantic opera demands singing actors who can truly inhabit their parts, and that’s just what we have here. Is it possible for a...

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  • 1982
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    Der Rosenkavalier

    Der Rosenkavalier

    1 1982 HD

    In this stunning performance from 1982, Strauss’s enchanting fairy tale for adults is blessed with a cast, conductor, and production that have...

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  • 1978
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    Tosca

    Tosca

    1 1978 HD

    A stellar cast brings Puccini’s spellbinding opera to life, seizing every opportunity to thrill the audience. Luciano Pavarotti is Cavaradossi,...

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  • 1983
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    Lucia di Lammermoor

    Lucia di Lammermoor

    1 1983 HD

    This telecast offers a rare opportunity to see the legendary Joan Sutherland in the role that first catapulted her to international stardom. She...

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  • 1986
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    Die Fledermaus

    Die Fledermaus

    1 1986 HD

    Live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, 31 December 1986.

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  • 1994
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    Arabella

    Arabella

    1 1994 HD

    Arabella, Op. 79, is a lyric comedy or opera in three acts by Richard Strauss to a German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, their sixth and last...

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  • 1982
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    Hansel & Gretel - The Met

    Hansel & Gretel - The Met

    1 1982 HD

    The Metropolitan Opera's performance of "Hansel and Gretel" features music by Engelbert Humperdinck and is conducted by Thomas Fulton. The Met's...

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  • 2009
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    The Met — Tosca

    The Met — Tosca

    1 2009 HD

    Puccini’s musical thriller of lust, murder, and politics is one of the most dramatically riveting operas in the repertoire. Luc Bondy’s...

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  • 2008
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    Puccini: La Bohème

    Puccini: La Bohème

    1 2008 HD

    Puccini’s evergreen paean to young love and the bohemian life has captivated generations of Met-goers through Franco Zeffirelli’s iconic...

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  • 2008
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    The Metropolitan Opera – Verdi: Macbeth

    The Metropolitan Opera – Verdi: Macbeth

    1 2008 HD

    Verdi’s admiration for Shakespeare led to such masterpieces as Othello and Falstaff, and if the earlier Macbeth isn’t on their exalted...

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  • 2006
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    The Magic Flute

    The Magic Flute

    8.667 2006 HD

    Tamino, a handsome prince, and Papageno, a bird-catcher, are sent by the Queen of Night to rescue her daughter Pamina from captivity under the high...

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  • 2011
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Capriccio

    The Metropolitan Opera: Capriccio

    8 2011 HD

    Renée Fleming is Countess Madeleine, the beautiful, enigmatic woman at the center of Strauss’s sophisticated “Conversation Piece...

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  • 2007
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    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Gounod's Romeo et Juliette

    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Gounod's Romeo et Juliette

    8 2007 HD

    The world’s most famous love story comes to operatic life with superstars Anna Netrebko and Roberto Alagna playing the star-crossed young...

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  • 1988
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    Il Trovatore

    Il Trovatore

    8 1988 HD

    Luciano Pavarotti brings his spectacular voice and artistry to one of the most famous of all tenor roles—Manrico, the ardent troubadour,...

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  • 1987
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    Turandot

    Turandot

    6.4 1987 HD

    The Franco Zeffirelli production of Puccini's "Turandot", recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera in April, 1987. Éva Marton stars as...

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  • 1985
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    Le Nozze di Figaro - The Met

    Le Nozze di Figaro - The Met

    1 1985 HD

    From the "James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years at the Met" DVD box set. Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s landmark production of Mozart’s most human...

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  • 2008
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    Massenet: Thaïs

    Massenet: Thaïs

    1 2008 HD

    When the most voluptuous, sought-after courtesan in the world meets an ascetic monk whose life is devoted to God, you know erotic sparks are going to...

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  • 2007
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    Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    9 2007 HD

    Audiences went wild for Bartlett Sher’s dynamic production, which found fresh and surprising ways to bring Rossini’s effervescent comedy...

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  • 2015
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    The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow

    6.3 2015 HD

    Renée Fleming lights up the Met stage as Hanna Glawari, the fabulously wealthy widow of the title in Lehár’s beloved operetta,...

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  • 2009
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    La Sonnambula

    La Sonnambula

    1 2009 HD

    Just as a young woman is about to marry her sweetheart, she is discovered—by the entire village, to say nothing of her...

