Tony Stevenson Trailers

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.

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: The Marriage of Figaro Trailer (2025)

26 April 2025

Conductor Joana Mallwitz makes her Met debut leading an extraordinary cast in Mozart’s comic masterpiece.

The Metropolitan Opera: Fedora Trailer (2023)

14 January 2023

Umberto Giordano’s exhilarating drama returns to the Met repertory for the first time in 25 years. Packed with memorable melodies, showstopping arias, and explosive confrontations, Fedora requires a cast of thrilling voices to take flight, and the Met’s new production promises to deliver.

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.

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 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: 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.

The Magic Flute Trailer (2006)

30 December 2006

Tamino, a handsome prince, and Papageno, a bird-catcher, are sent by the Queen of Night to rescue her daughter Pamina from captivity under the high priest Sarastro.

The Metropolitan Opera: Samson et Dalila Trailer (2018)

20 October 2018

A towering biblical epic, Saint-Saëns’s operatic take on the story of Samson and Delilah has many of the hallmarks of grand opera—show-stopping vocal displays, thrilling choruses, and an engrossing plot set against a sweeping, pseudo-historical backdrop.

Puccini: La Fanciulla del West Trailer (2011)

08 January 2011

The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Madama Butterfly Trailer (2016)

02 April 2016

Anthony Minghella’s beautiful, atmospheric production enhances Puccini’s drama of unfortunate, doomed love.

The Metropolitan Opera: Roméo et Juliette Trailer (2017)

21 January 2017

Diana Damrau and Vittorio Grigolo are opera’s classic lovers in Gounod’s lush Shakespeare adaptation.

The Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann Trailer (2015)

31 January 2015

New tenor star Vittorio Grigolo takes on the title role in Offenbach’s fantastical opera, giving a tour-de-force performance as the tortured poet unlucky in love.

The Met — Der Rosenkavalier Trailer (2010)

09 January 2010

This production of Strauss’s most sumptuous work by director Nathaniel Merrill and designer Robert O’Hearn is almost as beloved as the opera itself.

The Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann Trailer (2024)

05 October 2024

After a celebrated career as a composer of lighthearted operetta, Jacques Offenbach turned his hand to more serious fare—only to die before his one true opera was completed.

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.