Paul Plishka

Turandot

The Franco Zeffirelli production of Puccini's "Turandot", recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera in April, 198...

Lucia di Lammermoor

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

Boris Godounov

A possible impostor torments a newly crowned medieval czar who may have ordered the real successor's death.

La Bohème

Puccini’s heartbreaking story of young love in the garrets of Belle Epoque Paris has attracted many famous sing...

Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming

Keeping with a long-standing tradition, Renee Fleming kicks off the new season at the Met with scenes from Verd...

Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

This tribute to James Levine, first shown on PBS, was only part of that glorious evening. Here we have the whol...

Billy Budd

John Dexter’s brilliant production of Britten’s searing opera stars Dwayne Croft in the title role of the hands...

Falstaff

It is to composer and librettist Arrigo Boito and his constant pestering of the octogenarian Verdi that there r...

Stiffelio - The Met

Giuseppe Verdi's opera of religion, revenge and redemption gets the star treatment in this 1993 Metropolitan Op...

Puccini: La Bohème

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

Manon Lescaut – The Met

One of today’s most compelling singing actresses, Karita Mattila takes on the irresistible role of Manon Lescau...

Simon Boccanegra

Live from the Metropolitan Opera: Simon Boccanegra

The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème

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

The Met — Tosca

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

La Cenerentola

The Prince, Don Ramiro (who has changed places with his valet, Dandini), meets Cenerentola and they are instant...

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

The ambiguities of Verdi’s theatre are particularly clear in his baritone roles, among which is that of Boccane...

Andrea Chénier

Andrea Chenier is a poet during the French Revolution. He and Maddalena are in love. Gerard, former servant in...

Berlioz: Les Troyens

Berlioz’s colossal masterpiece requires stupendous forces—dozens of soloists, enormous chorus, orchestra and ba...

From the Arena di Verona Requiem Mass

Don Carlo

Don Carlo (1980) Metropolitan Opera. Verdi / italian. King Philip's court is plagued by rebels, family squabble...

Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Tales of Hoffmann

In Luther's beer-cellar, lusty singing extols the virtues of beer and wine. For this evening, the Muse decides...

Puccini's Il trittico