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  • 2009
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    Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice

    Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice

    1 2009 HD

    Director and choreographer Mark Morris’s production of Gluck’s masterpiece updates the immortal story from its ancient Greek roots to the...

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  • 2009
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    Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann

    Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann

    1 2009 HD

    Live from the Metropolitan Opera 19 December 2009.

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  • 2014
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    Macbeth

    Macbeth

    1 2014 HD

    Star soprano Anna Netrebko created a sensation with her riveting performance as the malevolent Lady Macbeth, the central character in Verdi’s...

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  • 2012
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    The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche

    The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche

    1 2012 HD

    A contemporary take on the 17th-century genre of the pastiche, this delightful Baroque fantasy brings together some of the greatest arias and...

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  • 2014
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    The Metropolitan Opera: The Master-Singers of Nuremberg

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Master-Singers of Nuremberg

    1 2014 HD

    James Levine leads a stirring performance of Wagner’s epic comedy, seen in Otto Schenk’s classic production. Baritone Michael Volle stars...

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  • 2010
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    Bizet: Carmen

    Bizet: Carmen

    7 2010 HD

    Richard Eyre’s stunning new production of Bizet’s opera was the talk of the town when it was unveiled on New Year’s Eve 2009....

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  • 2010
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunov

    The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunov

    1 2010 HD

    Stephen Wadsworth’s production of Mussorgsky’s epic masterpiece brilliantly captures the suffering and ambition of the Russian people at...

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  • 2020
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    The Metropolitan Opera: The Flying Dutchman

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Flying Dutchman

    1 2020 HD

    François Girard, whose revelatory 2013 take on Parsifal set the recent Met standard for Wagner stagings, now unveils a spellbinding new vision...

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  • 1977
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    Rigoletto

    Rigoletto

    10 1977 HD

    A Victor Hugo play, haunting and scandalous, provided the inspiration for Verdi’s mid-career masterpiece. A vengeful but misguided court jester...

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  • 1990
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    Das Rheingold

    Das Rheingold

    7 1990 HD

    From the gorgeous scene deep in the river Rhine that opens the opera, up to the magic Rainbow Bridge that appears at the end, leading to a glistening...

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  • 1983
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    Berlioz: Les Troyens

    Berlioz: Les Troyens

    1 1983 HD

    Berlioz’s colossal masterpiece requires stupendous forces—dozens of soloists, enormous chorus, orchestra and ballet, a superb conductor...

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  • 1993
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    Richard Wagner: Parsifal

    Richard Wagner: Parsifal

    10 1993 HD

    The Met production easily has the most beautiful staging, designed by Otto Schenck, who also produced the fabulous set for the Met's previous Ring...

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  • 1988
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    Carmen

    Carmen

    8.667 1988 HD

    This all-star cast is framed by Peter Hall’s gritty, realistic production and conducted by James Levine, who brings out all the surging emotion...

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  • 1983
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    Don Carlo

    Don Carlo

    8 1983 HD

    Ghiaurov, Freni, and Bumbry were great voices in their time, and they are still effective here -- good enough musicians to put over the quite heavy...

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  • 1990
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    Siegfried

    Siegfried

    7.5 1990 HD

    Siegfried is the third of the four operas that constitute Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), by Richard Wagner.

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  • 1982
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    Puccini: La Boheme

    Puccini: La Boheme

    1 1982 HD

    "La Bohème" is one of Giacomo Puccini's most popular and timeless works and the second-most performed opera at New York's Metropolitan Opera....

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  • 1991
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    L'Elisir d'Amore

    L'Elisir d'Amore

    10 1991 HD

    John Copley’s colorful production, with designs by Beni Montresor, was created around the beloved superstar Luciano Pavarotti. As the simple,...

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  • 1994
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    Elektra

    Elektra

    5.2 1994 HD

    The Otto Schenk production of Richard Strauss's "Elektra", filmed live at the Metropolitan Opera in January, 1994. Hildegard Behrens stars as...

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  • 1977
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    La Bohème

    La Bohème

    10 1977 HD

    Puccini’s heartbreaking story of young love in the garrets of Belle Epoque Paris has attracted many famous singers through the years. But with...

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  • 1983
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    In Concert at The Met

    In Concert at The Met

    6 1983 HD

    In Concert at the Met (DVD) - Highlights Five of the Met's greatest stars - Price, Horne, Troyanos, Domingo, and Milnes - joined James Levine for a...

