Movies
- 2007
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Il Barbiere di Siviglia92007HD
Audiences went wild for Bartlett Sher’s dynamic production, which found fresh and surprising ways to bring Rossini’s effervescent comedy...
- 2015
The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow
The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow6.32015HD
Renée Fleming lights up the Met stage as Hanna Glawari, the fabulously wealthy widow of the title in Lehár’s beloved operetta,...
- 1994
Il Tabarro & Pagliacci
Il Tabarro & Pagliacci71994HD
Puccini's Il Tabarro & Leoncavallo's Pagliacci; Pavarotti and Domingo star in MET 1994-1995 season opener.
- 1987
Turandot
Turandot6.21987HD
The Franco Zeffirelli production of Puccini's "Turandot", recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera in April, 1987. Éva Marton stars as...
- 1982
La traviata
La traviata7.11982HD
This “Traviata” became one of the most succesful of all opera films, especially in France, where 800,000 Parisian cinemagoers flocked to...
- 2010
Bizet: Carmen
Bizet: Carmen72010HD
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....
- 2008
The Metropolitan Opera – Verdi: Macbeth
The Metropolitan Opera – Verdi: Macbeth02008HD
Verdi’s admiration for Shakespeare led to such masterpieces as Othello and Falstaff, and if the earlier Macbeth isn’t on their exalted...
- 1999
The Queen of Spades [The Metropolitan Opera]
The Queen of Spades [The Metropolitan Opera]01999HD
Elijah Moshinsky’s atmospheric production, designed by Mark Thompson, sets the stage for this gripping performance of Tchaikovsky’s...
- 1991
L'Elisir d'Amore
L'Elisir d'Amore101991HD
John Copley’s colorful production, with designs by Beni Montresor, was created around the beloved superstar Luciano Pavarotti. As the simple,...
- 1993
Falstaff
Falstaff8.21993HD
It is to composer and librettist Arrigo Boito and his constant pestering of the octogenarian Verdi that there remained within him one last great...
- 1988
Ariadne auf Naxos
Ariadne auf Naxos01988HD
Jessye Norman is a regal Ariadne, the mythological Greek heroine in this opera-within-an-opera, opposite the passionate Bacchus of the great James...
- 2014
The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia02014HD
A youthful cast brings Rossini’s immortal comedy to sparkling life, led by Christopher Maltman as Figaro, the resourceful barber and...
- 1978
Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci
Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci91978HD
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.
- 2016
The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin
The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin02016HD
Robert Lepage’s dreamlike production, with its thousands of twinkling LED lights stretching across the stage to represent the sea, encapsulates...
- 2008
Britten: Peter Grimes
Britten: Peter Grimes02008HD
Anthony Dean Griffey creates a haunting portrait of the outcast fisherman who struggles under the burden of presumed guilt. This chilling production...
- 2010
Wagner: Das Rheingold
Wagner: Das Rheingold02010HD
Robert Lepage’s landmark staging of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, unveiled over the course of the 2010–11 and 2011–12...
- 2008
Massenet: Thaïs
Massenet: Thaïs02008HD
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...
- 2017
Verdi: Nabucco
Verdi: Nabucco02017HD
The legendary Plácido Domingo brings another new baritone role to the Met under the baton of his longtime collaborator James Levine. Liudmyla...
- 2006
The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute82006HD
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...
- 1988
Il Trovatore
Il Trovatore01988HD
Luciano Pavarotti brings his spectacular voice and artistry to one of the most famous of all tenor roles—Manrico, the ardent troubadour,...