From oldschool legends to todays great stars, experience more than 700 fulllength met performances with our online streaming service. This season, the met presents handels early masterpiece agrippina for the first time, in a pointed production by sir david mcvicar that stars joyce didonato as the powerhungry empress and transports the black political comedy to the present day, amplifying its satirical relevance. The metropolitan opera international radio network airs the live performances on saturday afternoons while the met is in season, typically beginning the first saturday in. Met opera 201718 season opens with a new production of bellinis masterpiece, starring sondra radvanovsky as the druid priestess and joyce didonato as her archrival, adalgisaa casting coup for bel canto fans. The metropolitan opera guild conducts backstage tours during the met opera season, including visits to the scenic and carpentry shops, rehearsal rooms, dressing rooms and stage area. The metropolitan opera, which has been grappling with serious financial challenges, will soon have a new president of its board of directors. After wowing audiences with his astounding production of lulu in 2015, south african artist william kentridge now focuses his extraordinary visual imagination on bergs other operatic masterpiece. Tenor javier camarena shows off his spectacular high notes as the buccaneer. Coproduction of the metropolitan opera, lyric opera of chicago, and san francisco opera association giuseppe verdi il trovatore after last seasons triumph in macbeth, soprano anna netrebko continues her journey into the dramatic. Metropolitan opera association inc guidestar profile.
The metropolitan opera is a vibrant home for the worlds most creative and talented artists working in opera, including singers, conductors, composers, orche. Handels tale of intrigue and impropriety in ancient rome receives its first met performances, with joyce didonato as the scheming empress agrippina. A work with a long and distinguished history at the company, otello has been in the met repertory since 1891 and was the first opera to be telecast from the stage of the met, when ramon vinay, licia albanese and leonard warren headed the cast on opening night of the 194849. Mar 14, 2018 the metropolitan opera season 201819 season. Jul 02, 2015 the tenth anniversary season of the mets awardwinning series of movietheater transmissions features ten presentations, beginning october 3 with verdis il trovatore. Soprano diana damrau stars in this bellini vehicle for bel canto pyrotechnics, the story of a woman driven mad by love for her exiled pirate. Encore presentations of this seasons the gershwins porgy and bess and agrippina will be rescheduled and dates will be announced in the coming weeks. The official guide to the met opera 20152016 season. Season nine of great performances at the met announced.
The metropolitan operas james levine to retire hell step down at the end of the current season. A new bartlett sher production of verdis otello opened the metropolitan operas 201516 season on september 21. The met opera season is fast approaching, and we have your guide to the 20152016 season. Please be advised the metropolitan opera has canceled the remainder of the 201920 season, which was to have concluded on may 9, 2020. Highlights from the met operas 201718 season the new york. The metropolitan operas peabody and emmy awardwinning series met opera.
Categories opera met opera productions vocal recital box sets compilations classical childrens ballet holiday view all featured sale cds 201920 season 201920 artists recommended for you the inaugural season. Select a view from the dropdown below to filter calendar by a production or event. See an archive of all metropolitan opera stories published on vulture. The ninth season of great performances at the met includes an encore of highlights of the past eight seasons and five new productions at the metropolitan opera in new york city. Only one venue could be worthy of this stellar organization. The 20142015 season of the metropolitan opera march 17, 2014. Metropolitan opera season 201819 meet me at the opera. Kristine opolais in the title role of puccinis manon lescaut. In wake of season cancellation, metropolitan opera. Metropolitan opera announces live in hd series for 201516. Netrebko is a favorite of the mets and frankly at any opera company in which she performs. Metropolitan opera announces live in hd series for 2015. The tenth anniversary season of the mets awardwinning series of movietheater transmissions features ten presentations, beginning october 3 with verdis il trovatore. Coproduction of the metropolitan opera, lyric opera of chicago, and san francisco opera association giuseppe verdi il trovatore after last seasons triumph in macbeth, soprano anna netrebko continues her journey into the dramatic verdi repertoire as leonora, the heroine who sacrifices her own life for the love of the gypsy troubadour.
Metropolitan opera announces 201415 season, including. To those in the know metropolitan opera at lincoln center is called simply the met. After nine seasons working behind the scenes, she took over as host at the start of the 201516 season. Yannick nezetseguin conducts his first met opening night, a staging by tony. John varoli, may 16, 2015 november 8, 2016, opera houses, metropolitan opera, new york met opera, 0 the standout met performance of the season had to be the macbeth, starring zeljko lucic and anna netrebko. Brunnhilde defies wotan, and is banished to a circle of fire. Live in hd, which will be broadcast to 2000 cinemas in 70 countries. Metropolitan opera live in hd also known as the met. Live in hd is a series of live opera performances transmitted in highdefinition video via satellite from the metropolitan opera in new york city to select venues, primarily movie theaters, in the united states and other parts of the world. The metropolitan operas 201516 season to open with othello. A 10year tradition continued as the metropolitan operas 20152016 season opened with a live transmission of verdis otello to multiple screens in times square, september 21. The 202021 live in hd season will commence on october 10 with a new production of verdis aida, starring anna netrebko.
