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General Manager Peter Gelb announced today that in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the cancellation of performances, the Met will offer a nightly series of free web streams that will bring opera to audiences while the house is dark—beginning March 16 at 7:30PM ET.
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The Met mourns the loss of Jessye Norman (1945–2019), one of the great sopranos of the past half-century, who sang more than 80 unforgettable performances with the company. We extend our condolences to Ms. Norman’s family and friends. bit.ly/2nVisQ1
Photo: Met Archives
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The Met mourns the loss of director Franco Zeffirelli, a great visionary in our company's history. He created 11 Met productions, including his classic La Bohème, which is the most-performed staging in the company's history. We extend our condolences to his family and friends.
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There is no place for racism in the arts.
There is no place for racism in New York City.
There is no place for racism in this country or in the world.
The Met stands with those raising their voices in support of justice and equality.
In memory of #GeorgeFloyd
#BlackLivesMatter
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🎂🎈🎉From the entire Met family, happy birthday to Music Director @nezetseguin! In rehearsal for Massenet’s Werther, the cast and Met Orchestra surprised Maestro Nézet-Séguin with a truly operatic birthday gift.
Videography by Pete Scalzitti / Met Opera
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The Metropolitan Opera mourns the death of one of our most illustrious divas of the last century, Renata Scotto, who sang a total of 26 roles with the company, giving more than 300 performances on the Met stage. [Thread]
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In loving tribute to Dmitri Hvorostovsky, one of the greatest and bravest artists to ever grace our stage. (1962-2017) bit.ly/2zYxRU7
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Soprano Kathleen Battle and Wynton Marsalis together? Count us in! While we prepare for Battle to return to the Met stage Sunday, May 12, enjoy this clip of her and Marsalis performing an excerpt from Handel’s Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, courtesy of Sony Classical.
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Beginning Saturday, January 19, the Met will offer *FREE* tickets for furloughed federal employees affected by the ongoing government shutdown. Learn more: bit.ly/2T4sb1g
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1/Tune in today, April 25, at 1PM ET to our At-Home Gala, featuring performances by 40+ artists and the Met Orchestra and Chorus, hosted by Peter Gelb and @nezetseguin. Access the stream via the link or metopera.org.
Watch now: bit.ly/2Y7r9GW
#MetAtHomeGala
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The Metropolitan Opera mourns the passing of conductor Seiji Ozawa and extends condolences to Ozawa’s family and his many friends and colleagues around the world. Read more about Ozawa’s legacy here: bit.ly/3SrqeLW
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1/2 The first of the Met’s free nightly opera streams is now available: Bizet’s Carmen, conducted by @nezetseguin and starring @elinagaranca and @roberto_alagna ...
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Franco Zeffirelli’s ever-iconic production of Puccini’s Turandot returns to the Met February 28! Join us as soprano Elena Pankratova makes her Met debut as the legendary title princess, opposite tenor SeokJong Baek as Calàf. Maestro Oksana Lyniv conducts in her Met debut.
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The @MetOperaChorus has been very busy this month. They feature in all four of our current productions! Which costume is your favorite?
See all four productions on stage this week: bit.ly/3MU96ty
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The Met has long been a home for some of the LGBTQ+ community’s most extraordinary talents, and we look forward to seeing their artistry shine brightly—on stage and off—for many years to come. Happy Pride! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Photo courtesy of Lincoln Center
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🎉🎈 Happy birthday Mozart! The precocious Austrian composer was born #OTD in 1756. What's your favorite Mozart opera?
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Soprano Anna Netrebko has withdrawn from her upcoming Met performances after not complying with the Met’s condition that she repudiate her public support for Putin while he wages war on Ukraine.
Read the full Met statement: bit.ly/34aWfD9
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We regret to inform you that we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020–21 season, based on the advice of health officials. However, we are pleased to be able to announce the Met’s 2021–22 season, which will open Sep. 27, 2021.
Learn More: bit.ly/2RTV94Y
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1/ The Met’s series of free opera streams continues tonight with Puccini’s La Bohème, starring @angelagheorghiu and Ramón Vargas, with @NicolaLuisotti on the podium.
Watch: bit.ly/2TWiswL
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The Metropolitan Opera mourns the death of one of its most illustrious singers of the last century, Grace Bumbry, an intense and thrilling artist who sang 216 performances at the Met with her rich, powerful, and sensuous voice.
bit.ly/41iurnR
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1/ Despite the cancelation of the remainder of the Met season, we hope you’ll keep enjoying opera through our series of free streams. Tonight, @DianaDamrau and @jdiego_florez star in Verdi’s La Traviata, with @nezetseguin conducting.
Watch: bit.ly/3a63uK6
📸Marty Sohl
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Today, the Met celebrates the life of the late, great American soprano Jessye Norman. Norman’s outstanding contribution to opera helped pave the way for a generation of young singers, and her dedication to her art form changed the face of opera.
Photo courtesy of the Met Archives
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It’s chandelier-cleaning week! Every year, our staff refresh the opera house in preparation for the start of the season. Go behind the scenes with Ralph Nuzzolo, the Met’s First Assistant Master Electrician, and discover what it takes to keep the Met sparkling.✨
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We're thrilled to announce a virtual At-Home Gala, featuring more than 40 artists performing live around the world, available to stream for free on metopera.org on 4/25. Hosted by General Manager Peter Gelb and Music Director @nezetseguin. bit.ly/3cs4Ors
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The upcoming all-Wagner week of Nightly Met Opera Streams features seven of his masterpieces, including the full Ring cycle. Access the streams at metopera.org and through the Met Opera on Demand apps for your favorite devices.
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Tonight, the lights of the Metropolitan Opera House and the iconic Lincoln Center fountain went dark in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, who are suffering without electricity and access to basic needs. (1/5)
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Last night’s opening of Puccini’s La Rondine was a dream. Enjoy this clip of the Act II quartet in the final dress rehearsal, featuring soprano Angel Blue as Magda, tenor Jonathan Tetelman as Ruggero, soprano Emily Pogorelc as Lisette, and tenor Bekhzod Davronov as Prunier.
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1/ The response to our Nightly Opera Streams has been overwhelming, with tens of thousands of people around the world connecting simultaneously to watch the first installment. We apologize that the unprecedented traffic slowed the process and prevented some from participating.
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1/ @AnnaNetrebko stars in Il Trovatore, tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream, conducted by Marco Armiliato.
Watch: bit.ly/3a395AS
Photo by Marty Sohl / Met Opera
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1/ @A_R_Costanzo stars as Akhnaten in tonight’s Nightly Met Opera Stream of @philipglass’s modern masterpiece. Available June 20 at 7:30PM EDT until June 21 at 6:30PM EDT.
📸: Karen Almond
Watch: bit.ly/3de9CAY
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Bradley Cooper celebrated his #OscarNoms on Tuesday with a night at the opera, sitting in the pit with the @METOrchestra and watching Music Director @nezetseguin conduct Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande. Photos: Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera
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🎉🎈 Happy birthday, Giuseppe Verdi! The prolific composer—whose works defined an illustrious period of Italian opera—was born on this day in 1813.
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1/ Tonight’s Nightly Met Opera Stream stars Luciano Pavarotti and Renata Scotto in a classic 1977 performance of La Bohème. Available May 8 at 7:30PM EDT until May 9 at 6:30PM EDT.
Watch: bit.ly/3chUgf0
📸 Met Archives
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This clip of legendary soprano Kathleen Battle is stunning.😍 Battle returns to the Met stage this Sunday, May 12!
Enjoy this look back in time to 1988, when Battle thrilled Met audiences with her rendition of Rosina’s “Una voce poco fa” from Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia
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Tenor SeokJong Baek is dominating the stage as Calàf in Puccini’s Turandot, which opens tomorrow, February 28. Enjoy this clip of Baek singing Calàf’s iconic Act III aria, “Nessun dorma,” in an early dress rehearsal. Maestro Oksana Lyniv conducts.
#Opera #Tenor #Orchestra
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We stand in solidarity with our colleagues at @E_N_O as they call on Arts Council England to reinstate them as a National Portfolio Organisation and restore their funding.
Please help ENO by signing the petition: chng.it/g8wyqDdb
#ChooseOpera #LoveENO
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🎈🎉 #HappyBirthday, Giacomo Puccini! The beloved composer was born #OTD in 1858. Can you name all of the Puccini operas in the Met's repertory? 🤔
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1/ Dmitri Hvorostovsky and @ReneeFleming star in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream. The performance is available tonight, March 22, starting at 7:30PM EDT until tomorrow, March 23, at 6:30PM EDT.
Watch: bit.ly/2J7UsAt
📸Ken Howard
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We can never get enough of this aria. There are only two more chances to see tenor SeokJong Baek rock the house with the iconic “Nessun dorma.” Join us tomorrow night,
June 4, and this Friday, June 7, for the final performances of Puccini’s Turandot. Marco Armiliato conducts.
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There’s something surreal about seeing the iconic chandeliers up close and personal. Did you know that they get cleaned by hand every year? We can’t wait to see them sparkle again this fall ✨
#MetOpera #LightingDesign #BehindTheScenes #HistoricBuildings
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🎈🎉Happy birthday, Giuseppe Verdi! This season, don't miss Requiem, Il Trovatore, & Luisa Miller. What's your favorite Verdi opera?
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#OTD Today marks the 135th anniversary of the opening of the Metropolitan Opera, which occurred at the “old Met” on 39th Street and Broadway on October 22, 1883, with a performance of Gounod’s Faust.
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The premiere of Carrie Cracknell’s brand-new production of Bizet’s Carmen is TOMORROW, December 31. Will we see you there? Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina stars in the title role, alongside tenor Piotr Beczała as Don José.
#NewYearsEve #Diva #Opera #NYC
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As Akhnaten and Nefertiti, @A_R_Costanzo and @jnaibmezzo star in tonight’s free stream of Philip Glass’s Akhnaten. Available at 7:30PM ET until February 13 at 6:30PM ET.
📸 Karen Almond
Watch Now: bit.ly/3pPhH5X
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We are deeply disturbed by the news articles that are being published online today about James Levine. We are working on an investigation w outside resources to determine whether charges of sexual misconduct in the 1980s are true, so that we can take appropriate action.
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Franco Zeffirelli’s staging of Puccini’s Turandot returns to select theaters in the U.S. and Canada on Wednesday, August 7, as part of our Live in HD Summer Encore series! Enjoy this 2016 performance, starring soprano Nina Stemme and tenor Marco Berti. Paolo Carignani conducts.
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For Pride Month, we’re excited to join @LincolnCenter in illuminating our façade for the rest of June. Our stage may be temporarily dark, but the talent and creativity of our LGBTQIA+ performers, artists, and staff shine brighter than ever!
📸: Lincoln Center
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(1/3) At this past Saturday’s performance of Tosca, the Met was proud to welcome Ukrainian soldiers who are recovering from wounds suffered on the front line.
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Last night, tenor @XabierAnduaga—at only 27 years old—brought down the house in his sensational Met debut as Nemorino in Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore!
Don’t miss your chance to experience one of opera’s brightest young stars amid a meteoric rise: bit.ly/3HoBsLz
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Don’t miss Verdi’s La Traviata on @GPerfPBS tonight, April 5. Soprano @DianaDamrau and tenor @jdiego_florez star as the tragic lovers, and @nezetseguin conducts. Check your local listings for times and more info: to.pbs.org/2EPfOS5
Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera
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1/ Experience last season’s sensational staging of @philipglass’s Akhnaten as tonight’s free stream. Available November 14 at 7:30PM ET until November 15 at 6:30PM ET.
📸 Karen Almond
Watch: bit.ly/31P3nAH
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1/ Natalie Dessay headlines tonight’s Viewers’ Choice free opera stream of La Traviata, recorded in 2012. Available April 24 at 7:30PM EDT until April 25 at 6:30PM EDT.
Watch: bit.ly/2KtOYAM
📸 Marty Sohl
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Tonight's broadcast of our benefit performance to support Ukraine and its citizens will be available to stream on demand, starting at 12PM ET on March 15, for seven days at metopera.org.
Donate: war.ukraine.ua/support-ukrai…
📸Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera
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This season marks @PlacidoDomingo’s 50th anniversary at the Met. To celebrate this milestone, we’re looking back on some of his most memorable performances. What’s your favorite role the legendary tenor has performed at the Met?
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Tonight’s performance of Verdi’s Aida will be dedicated to late soprano Montserrat Caballé, who thrilled Met audiences in nearly 100 performances of 15 roles. This week, listen to some of Caballé’s greatest performances on @SIRIUSXM Met Opera Radio: bit.ly/2sNpa9k
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The Met Stagehands make it look easy, but the set changes for Franco Zeffirelli’s production of Puccini’s La Bohème are no simple task! Enjoy this time lapse of the stagehands at work during a performance of this classic production.
#Timelapse #Theatre #Opera #NYC
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Soprano @kelliohara and mezzo-soprano @JoyceDiDonato star as Laura Brown and Virginia Woolf in @kevin_puts and librettist Greg Pierce’s The Hours. Met Music Director @nezetseguin conducts.
Opens Nov 22: bit.ly/3xR9cxY
🎥 Pete Scalzitti / Met Opera
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We can all agree there’s something cathartic about a cleaning spree. Right now, Met staff are working to make sure that the opera house is in perfect shape, from the chandeliers to the red velvet carpets. We can’t wait to welcome audiences back soon!
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We just can’t get enough of Wagner’s Tannhäuser. With a production this beautiful, can you blame us?
Tannhäuser is on stage again tomorrow, December 3. Tenor Andreas Schager stars in the title role, alongside soprano Elza van den Heever as Elisabeth.
#Wagner
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1/ @sonyayoncheva stars in tonight’s Nightly Met Opera Stream of Tosca, conducted by @VillaumeMusic. Available April 21 at 7:30PM EDT until April 22 at 6:30PM EDT.
Watch: bit.ly/3bstznt
📷 Ken Howard
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Happy 165th birthday to Giacomo Puccini!🎊To celebrate, here’s a throwback to one of the most iconic duos to star in his masterpiece La Bohème. This photo from our 1977 production features soprano Renata Scotto and tenor Luciano Pavarotti as Mimì and Rodolfo.
#Puccini
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The queen is returning to the Met! Legendary soprano Kathleen Battle is officially gracing the stage with a recital on May 12, featuring music by Purcell, Mendelssohn, Villa-Lobos, and more, as well as beloved spirituals!
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#OpeningNight is this Monday, September 24! Explore the many ways to experience the new production premiere of Samson et Dalila: bit.ly/2Nec2GG
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1/ @AnnaNetrebko stars in the title role of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor. Due to popular demand, we are extending stream time to 23 hours. Watch for FREE tonight, March 21, at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, March 22, at 6:30PM ET.
Watch: bit.ly/3dfAG3S
📸 Ken Howard
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1/ The third week of free Nightly Met Opera Streams features an exciting lineup of seven performances from past Live in HD seasons, beginning on March 30 with Dialogues des Carmélites conducted by @nezetseguin.
Learn more: bit.ly/2wKT4RF
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Happy birthday Mozart! 🎉 🎂
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on this day in 1756, and after more than two centuries, his works remain the cornerstones of the operatic repertoire. Which of his operas is your favorite?
Experience Mozart at the Met: bit.ly/3MU96ty
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Today marks 166 years since beloved composer Giacomo Puccini was born. Happy birthday to one of history’s greatest composers!
Explore Puccini’s long and distinguished history with the Met through our online archival exhibition, Puccini at the Met: bit.ly/3DohPFf
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We are excited to announce that Maestro @nezetseguin & the Met have accelerated the timeline for his assumption of the company’s musical leadership, taking up the post of Music Director in time for the start of the 2018–19 season. Read more: bit.ly/YannickNS
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The Met mourns the death of our dear colleague Joel Revzen, an assistant conductor since 1999, due to complications relating to Covid-19. We offer our sincerest condolences to all of his family and friends.
metopera.org/user-informatio…
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From the dressing room to the stage, join us backstage as we watch soprano Aleksandra Olczyk’s dramatic entrance as The Queen of the Night in Mozart’s The Magic Flute.
On stage Jan 2 and 6: bit.ly/3mRi7cd
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Tonight, Dmitri Hvorostovsky stars as Eugene Onegin in an unforgettable 2007 performance. Streaming free February 24 at 7:30PM ET until February 25 at 6:30PM ET.
📸 Ken Howard
Watch Now: bit.ly/3d1nIcw
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Tenor Benjamin Bernheim is absolutely thrilling us as Roméo in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, which opens this Thursday, March 7. Join us as Bernheim and soprano Nadine Sierra bring this timeless tragedy to life.🌹
#Shakespeare #Opera #NYC
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1/ @HeldenMommy stars as Turandot in tonight’s Nightly Met Opera Stream, conducted by @nezetseguin. Available May 21 at 7:30PM EDT until May 22 at 6:30PM EDT.
Watch: bit.ly/2Z3SMkN
📸: Marty Sohl
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1/ @ReneeFleming stars in tonight’s Nightly Met Opera Stream of Le Nozze di Figaro, a classic performance from 1998. Available May 4 at 7:30PM ET until May 5 at 6:30PM EDT.
Watch: bit.ly/2SBBmIb
📸 Met Archives
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1/ In tonight’s free opera stream, @nezetseguin conducts his first Puccini opera at the Met, the grand Turandot. Available September 26 at 7:30PM ET until September 27 at 6:30PM ET.
📸 Marty Sohl
Watch: bit.ly/2ZMh8yQ
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1/ Tonight’s Nightly Met Opera Stream stars @AnnaNetrebko in the title role of Verdi’s Aida, conducted by @NicolaLuisotti. Available April 6 at 7:30PM ET until April 7 at 6:30PM EDT.