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  • 1984
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    Francesca da Rimini

    Francesca da Rimini

    1 1984 HD

    Live performance at the Metropolitan Opera, 1984. James Levine conducting Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus. Stage direction by Piero Faggioni.

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  • 1999
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    Tristan und Isolde

    Tristan und Isolde

    10 1999 HD

    Inspired by Wagner’s own tortured affair with the wife of his patron, this searing masterwork is based on Arthurian legend and tells of an...

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  • 1984
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    La Forza del Destino

    La Forza del Destino

    1 1984 HD

    Leonora plans to elope with Don Alvaro, but he accidentally shoots and kills her father, who curses them as he dies. The lovers go on the run, but...

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  • 1996
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    Giordano: Andrea Chénier

    Giordano: Andrea Chénier

    1 1996 HD

    This live from the Met telecast from October 1996 of Giordano’s infrequently performed verismo gem is an absolute pleasure to watch and listen...

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  • 1982
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    Idomeneo

    Idomeneo

    9 1982 HD

    Opera royalty Luciano Pavarotti brings dignity and power to the title role in this 1982 production. During a squall at sea, Idomeneo -- the king of...

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  • 1980
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    Strauss: Elektra

    Strauss: Elektra

    1 1980 HD

    It's hard to imagine confirmed Straussians not wanting this starry Metropolitan Opera performance of Elektra. Strauss and his librettist, Hugo von...

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  • 1990
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    Die Walküre

    Die Walküre

    8 1990 HD

    The gorgeous and evocative Otto Schenk/Günther Schneider-Siemssen production continues with this second opera in Wagner’s Ring cycle....

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  • 1982
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    The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser

    The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser

    1 1982 HD

    As renowned for its harmonious overture as for its romantic storybook characters, this three-act masterwork features some of the composer’s...

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  • 1993
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    Falstaff

    Falstaff

    8.2 1993 HD

    It is to composer and librettist Arrigo Boito and his constant pestering of the octogenarian Verdi that there remained within him one last great...

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  • 1994
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    Il Tabarro & Pagliacci

    Il Tabarro & Pagliacci

    7 1994 HD

    Puccini's Il Tabarro & Leoncavallo's Pagliacci; Pavarotti and Domingo star in MET 1994-1995 season opener.

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  • 1995
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    Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

    Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

    1 1995 HD

    This evocative production by Giancarlo Del Monaco sumptuously captures the look and feel of 14th century Genoa and is a perfect compliment to...

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  • 1991
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    Un Ballo in Maschera

    Un Ballo in Maschera

    1 1991 HD

    Verdi's opera performed by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by James Levine.

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  • 1988
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    An Evening with Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti

    An Evening with Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti

    8 1988 HD

    Opera greats Luciano Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland -- one of the most acclaimed tenors and one of the most beloved sopranos of the 20th century --...

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  • 1981
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    Rigoletto

    Rigoletto

    1 1981 HD

    The opera's dramatic structure frames and enhances the characters. Scenes of magnificence regularly alternate with scenes of darkness and squalor....

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  • 1982
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    La traviata

    La traviata

    7.068 1982 HD

    This “Traviata” became one of the most succesful of all opera films, especially in France, where 800,000 Parisian cinemagoers flocked to...

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  • 1995
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    Otello

    Otello

    4.5 1995 HD

    Verdi’s monumental score is fully the equal of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy—and both demand great actors. This is one performance...

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  • 1996
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    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

    1 1996 HD

    This tribute to James Levine, first shown on PBS, was only part of that glorious evening. Here we have the whole performance, up to three hours. I...

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  • 2013
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Das Rheingold

    The Metropolitan Opera: Das Rheingold

    8.5 2013 HD

    In the depths of the Rhine, the three Rhinemaidens guard the Rhinegold, a treasure of immeasurable value. The Nibelung dwarf Alberich is dazzled by...

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  • 2001
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    Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

    Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

    10 2001 HD

    James Morris leads an all-star cast including Karita Mattila, Ben Heppner, Thomas Allen and René Pape, in this production of Wagner's comic...

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  • 2013
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    Verdi: Falstaff

    Verdi: Falstaff

    8 2013 HD

    Music Director James Levine conducts his first new Met production after a two-year absence: Robert Carsen’s hit staging of Verdi’s great...

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  • 2012
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    The Metropolitan Opera: L'Elisir d'Amore

    The Metropolitan Opera: L'Elisir d'Amore

    10 2012 HD

    Anna Netrebko as the beautiful and wealthy Adina leads the cast in Barlett Sher’s production of Donizetti’s charming comedy, first seen...

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  • 2013
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    Parsifal

    Parsifal

    8 2013 HD

    The Met assembled an ideal cast for François Girard’s acclaimed new production of Wagner’s final masterpiece: Jonas Kaufmann in...

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  • 2017
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    Verdi: Nabucco

    Verdi: Nabucco

    1 2017 HD

    The legendary Plácido Domingo brings another new baritone role to the Met under the baton of his longtime collaborator James Levine. Liudmyla...

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  • 2013
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto

    The Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto

    8.5 2013 HD

    Michael Mayer’s acclaimed production, first seen in the 2012–13 season, sets the action of Verdi’s masterpiece in 1960 Las...

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  • 2000
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    Beethoven: Fidelio

    Beethoven: Fidelio

    10 2000 HD

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  • 2008
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    Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust

    Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust

    10 2008 HD

    Radiant mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and dashing Italian tenor Marcello Giordani are unlucky lovers in La Damnation de Faust, Hector Berlioz’s...

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  • 2011
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    Le comte Ory

    Le comte Ory

    10 2011 HD

    Rossini's "Le Comte Ory" tells the story of a libidinous and cunning nobleman who disguises himself first as a hermit and then as a nun in order to...

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  • 2010
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    Wagner: Das Rheingold

    Wagner: Das Rheingold

    1 2010 HD

    Robert Lepage’s landmark staging of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, unveiled over the course of the 2010–11 and 2011–12...

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  • 2010
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Don Pasquale

    The Metropolitan Opera: Don Pasquale

    1 2010 HD

    Donizetti’s timeless comedy shines in Otto Schenk’s enchanting production, conducted by James Levine and featuring a remarkable cast. The...

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  • 2011
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Il Trovatore

    The Metropolitan Opera: Il Trovatore

    8 2011 HD

    Verdi’s IL TROVATORE again storms the Met stage in a star-studded, anvil-wielding cast , including Sondra Radvanovsky, Dolora Zajick and Dmitri...

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  • 2019
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten

    The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten

    9 2019 HD

    Philip Glass’ opera “Akhnaten”, premiered in Stuttgart in 1984, forms the third part of the portrait opera trilogy about...

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  • 2019
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot

    The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot

    1 2019 HD

    Christine Goerke has wowed audiences as Turandot, the icy princess at the heart of Puccini’s grand final masterpiece. In this performance from...

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  • 2010
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Don Carlo

    The Metropolitan Opera: Don Carlo

    1 2010 HD

    Family jealousy, threat of rebellion, political back-stabbing and the Inquisition weigh heavy on the court of King Phillip II. The tension finally...

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  • 2018
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    The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata

    The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata

    8.7 2018 HD

    Any new Met production of Verdi’s beloved tragedy La Traviata would be noteworthy, but Michael Mayer’s dazzling staging, which premiered...

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  • 2020
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Wozzeck

    The Metropolitan Opera: Wozzeck

    1 2020 HD

    Berg’s 20th-century shocker stars baritone Peter Mattei in the title role, with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium...

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  • 2011
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    Gounod: Faust

    Gounod: Faust

    1 2011 HD

    Tenor Jonas Kaufmann is riveting as the title character of Gounod’s popular opera, seen in this Live in HD presentation of Des McAnuff’s...

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  • 2014
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    The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro

    1 2014 HD

    Richard Eyre’s elegant production, which opened the Met’s 2014–15 season, sets the action of Mozart’s timeless social comedy...

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  • 2000
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    The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute

    10 2000 HD

    Mozart’s allegorical fairy tale has charmed audiences and inspired artists, for more than 200 years. A few weeks before this telecast, the Met...

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  • 2017
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Idomeneo

    The Metropolitan Opera: Idomeneo

    4 2017 HD

    Mozart’s early masterpiece returned to the Met for the first time in more than a decade with Music Director Emeritus James Levine, who led the...

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  • 2014
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Così Fan Tutte

    The Metropolitan Opera: Così Fan Tutte

    1 2014 HD

    Met Music director James Levine conducts a cast of youthful stars in Mozart’s sophisticated comedy about testing the ties of love. Susanna...

