MET Orchestra Movies

  • 1978
    Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci

    Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci

    Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci

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    Plácido Domingo accomplishes the rare feat of singing both leads on the same night at the Met in 1978 on opera's most popular double-bill.

    Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci
  • 1995
    Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

    Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

    Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

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    This evocative production by Giancarlo Del Monaco sumptuously captures the look and feel of 14th century Genoa and is a perfect compliment to...

    Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
  • 2010
    Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera]

    Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera]

    Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera]

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

    Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera]
  • 1993
    Falstaff

    Falstaff

    Falstaff

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    It is to composer and librettist Arrigo Boito and his constant pestering of the octogenarian Verdi that there remained within him one last great...

    Falstaff
  • 2016
    Bizet: The Pearl Fishers

    Bizet: The Pearl Fishers

    Bizet: The Pearl Fishers

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    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...

    Bizet: The Pearl Fishers
  • 2023
    The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni

    The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni

    The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni

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    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...

    The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni
  • 2008
    The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment

    The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment

    The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment

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    Madcap physical comedy and impeccable coloratura come together for Natalie Dessay’s indelible portrayal of the feisty tomboy raised by a...

    The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
  • 1983
    Ernani

    Ernani

    Ernani

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    Verdi's early masterpiece is based on a Victor Hugo play with a complicated plot concerning a young woman and the three men vying for her...

    Ernani
  • 2012
    The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche

    The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche

    The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche

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    A contemporary take on the 17th-century genre of the pastiche, this delightful Baroque fantasy brings together some of the greatest arias and...

    The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche
  • 1993
    Richard Wagner: Parsifal

    Richard Wagner: Parsifal

    Richard Wagner: Parsifal

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    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...

    Richard Wagner: Parsifal
  • 2015
    The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow

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    Renée Fleming lights up the Met stage as Hanna Glawari, the fabulously wealthy widow of the title in Lehár’s beloved operetta,...

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow
  • 1999
    The Queen of Spades [The Metropolitan Opera]

    The Queen of Spades [The Metropolitan Opera]

    The Queen of Spades [The Metropolitan Opera]

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    Elijah Moshinsky’s atmospheric production, designed by Mark Thompson, sets the stage for this gripping performance of Tchaikovsky’s...

    The Queen of Spades [The Metropolitan Opera]
  • 2009
    Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice

    Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice

    Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice

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    Director and choreographer Mark Morris’s production of Gluck’s masterpiece updates the immortal story from its ancient Greek roots to the...

    Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice
  • 2017
    Verdi: Nabucco

    Verdi: Nabucco

    Verdi: Nabucco

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

    Verdi: Nabucco
  • 1996
    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

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    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. I...

    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
  • 1982
    Der Rosenkavalier

    Der Rosenkavalier

    Der Rosenkavalier

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    In this stunning performance from 1982, Strauss’s enchanting fairy tale for adults is blessed with a cast, conductor, and production that have...

    Der Rosenkavalier
  • 2014
    The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

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

    The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
  • 2008
    Britten: Peter Grimes

    Britten: Peter Grimes

    Britten: Peter Grimes

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

    Britten: Peter Grimes
  • 1982
    Puccini: La bohème

    Puccini: La bohème

    Puccini: La bohème

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    "La Bohème" is one of Giacomo Puccini's most popular and timeless works and the second-most performed opera at New York's Metropolitan Opera....

    Puccini: La bohème
  • 2018
    The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème

    The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème

    The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème

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

    The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème