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Thrilling audiences with more than 200 performances each season, the MET Orchestra is one of the world’s great performing ensembles, both on stage and in the opera pit. Since its founding in 1883, the MET Orchestra’s performances have encompassed not only the entire opera repertoire, but symphonic and chamber programs at Carnegie Hall, international tours, and countless musician activities outside of the Metropolitan Opera House. The MET Orchestra has grown in the past four decades into an ensemble noted by singers, critics, conductors, and audiences as one of today’s most stylistically versatile and musically satisfying orchestras.

Most Popular MET Orchestra Trailers

Total trailers found: 146

The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia Trailer (2014)

22 November 2014

A youthful cast brings Rossini’s immortal comedy to sparkling life, led by Christopher Maltman as Figaro, the resourceful barber and man-about-town of the title.

The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute Trailer (2000)

13 November 2000

Mozart’s allegorical fairy tale has charmed audiences and inspired artists, for more than 200 years.

Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary Trailer (1996)

27 April 1996

This tribute to James Levine, first shown on PBS, was only part of that glorious evening. Here we have the whole performance, up to three hours.

Der Rosenkavalier Trailer (1982)

07 October 1982

In this stunning performance from 1982, Strauss’s enchanting fairy tale for adults is blessed with a cast, conductor, and production that have made it legendary—complete with superstar Luciano Pavarotti in the cameo role of the Italian Singer.

In Concert at The Met Trailer (2010)

01 January 2010

In Concert at the Met (DVD) - Highlights Five of the Met's greatest stars - Price, Horne, Troyanos, Domingo, and Milnes - joined James Levine for a series of irresistible concert programs, originally telecast in the 1980s.

Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra Trailer (1995)

26 January 1995

This evocative production by Giancarlo Del Monaco sumptuously captures the look and feel of 14th century Genoa and is a perfect compliment to Verdi’s setting of this story of searing conflict between public duty and private grief.

Strauss: Elektra Trailer (1980)

16 February 1980

It's hard to imagine confirmed Straussians not wanting this starry Metropolitan Opera performance of Elektra.

The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser Trailer (1982)

20 December 1982

As renowned for its harmonious overture as for its romantic storybook characters, this three-act masterwork features some of the composer’s most groundbreaking and unforgettable music, as well as a theme the young Wagner would revisit again and again later in his career—the redemptive and transcendent power of a woman’s love.

Die Fledermaus Trailer (1986)

31 December 1986

Live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, 31 December 1986.

Lucia di Lammermoor Trailer (1983)

28 September 1983

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

The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni Trailer (2023)

20 May 2023

Tony Award–winning director Ivo van Hove makes a major Met debut with a new take on Mozart’s tragicomedy, re-setting the familiar tale of deceit and damnation in an abstract architectural landscape and shining a light into the dark corners of the story and its characters.

L'Elisir d'Amore Trailer (1991)

11 November 1991

John Copley’s colorful production, with designs by Beni Montresor, was created around the beloved superstar Luciano Pavarotti.

The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel Trailer (2008)

01 January 2008

This deliciously dark take on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tale, appealing to audiences of all ages, was part of the Met’s popular English-language holiday series.

Verdi: Nabucco Trailer (2017)

07 January 2017

The legendary Plácido Domingo brings another new baritone role to the Met under the baton of his longtime collaborator James Levine.

Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann Trailer (2009)

29 December 2009

Live from the Metropolitan Opera 19 December 2009.

The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème Trailer (2018)

24 February 2018

Puccini’s timeless love story, which includes some of its composer’s most beloved music, has moved generations of opera lovers since its 1896 world premiere.

The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin Trailer (2016)

10 December 2016

Robert Lepage’s dreamlike production, with its thousands of twinkling LED lights stretching across the stage to represent the sea, encapsulates the mystic feeling of L’Amour de Loin, Saariaho’s haunting opera of distant love.

Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio Trailer (2003)

15 October 2003

Two years prior to the opening scene, the nobleman Florestan has exposed or attempted to expose certain crimes of the nobleman Pizarro.

The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche Trailer (2012)

20 December 2012

A contemporary take on the 17th-century genre of the pastiche, this delightful Baroque fantasy brings together some of the greatest arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, Purcell, and other composers with a new English libretto by Jeremy Sams, inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Bellini: La Sonnambula Trailer (2009)

21 March 2009

Just as a young woman is about to marry her sweetheart, she is discovered—by the entire village, to say nothing of her fiancé—asleep in the bedroom of a stranger.

Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera] Trailer (2010)

06 February 2010

When this sumptuous production by Giancarlo del Monaco opened in 1995, legendary tenor Plácido Domingo gave a riveting performance as the fiery revolutionary Gabriele Adorno, a tenor part.

Britten: Peter Grimes Trailer (2008)

15 March 2008

Anthony Dean Griffey creates a haunting portrait of the outcast fisherman who struggles under the burden of presumed guilt.

La Bohème Trailer (1977)

14 March 1977

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

The Metropolitan Opera: The Master-Singers of Nuremberg Trailer (2014)

13 December 2014

James Levine leads a stirring performance of Wagner’s epic comedy, seen in Otto Schenk’s classic production.

Un Ballo in Maschera Trailer (1991)

26 January 1991

Verdi's opera performed by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by James Levine.

Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg Trailer (2001)

08 December 2001

James Morris leads an all-star cast including Karita Mattila, Ben Heppner, Thomas Allen and René Pape, in this production of Wagner's comic opera, recorded live at New York's Metropolitan Opera in 2001.

Un Ballo in Maschera Trailer (1980)

14 February 1980

Live from the Metropolitan Opera, 14 February 1980. This version takes place in Boston rather than Sweden.

Tristan und Isolde Trailer (1999)

18 December 1999

Inspired by Wagner’s own tortured affair with the wife of his patron, this searing masterwork is based on Arthurian legend and tells of an illicit romance between a Breton nobleman and the Irish princess betrothed to his uncle and king.

The Metropolitan Opera: Così fan tutte Trailer (2018)

31 March 2018

Two men enter a bet with intriguer Alfonso that their women will stay true, but disguise themselves, switch partners, and regretfully seduce their targets.

Puccini: Turandot Trailer (2009)

07 November 2009

Franco Zeffirelli's magnificient staging of Puccini's final opera - a fairy tale set in a mythical China - is one of the most popular in the Met repertory.

Don Pasquale Trailer (1979)

17 January 1979

This John Dexter production, designed by Desmond Heeley, was a parting gift to the great American soprano Beverly Sills, who bid farewell to the Met as Norina, the smart young widow at the center of Donizetti’s comedy.

The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca Trailer (2018)

27 January 2018

Sir David McVicar’s bold new staging of Tosca, Puccini’s operatic thriller of Napoleonic Rome, thrilled Met audiences when it rang in the New Year in 2018.

Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice Trailer (2009)

24 January 2009

Director and choreographer Mark Morris’s production of Gluck’s masterpiece updates the immortal story from its ancient Greek roots to the timeless present, where, he says, “the union of chorus and dancers feels inevitable and inseparable.

Don Carlo Trailer (1983)

28 July 1983

Ghiaurov, Freni, and Bumbry were great voices in their time, and they are still effective here -- good enough musicians to put over the quite heavy vocal and expressive demands of their roles.

Il Trovatore Trailer (1988)

15 October 1988

Luciano Pavarotti brings his spectacular voice and artistry to one of the most famous of all tenor roles—Manrico, the ardent troubadour, trapped in an impossible situation by forces beyond his control.

The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde Trailer (2016)

08 October 2016

Met audiences were fascinated by Mariusz Treliński’s gripping, visionary production of Wagner’s epic opera.

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin Trailer (2013)

05 October 2013

The imperious Onegin rejects naive Tatiana's proposal of love and also incites a duel with his best friend turned rival Lenski (Piotr Beczala).

Tchaikovsky: Iolanta / Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle Trailer (2015)

14 February 2015

Valery Gergiev conducts Mariusz Trelinski’s thrilling new production of these rarely heard one-act operas.

The Metropolitan Opera: The Flying Dutchman Trailer (2020)

14 March 2020

François Girard, whose revelatory 2013 take on Parsifal set the recent Met standard for Wagner stagings, now unveils a spellbinding new vision of the composer's tale of a cursed sea captain doomed to sail the open ocean for eternity.

Rossini: La Cenerentola Trailer (2009)

09 May 2009

"Irresistible" (Opera News) rising-star mezzo Elina Garanca triumphs as Rossini's Cinderella in this delightful Metropolitan Opera production.

Idomeneo Trailer (1982)

01 January 1982

Opera royalty Luciano Pavarotti brings dignity and power to the title role in this 1982 production. During a squall at sea, Idomeneo -- the king of Crete -- swears to Neptune that if the monarch survives, he'll sacrifice the first person he encounters onshore.

Wagner: Das Rheingold Trailer (2010)

27 September 2010

In the depths of the Rhine, the three Rhinemaidens guard the Rhinegold, a treasure of immeasurable value.

Lohengrin Trailer (1986)

10 January 1986

Wagner’s Romantic opera demands singing actors who can truly inhabit their parts, and that’s just what we have here.

Händel: Rodelinda Trailer (2011)

03 December 2011

Renée Fleming stars in the title role of one of Handel’s greatest dramas, seen in Stephen Wadsworth’s 2004 Met premiere production.

The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel Trailer (2017)

18 November 2017

After the acclaimed Met premiere of Thomas Adès's "The Tempest" in 2012, the composer returned with another masterpiece, this time inspired by filmmaker Luis Buñuel's seminal surrealist classic "El Ángel Exterminador", during the 2017–18 season.

Le comte Ory Trailer (2011)

09 April 2011

Rossini's "Le Comte Ory" tells the story of a libidinous and cunning nobleman who disguises himself first as a hermit and then as a nun in order to gain access to the virtuous Countess Adele, whose brother is away at the Crusades.

The Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto Trailer (2013)

16 February 2013

Michael Mayer’s acclaimed production, first seen in the 2012–13 season, sets the action of Verdi’s masterpiece in 1960 Las Vegas—a neon-lit world ruled by money and ruthless, powerful men.

The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Gounod's Romeo et Juliette Trailer (2007)

15 December 2007

The world’s most famous love story comes to operatic life with superstars Anna Netrebko and Roberto Alagna playing the star-crossed young couple.

The Metropolitan Opera: Idomeneo Trailer (2017)

25 March 2017

Mozart’s early masterpiece returned to the Met for the first time in more than a decade with Music Director Emeritus James Levine, who led the work’s company premiere in 1982, again on the podium.

Elektra Trailer (1994)

01 January 1994

The Otto Schenk production of Richard Strauss's "Elektra", filmed live at the Metropolitan Opera in January, 1994.

Wagner: Götterdämmerung Trailer (2012)

27 January 2012

Ring Cycle, pt 4. Siegfried is drugged and tricked into kidnapping his wife, since she has the Ring now.

The Metropolitan Opera: Carmen Trailer (2019)

02 February 2019

Mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine reprises her remarkable portrayal of opera’s ultimate seductress, a triumph in her 2017 debut performances, with impassioned tenors Yonghoon Lee and Roberto Alagna as her lover, Don José.

Götterdämmerung Trailer (1990)

05 May 1990

The stupendous climax to Wagner’s four-part Ring cycle is brilliantly realized by the Otto Schenk/Günther Schneider-Siemssen production and byJames Levine’s monumental conducting.

The Metropolitan Opera: Eugene Onegin Trailer (2017)

22 April 2017

Tchaikovsky’s setting of Pushkin’s timeless verse novel is presented on the Met stage in Deborah Warner’s moving production, starring Anna Netrebko as Tatiana and Mariusz Kwiecien and Peter Mattei sharing the title role.

Wagner: Siegfried Trailer (2011)

27 October 2011

Robert Lepage’s remarkable Met Opera production of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, the 2013 Grammy Award Winner for Best Opera Recording, is now available as individual DVDs.

Puccini: La Bohème Trailer (2008)

01 June 2008

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

Siegfried Trailer (1990)

23 February 1990

Siegfried is the third of the four operas that constitute Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), by Richard Wagner.

The Metropolitan Opera: The Tempest Trailer (2012)

09 November 2012

Composer Thomas Adès conducts the Met premiere of his powerful opera based on Shakespeare’s last play, in Robert Lepage’s brilliantly inventive production.

Strauss: Elektra Trailer (2016)

30 April 2016

The great singing actress Nina Stemme gives a heart-wrenching performance in the title role of Strauss’s blazing one-act drama, adapted from the ancient Greek myth.

The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro Trailer (2014)

18 October 2014

Richard Eyre’s elegant production, which opened the Met’s 2014–15 season, sets the action of Mozart’s timeless social comedy in a manor house in 1930s Seville.