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THE MET: LIVE IN HD Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette TRANSMITTED LIVE TO YOUR LOCAL MOVIE THEATER SATURDAY, January 21, 2017 at 12:55p.m.* (Find Local Theaters: U.S. International) *check local theaters for dates and times THE MET: LIVE IN HD Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod Host: Ailyn Pérez Hailed by the New York Times for singing “with white-hot sensuality and impassioned lyricism,” Diana Damrau and Vittorio Grigolo star as the tragic lovers in Shakespeare’s classic story. Th

The Met’s Grand Production of Verdi’s Aida Returns, with Liudmyla Monastyrska and Latonia Moore Sharing the Title Role. Marco Armiliato conducts a cast that also includes Ekaterina Gubanova in her company role debut as Amneris, Marco Berti as Radamès, Mark Delavan as Amonasro and Dmitry Belosselskiy as Ramfis. Spring performances feature Daniele Rustioni in his Met debut conducting Krassimira Stoyanova as the title character, Violeta Urmana as Amneris, and Jorge de León (in h

Music Director Emeritus James Levine Conducts a Revival of L’Italiana in Algeri, With Marianna Pizzolato and René Barbera Making Met Debuts in the Leading Roles. Rossini’s early comedy also stars Nicola Alaimo and Ildar Abdrazakov in a revival of Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s production, last seen at the Met in 2004. New York, NY – James Levine leads his first opera as the Met’s new Music Director Emeritus, a revival of Rossini’s comedy L’Italiana in Algeri. The comedic opera, which

Simon Keenlyside Stars in His First Met Performances of the Title Role in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Beginning September 27 Fabio Luisi conducts

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Named the Metropolitan Opera’s Music Director The 41-year-old conductor will become only the third Music Director in the history of the Met New York, NY – The Metropolitan Opera announced that the acclaimed conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin will be the company’s new Music Director. The position has previously been held by only two artists in the company’s storied 133-year history—James Levine, who after 40 years in the position stepped down at the end of the

Met Music Director James Levine Leads a Rare Revival of Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail, The Final Opera in the Met’s 2015-16 Season Albina Shagimuratova makes her role debut as Konstanze with Paul Appleby as Konstanze’s lover Belmonte, and Kathleen Kim as Konstanze’s maid Blondchen New York, NY – Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail, which has not been seen on the Met stage in almost a decade, opens April 22 led by James Levine, who recently announced that he would

Esa-Pekka Salonen Conducts Patrice Chéreau’s Acclaimed Staging of Elektra, Starring Nina Stemme in the Title Role The late director’s final production, acclaimed at Aix-en-Provence and La Scala, comes to the Met with Waltraud Meier as Elektra’s fearsome mother Klytämnestra, and Adrianne Pieczonka and Eric Owens as Chrysothemis and Orest The April 30 matinee will be transmitted live around the world as part of The Met: Live in HD series New York, NY – Legendary director Patri

Legendary Maestro James Levine to Retire as Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera at the End of the Current Season; Will Become The Company’s First Music Director Emeritus New York, NY – Maestro James Levine, the Met’s Music Director since 1976, announced that after 40 years in the position, he will retire at the end of the current season, for health reasons. At that time, he will assume the new position of Music Director Emeritus. In this role, he will continue as the art

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2016 Summer Recital Series Offers Six Free Concerts Featuring Rising Opera Stars American soprano Angel Blue will make her first Met appearances in the recitals at Central Park SummerStage (June 22) and Brooklyn Bridge Park (June 24), opposite young Met stars Ben Bliss and Alexey Lavrov Three members of the Met’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program — Michelle Bradley, Kang Wang, and Yunpeng Wang—will star in the remaining four recitals in the s

THE MET: LIVE IN HD PUCCINI'S MADAMA BUTTERFLY ANTHONY MINGHELLA'S BREATHTAKING PRODUCTION STARS KRISTINE OPOLAIS AND ROBERTO ALAGNA TRANSMITTED LIVE TO YOUR LOCAL MOVIE THEATER SATURDAY, April 2, 2016 at 12:55 p.m.* (Find Local Theaters: U.S. International) *check local theaters for dates and times THE MET: LIVE IN HD Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini Host: Matthew Polenzani Kristine Opolais brings her heartbreaking interpretation of the title role of Madama Butterfly to L

