MET Orchestra Movie Trailers
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The Metropolitan Opera – Verdi: Macbeth Trailer (2008)
13 April 2008
Verdi’s admiration for Shakespeare led to such masterpieces as Othello and Falstaff, and if the earlier Macbeth isn’t on their exalted level it’s still a powerfully dramatic opera that hews closely to the original’s story line.
The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel Trailer (1982)
01 December 1982
The Metropolitan Opera's performance of "Hansel and Gretel" features music by Engelbert Humperdinck and is conducted by Thomas Fulton.
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment Trailer (2019)
02 March 2019
Tenor Javier Camarena and soprano Pretty Yende team up for a feast of bel canto vocal fireworks—including the show-stopping tenor aria “Ah! Mes amis,” with its nine high Cs.
The Metropolitan Opera: The Elixir of Love Trailer (2018)
07 July 2018
Donizetti’s bubbly romantic comedy about a spunky landowner, a hapless peasant, and the dubious love potion that may or may not bring them together never fails to delight audiences.
Le Nozze di Figaro Trailer (1998)
11 November 1998
The Met assembled a vocal dream team for Jonathan Miller’s stylish production of the eternal Mozart masterpiece: Renée Fleming as the Countess, Cecilia Bartoli as Susanna, and Bryn Terfel as Figaro.
The Metropolitan Opera: Don Carlo Trailer (2010)
11 December 2010
Family jealousy, threat of rebellion, political back-stabbing and the Inquisition weigh heavy on the court of King Phillip II.
Adams: Doctor Atomic Trailer (2008)
11 August 2008
John Adams’s mesmerizing score, in the powerful production of Penny Woolcock, tells the story of one of the pivotal moments in human history—the creation of the atomic bomb.
The Metropolitan Opera: Rusalka Trailer (2014)
08 February 2014
Renée Fleming sings one of her signature roles, the title character in Dvořák’s sumptuously melodic Rusalka.
Der Rosenkavalier Trailer (2017)
13 May 2017
In his new production, Robert Carsen places the action at the end of the Habsburg Empire, underscorik
Tosca Trailer (1978)
27 November 1978
A stellar cast brings Puccini’s spellbinding opera to life, seizing every opportunity to thrill the audience.
The Metropolitan Opera: Aida Trailer (2018)
06 October 2018
With its cast of hundreds, thrilling score, and sweeping tale of love and heroics in ancient Egypt, Verdi’s Aida has long been a fixture on the stages of every major opera house in the world.
The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata Trailer (2017)
11 March 2017
La Traviata’s sumptuous melodies and timeless depiction of doomed love have made the work a favorite of generations of operagoers.
The Metropolitan Opera - Verdi: Macbeth Trailer (2014)
11 October 2014
Star soprano Anna Netrebko created a sensation with her riveting performance as the malevolent Lady Macbeth, the central character in Verdi's retelling of Shakespeare's tragedy.
The Ghosts of Versailles Trailer (1992)
10 January 1992
What happened to Figaro and his friends after the events told in Rossini’s and Mozart’s operas? One possible sequel is told in John Corigliano’s “grand opera buffa” The Ghosts of Versailles—an uproariously funny and deeply moving work inspired by Beaumarchais’s third Figaro play, La Mère Coupable, and commissioned by the Met to celebrate its 100th anniversary.
Ariadne auf Naxos Trailer (1988)
01 January 1988
Jessye Norman is a regal Ariadne, the mythological Greek heroine in this opera-within-an-opera, opposite the passionate Bacchus of the great James King.
The Metropolitan Opera: Marnie Trailer (2018)
10 November 2018
Composer Nico Muhly unveils his second new opera for the Met with this gripping reimagining of Winston Graham’s novel, set in the 1950s, about a beautiful, mysterious young woman who assumes multiple identities.
Bizet: The Pearl Fishers Trailer (2016)
15 January 2016
Bizet’s rarely heard opera returned to the Met for the first time in a century on New Year’s Eve 2015, in Penny Woolcock’s acclaimed new production.
The Metropolitan Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci Trailer (2015)
23 April 2015
Director David McVicar’s new production brings opera’s favorite double bill to new life, setting the two operas in the same Sicilian setting, separated by two generations.
Richard Wagner: Parsifal Trailer (1993)
07 April 1993
The Met production easily has the most beautiful staging, designed by Otto Schenck, who also produced the fabulous set for the Met's previous Ring cycle.
Francesca da Rimini Trailer (1984)
07 April 1984
Live performance at the Metropolitan Opera, 1984. James Levine conducting Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus.
The Metropolitan Opera: Lulu Trailer (2015)
21 November 2015
William Kentridge’s multi-layered production of Berg’s masterpiece stars charismatic soprano Marlis Petersen in the title role—the enigmatic and alluring woman who is equal parts femme fatale, innocent girl, and abused victim.
Carmen Trailer (1988)
12 December 1988
This all-star cast is framed by Peter Hall’s gritty, realistic production and conducted by James Levine, who brings out all the surging emotion and gripping drama in Bizet’s score.
The Metropolitan Opera: Die Walküre Trailer (2019)
30 March 2019
Soprano Christine Goerke plays Brünnhilde, Wotan’s willful warrior daughter, who loses her immortality in opera’s most famous act of filial defiance.
Philip Glass: Satyagraha Trailer (2011)
19 November 2011
Following the success of his first foray into opera, Einstein on the Beach, revolutionary American composer and musician Philip Glass soon turned to another great figure of the 20th century for inspiration.