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The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine Trailer (2009)

10 January 2009

This elegant romance is the least-known work of the mature Giacomo Puccini . The story concerns a kept woman who defies convention to chase a dream of romantic love with an earnest, if naïve, young man.

Live at the Met: From Stage to Screen Trailer (2015)

25 April 2015

This incredible look at the preparation and production of a Live in HD cinema transmission takes you behind the scenes of the new Cav/Pag with the HD director, host, stars, and crew for an up-close view of the exciting process behind the Met's extraordinary HD presentations.

Rossini: Armida Trailer (2010)

01 May 2010

It is a rare opera indeed that calls for one soprano diva and no fewer than six tenors. Mary Zimmerman’s fanciful production of Rossini’s drama, designed by Richard Hudson and with choreography by Graciela Daniele, provides the perfect setting for superstar Renée Fleming’s captivating performance of the title role.

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.

Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen Trailer (2008)

07 April 2008

Documentary on conductor Herbert van Karajan, focusing on his early adoption of audio and video recording technology and his impetus to make use of it to preserve his musical legacy for future generations.

Oedipus Rex Trailer (1993)

01 January 1993

Impressed by Jean Cocteau’s rewrite of Antigone, Stravinsky asked the poet for an adaptation of Oedipus Rex.

Strauss: Salome Trailer (2008)

11 October 2008

It is no wonder that Met audiences have gone wild over Karita Mattila’s sizzling Salome. Indisputably one of the greatest Salomes of our time, Mattila utterly incarnates Oscar Wilde’s petulant, willful, and lust-driven heroine.

Horowitz in London Trailer (1982)

22 May 1982

Vladimir Horowitz's piano recital in 1982 at Royal Festival Hall in London.

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 - Puccini: Manon Lescaut Trailer (2016)

05 March 2016

Kristine Opolais is the young woman whose conflicting desires for love and luxury lead to her tragic end, and Roberto Alagna plays the man who falls for her in Puccini’s early hit.

Manon Lescaut – The Met Trailer (2008)

16 February 2008

One of today’s most compelling singing actresses, Karita Mattila takes on the irresistible role of Manon Lescaut, the headstrong young woman torn between a life of luxury and the call of her true love: the Chevalier des Grieux, played by Marcello Giordani.

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: Otello Trailer (2015)

16 October 2015

Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher’s bold new production probes the psychological underpinnings of Verdi’s dynamic setting of Shakespeare’s great tragedy.

The Met - Tristan und Isolde Trailer (2008)

22 March 2008

James Levine’s love for this monumental opera shimmers throughout this exciting performance. It was an afternoon to remember: Met favorite Deborah Voigt singing her first run as the proud Irish princess opposite tenor Robert Dean Smith—making an astonishing Met debut in front of a live worldwide movie-theater audience.

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.

Voices Trailer (1995)

15 September 1995

A story about real life early 20th century British composer and music critic Philip Arnold Heseltine.

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.

The Magic of Spirituals Trailer (2023)

24 February 2023

Glimpse behind the curtain at opera legends Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman’s famed concert at Carnegie Hall on March 18, 1990, featuring performance clips and new interviews with opera star Angel Blue, Met Opera General Manager Peter Gelb, and more.

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.

Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

A filmed concert of two famed sopranos.

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.

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.

The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute Trailer (2023)

03 June 2023

The Queen of the Night enlists a handsome prince named Tamino to rescue her beautiful kidnapped daughter, Princess Pamina.

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.

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.

Aida Trailer (1989)

06 October 1989

AIDA, an Ethiopian princess, is captured and brought into slavery in Egypt. A military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the Pharaoh.

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.

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.

Fantasia 2000 Trailer (2000)

01 January 2000

Blending lively music and brilliant animation, this sequel to the original 'Fantasia' restores 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' and adds seven new shorts.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Massenet: Manon Trailer (2012)

17 April 2012

Star soprano Anna Netrebko scored a triumph in Laurent Pelly’s acclaimed 2012 production, singing the title heroine for the first time at the Met.

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.

