The Metropolitan Opera Movie Trailers
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Total trailers found: 171
The Metropolitan Opera: La Forza del Destino Trailer (2024)
09 March 2024
Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s grand tale of ill-fated love, deadly vendettas, and family strife, with stellar soprano Lise Davidsen as the noble Leonora, one of the repertory’s most tormented—and thrilling—heroines.
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny Trailer (1979)
27 November 1979
John Dexter’s brilliant production, James Levine’s masterful conducting of the eclectic score, and a sensational cast come together to make this Kurt Weill–Bertolt Brecht masterpiece a riveting evening of music theater.
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.
Semiramide Trailer (1990)
22 December 1990
In ancient Babylon, SEMIRAMIDE (Anderson) encourages her lover Assur (Ramey) to murder her husband, King Ninus.
The Metropolitan Opera: La Rondine Trailer (2024)
20 April 2024
Puccini’s bittersweet love story returns to cinemas, with soprano Angel Blue starring as the French courtesan Magda, opposite tenor Jonathan Tetelman as Ruggero, an idealistic young man who offers her an alternative to her life of excess.
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: 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.
Strauss: Elektra Trailer (1980)
16 February 1980
It's hard to imagine confirmed Straussians not wanting this starry Metropolitan Opera performance of Elektra.
Les Contes d'Hoffmann Trailer (1988)
02 March 1988
Otto Schenk’s brilliant production captures both the dark romanticism of the story as well as its fairy-tale magic.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Un Ballo in Maschera Trailer (1991)
26 January 1991
Verdi's opera performed by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by James Levine.
The Metropolitan Opera: The Queen of Spades Trailer (2025)
23 May 2025
Tchaikovsky’s macabre thriller, set against the backdrop of Tsarist Russia, is back in the Met’s atmospheric staging.
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.
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: 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.
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.
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.
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin Trailer (2007)
24 February 2007
The pain of unrequited love is portrayed unforgettably by two of today’s greatest stars. Renée Fleming is musically and dramatically radiant as the shy Tatiana, who falls in love with the worldly Onegin, played with devastating charisma by Dmitri Hvorostovsky.
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).
Nabucco Trailer (2001)
26 April 2001
Nabucco - live from Metropolitan Opera, June 2002. On its surface, Nabucco is about the epic struggle of Zaccaria and the Jews suppressed by Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar and his vengeful daughter, Abigaille.
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.
Les Contes d'Hoffmann - Metropolitan Opera Trailer (2009)
29 December 2009
Live from the Metropolitan Opera 19 December 2009.
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.
Elektra Trailer (1994)
01 January 1994
The Otto Schenk production of Richard Strauss's "Elektra", filmed live at the Metropolitan Opera in January, 1994.
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: Rigoletto Trailer (2022)
29 January 2022
One of opera’s grimmest tragedies received a powerful new production during the 2021–22 season when director Bartlett Sher unveiled his Weimar-era staging of Verdi’s Rigoletto.
Fedora Trailer (1997)
26 April 1997
Princess Fedora, who is to marry the Count the following day, arrives and sings of her love for him, unaware that the dissolute Count has betrayed her with another woman.
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.
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.
The Metropolitan Opera: Dead Man Walking Trailer (2023)
21 October 2023
American composer Jake Heggie’s compelling masterpiece, the most widely performed new opera of the last 20 years, arrives in cinemas in a haunting new production by Ivo van Hove.
La Fille du Régiment - Metropolitan Opera Trailer (2008)
26 April 2008
Madcap physical comedy and impeccable coloratura come together for Natalie Dessay’s indelible portrayal of the feisty tomboy raised by a regiment of French soldiers.
The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunov Trailer (2010)
23 October 2010
Stephen Wadsworth’s production of Mussorgsky’s epic masterpiece brilliantly captures the suffering and ambition of the Russian people at a critical time in their nation’s history.
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.
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.
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.