Met Music Director James Levine Conducts Verdi’s Tragic Masterpiece Simon Boccanegra, With Plácido Domingo Starring in the Title Role The cast also includes Joseph Calleja as Gabriele Adorno and Ferruccio Furlanetto as Jacopo Fiesco, with rising soprano Lianna Haroutounian as Amelia New York, NY – Beginning April 1, Met Music Director James Levine conducts Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra, with Plácido Domingo starring in the title role. The legendary duo has worked together many tim

Aleksandra Kurzak and Vittorio Grigolo Star in Donizetti’s Romantic Comedy L’Elisir d’Amore, Opening March 10 Enrique Mazzola makes his Met debut conducting Bartlett Sher’s production, also starring Alessandro Corbelli as Dulcamara and Adam Plachetka as Belcore New York, NY (March 8, 2016) – Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore returns to the Met stage on March 10 starring Polish soprano Aleksandra Kurzak and Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo as the two young lovers, Adina and Nemorino.

A New Production of Puccini’s Passionate Love Story, Manon Lescaut, Opens at the Met February 12, Starring Kristine Opolais and Roberto Alagna. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi leads Sir Richard Eyre’s new staging of Puccini’s breakthrough opera The March 5 matinee will be transmitted live around the world as part of The Met: Live in HD series New York, NY (February 2, 2016) – The Met’s new production of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut opens February 12 with Kristine Opolais as t

THE MET: LIVE IN HD BIZET'S LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES (THE PEARL FISHERS) ACCLAIMED NEW PRODUCTION OF BIZET'S SWEEPING ROMANCE STARS DIANA DAMRAU, MATTHEW POLENZANI, AND MARIUSZ KWIECIEN TRANSMITTED LIVE TO YOUR LOCAL MOVIE THEATER SATURDAY, January 16, 2016 at 12:55 p.m.* (Find Local Theaters: U.S. International) *check local theaters for dates and times THE MET: LIVE IN HD Les Pêcheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers) by Georges Bizet Host: Patricia Racette The Met's acclaimed ne

Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles Returns to the Met Stage For the First Time Since 1916, In A New Production Conducted By Gianandrea Noseda and Directed by Penny Woolcock. Diana Damrau stars as Leïla, with Matthew Polenzani and Mariusz Kwiecien as Nadir and Zurga, the two friends competing for her love. The new staging opens on New Year’s Eve and will be seen worldwide on January 16 as part of the Met’s Live in HD series of transmissions to movie theaters. New York, NY – A new

Rossini’s Popular Comedy The Barber of Seville, Performed In English at Family-Friendly Prices, Is the Met’s 2015 Holiday Presentation The cast includes Isabel Leonard and Ginger Costa-Jackson as Rosina, David Portillo and Taylor Stayton as Count Almaviva, and Elliot Madore and David Pershall as Figaro The December 30 matinee will feature a pre-performance open house, with family-oriented activities led by the Met’s backstage artists New York, NY – Continuing a tradition inau

Rossini’s La Donna del Lago Returns to the Met with Mezzo-Soprano Joyce DiDonato Reprising the Title Role, Opposite Lawrence Brownlee as King Giacomo V. Michele Mariotti, who led last season’s Met premiere performances, again conducts the operatic adaptation of Sir Walter Scott’s classic poem THE CULTURE NEWS strongly recommends you to attend this unique production with Mezzo Joyce DiDonato and Tenor Lawrence Brownlee in this first class production. New York, NY – Rossini’s

Met Music Director James Levine Conducts His First Met Performances of Johann Strauss’s Operetta Die Fledermaus. Performed in English as a Met Holiday Presentation Die Fledermaus stars Susanna Phillips as Rosalinde, Toby Spence as Eisenstein, Lucy Crowe as Adele, and Tony winner Paulo Szot as Dr. Falke The cast also features Susan Graham in her Met role debut as the fun-loving Prince Orlofsky, and two-time Tony nominee Christopher Fitzgerald in his Met debut as Frosch New Yor