The metropolitan opera international radio network airs the live performances on saturday afternoons while the met is in season. The three operas that will have their firstever met performances, each staged by a director making his met debut, are john adamss the death of klinghoffer, rossini. The metropolitan opera radio broadcasts are a regular series of weekly broadcasts on network radio of fulllength opera performances. This playlist features classic performances of arias from operas returning to the met stage in the 201516 season. Carmen revisited leonard bernsteins deutsche grammophon recording of carmen a byproduct of his leadership of bizets masterpiece at the metropolitan opera caused some controversy when it was first released, in 1973.
In 2006 when the metropolitan opera was looking for a new senior radio producer, she joined the team that brought live radio broadcasts to siriusxm. The psychological underpinnings for her thievery and her rejection of men are revealed. Kennedy, has decided not to stand for reelection at the mets annual meeting in may, and the boards executive committee has recommended judithann corrente be nominated to succeed. There will be 227 performances of 25 operas, including six new productions. Metropolitan opera board to have a new president the new. The metropolitan opera, new york, ny, united states. The company is operated by the nonprofit metropolitan opera association, with peter gelb as general manager. The new met opera season starts in new zealand cinemas thursday 6th november 2014.
Free apps available for amazon fire tv and tablet, ipad, iphone, apple tv, android, roku, and samsung smart tv. The metropolitan opera new york, united states for more than years, the metropolitan opera has been a vibrant home for the most creative and talented artists working in opera, including singers, conductors, composers, orchestra musicians, stage directors, designers, visual artists, choreographers, and. A 10year tradition continued as the metropolitan opera s 2015 2016 season opened with a live transmission of verdis otello to multiple screens in times square, september 21. The metropolitan operas nightly met opera streams series, bringing opera to peoples homes during the coronavirus pandemic, enters its second week with. Warner theatre announces its 201516 metropolitan opera live in hd season. Harry bicket conducts a cast of stars in sir david mcvicars new production, which ingeniously reframes the. If you would like to request a printed copy of the metropolitan opera live in hd and radio program guide, please click here. Listen to the the metropolitan opera on classical 101 every saturday afternoon starting december 5, 2015. A taster of whats in store for live in hd viewers of classical arts irelands cinema presentations of the 20152016 season from the metropolitan. With six new productions and 18 revivals, this season is shaping up. The metropolitan operas 201415 season will feature 26 operas, three of them company premieres, in six new productions and 18 revivals showcasing the talents of the worlds leading singers.
Aleksandrs antonenko, left, as otello and zeljko lucic as iago in the new production of otello at the metropolitan opera. The current president and chief executive of the board, kevin w. Performances run six days a week, every september through may. The metropolitan opera commonly known as the met is an opera company based in new york city, resident at the metropolitan opera house at the lincoln center for the performing arts. Torrington, ct the warner theatre is excited to announce its 201516. Met opera casts anna netrebko as aida despite past. Metropolitan operas new otello, bold and tentative. The 201516 live in hd season verdis il trovatore october 3, 2015 verdis otello october 17, 2015 wagners tannhauser october 31, 2015 berg. Mar 17, 2014 the metropolitan operas 201415 season will feature 26 operas, three of them company premieres, in six new productions and 18 revivals showcasing the talents of the worlds leading singers, conductors, and theater artists. They are transmitted live from the stage of the metropolitan opera in new york city. Operavore keeps its finger on the pulse of the international opera scene. With six new productions and 18 revivals, this season is shaping up to be one of the very best at the met. The metropolitan operas next season has plenty of the enticing features one might expect, including six new productions and verdis masterful otello for opening night. We regret to announce that the remainder of the 201920 live in hd season has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
This season the met will also offer a holidays at half price. The cathedrallike windows behind streaming water jets from the fountain in the forecourt. The metropolitan opera will open its 1st season on monday, september 21 with a new production of verdis otello. The metropolitan operas 201415 season will feature 26 operas, three of them company premieres, in six new productions and 18 revivals showcasing the talents of the worlds leading singers, conductors, and theater artists. Jan 10, 2019 the metropolitan operas 201415 season will feature 26 operas, three of them company premieres, in six new productions and 18 revivals showcasing the talents of the worlds leading singers. Experience the met live from the stage of the metropolitan opera house at the walter reade theaterspecially equipped with high definition screens and surround sound. The metropolitan opera opens its 20192020 season with a new production of gershwins porgy and bess. Feb 15, 2017 highlights from the met operas 201718 season. Highlights from the met operas 201718 season the new. Jun 10, 2015 warner theatre announces its 201516 metropolitan opera live in hd season. However, as recently as 2015, it was considered surprising that the metropolitan opera didnt engage in blackface by putting dark makeup on a white performer playing othello, which should tell.
The new season of the mets emmy and peabody awardwinning performance. Serial officesafe thief is finally caught by her latest boss, who then blackmails her into marriage. The metropolitan opera of new york is the holy grail for every classical singer on the planet. Sep 16, 2015 the met opera season is fast approaching, and we have your guide to the 2015 2016 season.