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  • 1983
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    The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

    The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

    1 1983 HD

    In celebration of its 100th anniversary in 1983, the Metropolitan Opera hosts a four-hour performance uniting some of the world's most spellbinding...

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  • 2018
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    Mozart: Così fan tutte

    Mozart: Così fan tutte

    1 2018 HD

    Two men enter a bet with intriguer Alfonso that their women will stay true, but disguise themselves, switch partners, and regretfully seduce their...

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  • 2008
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    Adams: Doctor Atomic

    Adams: Doctor Atomic

    1 2008 HD

    John Adams’s mesmerizing score, in the powerful production of Penny Woolcock, tells the story of one of the pivotal moments in human...

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  • 2003
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    Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio

    10 2003 HD

    Two years prior to the opening scene, the nobleman Florestan has exposed or attempted to expose certain crimes of the nobleman Pizarro. In revenge,...

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  • 2015
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    Tchaikovsky: Iolanta / Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle

    Tchaikovsky: Iolanta / Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle

    5 2015 HD

    Valery Gergiev conducts Mariusz Trelinski’s thrilling new production of these rarely heard one-act operas. Anna Netrebko stars as the blind...

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  • 2013
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    Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

    Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

    9 2013 HD

    The imperious Onegin rejects naive Tatiana's proposal of love and also incites a duel with his best friend turned rival Lenski (Piotr Beczala). This...

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  • 2017
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Eugene Onegin

    The Metropolitan Opera: Eugene Onegin

    1 2017 HD

    Tchaikovsky’s setting of Pushkin’s timeless verse novel is presented on the Met stage in Deborah Warner’s moving production,...

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  • 2016
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    Bizet: The Pearl Fishers

    Bizet: The Pearl Fishers

    8 2016 HD

    Bizet’s rarely heard opera returned to the Met for the first time in a century on New Year’s Eve 2015, in Penny Woolcock’s...

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  • 2020
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess

    The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess

    9.5 2020 HD

    The Gershwins’ modern American masterpiece has its first Met performances in almost three decades, starring bass-baritone Eric Owens and...

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  • 2013
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    Berlioz: Les Troyens

    Berlioz: Les Troyens

    1 2013 HD

    Berlioz’s epic masterpiece retells the magnificent saga of the aftermath of the Trojan War and the exploits of Aeneas. Rising tenor Bryan...

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  • 2018
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    Massenet: Cendrillon

    Massenet: Cendrillon

    1 2018 HD

    The 2017–18 Live in HD season concluded with an enchanted performance of Cendrillon, Massenet’s glittering operatic adaptation of the...

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  • 2011
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Die Walküre

    The Metropolitan Opera: Die Walküre

    9 2011 HD

    Robert Lepage’s landmark staging of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, unveiled over the course of the 2010–11 and 2011–12...

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  • 2011
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Siegfried

    The Metropolitan Opera: Siegfried

    8 2011 HD

    Robert Lepage’s remarkable Met Opera production of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, the 2013 Grammy Award Winner for Best Opera...

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  • 2016
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot

    The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot

    6 2016 HD

    Franco Zeffirelli’s golden production stars the great dramatic soprano Nina Stemme as Turandot, the icy Chinese princess who has renounced all...

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  • 2015
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci

    The Metropolitan Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci

    7 2015 HD

    Director David McVicar’s new production brings opera’s favorite double bill to new life, setting the two operas in the same Sicilian...

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  • 2014
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    1 2014 HD

    A youthful cast brings Rossini’s immortal comedy to sparkling life, led by Christopher Maltman as Figaro, the resourceful barber and...

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  • 2019
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Manon

    The Metropolitan Opera: Manon

    10 2019 HD

    Massenet’s tale of passion, excess, and their consequences stars rising soprano Lisette Oropesa in the effervescent title role. Tenor Michael...

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  • 2019
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    Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmélites

    Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmélites

    1 2019 HD

    Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the classic John Dexter production of Poulenc’s devastating story of faith and martyrdom....

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  • 2014
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    Bizet: Carmen

    Bizet: Carmen

    1 2014 HD

    Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili gives a dynamic performance as Bizet’s iconic gypsy, the woman who lives by her own rules....

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  • 2016
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde

    The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde

    9.5 2016 HD

    Met audiences were fascinated by Mariusz Treliński’s gripping, visionary production of Wagner’s epic opera. In the daunting title roles...