Watch: bit.ly/2JKTqL2
📸 Marty Sohl
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Happy birthday, Marc Chagall! 🎉
Hear what Peter Clark, former Director of Archives, has to say about The Sources of Music and The Triumph of Music, the pair of Chagall murals on permanent display in the opera house. ✨
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Today marks the 100th birthday of legendary soprano @MmeCallas. In celebration, enjoy this look through the archives at La Divina’s appearances at the Met. Learn more about Callas’s career at the Met: bit.ly/4a5g0sC
#MetOpera #MariaCallas #Divas #Opera #Soprano
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Did someone say #LeapDay?
For this once-every-four-years opportunity, we wanted to treat you all to a montage of one of the most iconic leaps in the operatic repertoire—Tosca’s tragic end.
Puccini’s Tosca returns in the 2024–25 season. Learn more: bit.ly/3V5mUtd
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Verdi's Aida kicks off the #MetHD season today, October 6! Where in the world will you be watching?
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1/ @JoyceDiDonato, @jdiego_florez, and Peter Mattei star in Il Barbiere di Siviglia for tonight’s Nightly Met Opera Stream. Available tonight, March 31, starting at 7:30PM EDT until tomorrow, April 1, at 6:30PM EDT.
Watch: bit.ly/2w7nZYi
📸 Ken Howard
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From the Latin Quarter garret to the bustling city streets, the incredible scenery in Franco Zeffirelli’s production of Puccini’s La Bohème is amazing to see even behind the scenes!
La Bohème is on stage through June 9: bit.ly/3mQCRRx
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1/ In tonight’s Nightly Opera Stream, @JoyceDiDonato stars as Agrippina in a 2020 Live in HD transmission. Available August 8 at 7:30PM ET until August 9 at 6:30PM ET.
📸 Marty Sohl
Watch: bit.ly/2DiLoce
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1/ In tonight’s Nightly Met Opera Stream, Shirley Verrett and Luciano Pavarotti star in a historic 1978 telecast of Tosca. Available June 4 at 7:30PM EDT until June 5 at 6:30PM EDT.
Watch: bit.ly/2TGGjAa
📸: Met Archives
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Remembering a legend w this promo from '99 @mtv VMAs @ the Met, in costume as Mephistopheles in Faust #RIPDavidBowie
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Happy New Year!
As we enter the new year, we would like to thank our audiences, artists, and all the incredible departments here at the Met. Let’s raise a glass to another year of extraordinary opera!
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1/ @ReneeFleming stars as Dvořák’s Rusalka in tonight’s Nightly Met Opera Stream, conducted by Met Music Director @nezetseguin. Available April 13 at 7:30PM EDT until April 14 at 6:30PM EDT.
Watch: bit.ly/2V7uHqR
📸 Ken Howard
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That’s a wrap on the @MetOrchestra’s fabulous concerts series at Carnegie Hall! Now they’re off to Korea to kick off their first-ever Asia tour, led by Met Music Director @NezetSeguin. As we wish them safe travels, enjoy this excerpt from Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle
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Bravo to tenor Benjamin Bernheim on his stunning performance at the @Olympics Closing Ceremony in Paris last night! Bernheim performed Fauré’s “Hymn to Apollo,” alongside pianist Alain Roche, who played while being suspended vertically in the air. What an incredible showcase!
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1/ In tonight’s Viewers’ Choice Nightly Opera Stream, Patricia Racette stars in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. Available April 17 at 7:30PM EDT until April 18 at 6:30PM EDT.
Watch: bit.ly/2XVR3O3
📷 Marty Sohl
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Reader’s choice: Our recording of @philipglass’s Akhnaten has just received a #BBC Music Magazine Award nomination! Kudos to the cast, the @METOrchestra, and @MetOperaChorus on this extraordinary achievement.
Vote now: bit.ly/33UkWmW
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A little Maria Callas never hurt anybody!
While we prepare to bring Puccini’s Tosca back to the stage in September, enjoy this shot of La Davina in the volatile title role in 1958. 😍
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1/ Leontyne Price stars in tonight’s Viewers’ Choice opera stream—the 1985 telecast of Verdi’s Aida. Available May 1 at 7:30PM EDT until May 2 at 6:30PM EDT.
Watch: bit.ly/2WnUDhw
📸 Met Archives
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Earlier this week, stars of Broadway, Hollywood, opera, and popular music took the Met stage to celebrate the life and career of composer Stephen Schwartz. @NickJonas, Cynthia Erivo, Sutton Foster, @KChenoweth, and many more artists performed Schwartz’s masterpieces.
#Broadway
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