An Evening with Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti Trailer (1988)

15 December 1988

Opera greats Luciano Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland -- one of the most acclaimed tenors and one of the most beloved sopranos of the 20th century -- take the stage at the Met for a gala evening of opera scenes with special guest Leo Nucci.

The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni Trailer (2011)

29 October 2011

Imbuing the familiar Don Juan myth with a captivating combination of comedy, seductiveness, danger, and damnation, Mozart created an enduring masterpiece that has been a cornerstone of the repertory since its 1787 premiere.

Massenet: Thaïs Trailer (2008)

20 December 2008

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 fly.

Die Walküre Trailer (1990)

23 February 1990

The gorgeous and evocative Otto Schenk/Günther Schneider-Siemssen production continues with this second opera in Wagner’s Ring cycle.

Rossini: Semiramide Trailer (2018)

10 March 2018

A rarely performed bel canto gem, Rossini’s Semiramide returned to the Met for the first time in nearly 25 years during the 2017–18 season.

The Metropolitan Opera: Werther Trailer (2014)

15 March 2014

Star tenor Jonas Kaufmann brings aching intensity and vocal charisma to the tortured title hero of Massenet’s Goethe adaptation.

Spirituals in Concert Trailer (1990)

07 December 1990

"Spirituals in Concert" featuring Jessye Norman and Kathleen Battle.

The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot Trailer (2019)

12 October 2019

Christine Goerke has wowed audiences as Turandot, the icy princess at the heart of Puccini’s grand final masterpiece.

Silvesterkonzert der Berliner Philharmoniker 1989 - Carmina Burana Trailer (1989)

01 January 1989

Verdi: Ernani Trailer (2012)

25 February 2012

Rising Met star Angela Meade is Elvira, the young woman caught between three men: her lover, the nobleman-turned-outlaw Ernani (Marcello Giordani); her guardian, the rich, elderly de Silva, who wants her for himself (Ferruccio Furlanetto); and Don Carlo, the King of Spain, who also desires Elvira (Dmitri Hvorostovsky).

The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten Trailer (2019)

23 November 2019

Philip Glass’ opera “Akhnaten”, premiered in Stuttgart in 1984, forms the third part of the portrait opera trilogy about personalities who have influenced the course of human history.

The Metropolitan Opera: Il Trovatore Trailer (2011)

30 April 2011

Verdi’s IL TROVATORE again storms the Met stage in a star-studded, anvil-wielding cast , including Sondra Radvanovsky, Dolora Zajick and Dmitri Hvorostovsky.

Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore Trailer (2012)

13 October 2012

Anna Netrebko as the beautiful and wealthy Adina leads the cast in Barlett Sher’s production of Donizetti’s charming comedy, first seen on Opening Night of the Met’s 2012–13 season.

Rossini: La Donna del Lago Trailer (2015)

14 March 2015

An all-star cast assembled for the Met’s first-ever performances of Rossini’s romantic retelling of Sir Walter Scott’s epic poem The Lady of the Lake.

The Metropolitan Opera: La Fanciulla del West Trailer (2018)

27 October 2018

Soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek sings Puccini’s gun-slinging heroine in this romantic epic of the Wild West, with the heralded return of tenor Jonas Kaufmann in the role of the outlaw she loves.

John Adams: Nixon in China Trailer (2011)

12 February 2011

John Adams’s groundbreaking work vividly brings to life US President Nixon’s 1972 visit to the People’s Republic of China.

Horowitz: A Reminiscence Trailer (1993)

11 March 1993

Wanda Horowitz reminisces about her husband, the great pianist Vladimir Horowitz, with clips from his television appearances.

Berlioz: Les Troyens Trailer (2013)

05 January 2013

Berlioz’s epic masterpiece retells the magnificent saga of the aftermath of the Trojan War and the exploits of Aeneas.

The Metropolitan Opera: Così Fan Tutte Trailer (2014)

26 April 2014

Met Music director James Levine conducts a cast of youthful stars in Mozart’s sophisticated comedy about testing the ties of love.