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  • 2017
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    The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel

    7.7 2017 HD

    After the acclaimed Met premiere of Thomas Adès's "The Tempest" in 2012, the composer returned with another masterpiece, this time inspired by...

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  • 2011
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    Puccini: La Fanciulla del West

    Puccini: La Fanciulla del West

    8 2011 HD

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  • 2011
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni

    The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni

    1 2011 HD

    Imbuing the familiar Don Juan myth with a captivating combination of comedy, seductiveness, danger, and damnation, Mozart created an enduring...

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  • 2011
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    Händel: Rodelinda

    Händel: Rodelinda

    1 2011 HD

    Renée Fleming stars in the title role of one of Handel’s greatest dramas, seen in Stephen Wadsworth’s 2004 Met premiere...

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  • 2015
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Lulu

    The Metropolitan Opera: Lulu

    10 2015 HD

    William Kentridge’s multi-layered production of Berg’s masterpiece stars charismatic soprano Marlis Petersen in the title role—the...

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  • 2020
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Agrippina

    The Metropolitan Opera: Agrippina

    1 2020 HD

    As the imperious title empress, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato leads the Met premiere of Handel’s tale of deception and deceit. Harry Bicket...

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  • 2019
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    The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment

    The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment

    1 2019 HD

    Tenor Javier Camarena and soprano Pretty Yende team up for a feast of bel canto vocal fireworks—including the show-stopping tenor aria...

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  • 2009
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    Rossini: La Cenerentola

    Rossini: La Cenerentola

    3.3 2009 HD

    "Irresistible" (Opera News) rising-star mezzo Elina Garanca triumphs as Rossini's Cinderella in this delightful Metropolitan Opera production. "As...

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  • 2014
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Rusalka

    The Metropolitan Opera: Rusalka

    1 2014 HD

    Renée Fleming sings one of her signature roles, the title character in Dvořák’s sumptuously melodic Rusalka. The story of the...

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  • 2012
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Götterdämmerung

    The Metropolitan Opera: Götterdämmerung

    8 2012 HD

    Ring Cycle, pt 4. Siegfried is drugged and tricked into kidnapping his wife, since she has the Ring now. More double-crossings, Siegfried ends up...

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  • 2011
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    Philip Glass: Satyagraha

    Philip Glass: Satyagraha

    8.5 2011 HD

    Following the success of his first foray into opera, Einstein on the Beach, revolutionary American composer and musician Philip Glass soon turned to...

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  • 2016
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    Strauss: Elektra

    Strauss: Elektra

    8 2016 HD

    The great singing actress Nina Stemme gives a heart-wrenching performance in the title role of Strauss’s blazing one-act drama, adapted from...

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  • 2016
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    The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin

    The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin

    1 2016 HD

    Robert Lepage’s dreamlike production, with its thousands of twinkling LED lights stretching across the stage to represent the sea, encapsulates...

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  • 2011
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    John Adams: Nixon in China

    John Adams: Nixon in China

    7.5 2011 HD

    John Adams’s groundbreaking work vividly brings to life US President Nixon’s 1972 visit to the People’s Republic of China. Peter...

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  • 2018
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Marnie

    The Metropolitan Opera: Marnie

    10 2018 HD

    Composer Nico Muhly unveils his second new opera for the Met with this gripping reimagining of Winston Graham’s novel, set in the 1950s, about...

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  • 1992
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    The Ghosts of Versailles

    The Ghosts of Versailles

    1 1992 HD

    What happened to Figaro and his friends after the events told in Rossini’s and Mozart’s operas? One possible sequel is told in John...

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  • 2018
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    The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème

    The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème

    9 2018 HD

    Puccini’s timeless love story, which includes some of its composer’s most beloved music, has moved generations of opera lovers since its...

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  • 2019
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Carmen

    The Metropolitan Opera: Carmen

    1 2019 HD

    Mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine reprises her remarkable portrayal of opera’s ultimate seductress, a triumph in her 2017 debut...

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  • 2018
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca

    The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca

    8 2018 HD

    Sir David McVicar’s bold new staging of Tosca, Puccini’s operatic thriller of Napoleonic Rome, thrilled Met audiences when it rang in the...

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  • 2012
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    The Metropolitan Opera: The Tempest

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Tempest

    10 2012 HD

    Composer Thomas Adès conducts the Met premiere of his powerful opera based on Shakespeare’s last play, in Robert Lepage’s...

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  • 1998
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    Le Nozze di Figaro

    Le Nozze di Figaro

    1 1998 HD

    The Met assembled a vocal dream team for Jonathan Miller’s stylish production of the eternal Mozart masterpiece: Renée Fleming as the...

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  • 2018
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Aida

    The Metropolitan Opera: Aida

    9 2018 HD

    With its cast of hundreds, thrilling score, and sweeping tale of love and heroics in ancient Egypt, Verdi’s Aida has long been a fixture on the...

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  • 2017
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    The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata

    The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata

    8 2017 HD

    La Traviata’s sumptuous melodies and timeless depiction of doomed love have made the work a favorite of generations of operagoers. In his...

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  • 2018
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Samson et Dalila

    The Metropolitan Opera: Samson et Dalila

    1 2018 HD

    A towering biblical epic, Saint-Saëns’s operatic take on the story of Samson and Delilah has many of the hallmarks of grand...

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  • 2015
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    The Met — Il Trovatore

    The Met — Il Trovatore

    8 2015 HD

    Soprano Anna Netrebko appears in her highly anticipated Met role debut as Leonora, the tortured heroine who sacrifices her own life for the love of...

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  • 1990
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    Götterdämmerung

    Götterdämmerung

    8 1990 HD

    The stupendous climax to Wagner’s four-part Ring cycle is brilliantly realized by the Otto Schenk/Günther Schneider-Siemssen production...

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  • 2008
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    Britten: Peter Grimes

    Britten: Peter Grimes

    1 2008 HD

    Anthony Dean Griffey creates a haunting portrait of the outcast fisherman who struggles under the burden of presumed guilt. This chilling production...

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  • 2009
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    Puccini: Turandot

    Puccini: Turandot

    5.5 2009 HD

    Franco Zeffirelli's magnificient staging of Puccini's final opera - a fairy tale set in a mythical China - is one of the most popular in the Met...

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  • 2017
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Norma

    The Metropolitan Opera: Norma

    1 2017 HD

    Deep in a forest where druids and warriors seek revenge against the conquering Romans, Norma is scorned by the Roman proconsul Pollione, with whom...

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  • 2017
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    Der Rosenkavalier

    Der Rosenkavalier

    1 2017 HD

    In his new production, Robert Carsen places the action at the end of the Habsburg Empire, underscoring the opera’s subtext of class and...

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  • 2019
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Adriana Lecouvreur

    The Metropolitan Opera: Adriana Lecouvreur

    1 2019 HD

    Soprano Anna Netrebko joins the ranks of Renata Tebaldi, Montserrat Caballé, and Renata Scotto, taking on—for the first time at the...

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  • 2018
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    The Metropolitan Opera: The Elixir of Love

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Elixir of Love

    1 2018 HD

    Donizetti’s bubbly romantic comedy about a spunky landowner, a hapless peasant, and the dubious love potion that may or may not bring them...

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  • 2008
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel

    The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel

    1 2008 HD

    This deliciously dark take on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tale, appealing to audiences of all ages, was part of the Met’s popular...

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  • 2018
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Luisa Miller

    The Metropolitan Opera: Luisa Miller

    10 2018 HD

    Premiered immediately before the enduring masterpieces Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, and La Traviata, Luisa Miller incorporates the youthful vitality that...

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  • 1983
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    Ernani

    Ernani

    1 1983 HD

    Verdi's early masterpiece is based on a Victor Hugo play with a complicated plot concerning a young woman and the three men vying for her...

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  • 1986
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    L'italiana in Algeri

    L'italiana in Algeri

    10 1986 HD

    L'ITALIANA IN ALGERI is an operatic dramma giocoso in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Angelo Anelli. Rossini composed...

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  • 1999
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    The Queen of Spades [The Metropolitan Opera]

    The Queen of Spades [The Metropolitan Opera]

    1 1999 HD

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  • 2018
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Semiramide

    The Metropolitan Opera: Semiramide

    1 2018 HD

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  • 1992
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    Parsifal [The Metropolitan Opera]

    Parsifal [The Metropolitan Opera]

    1 1992 HD

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  • 2003
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Ariadne auf Naxos

    The Metropolitan Opera: Ariadne auf Naxos

    1 2003 HD

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  • 2010
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    Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera]

    Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera]

    1 2010 HD

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