MET Orchestra Movies
- 1978
Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci
Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci91978HD
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.
- 1995
Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra01995HD
This evocative production by Giancarlo Del Monaco sumptuously captures the look and feel of 14th century Genoa and is a perfect compliment to...
- 2010
Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera]
Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera]02010HD
When this sumptuous production by Giancarlo del Monaco opened in 1995, legendary tenor Plácido Domingo gave a riveting performance as the...
- 1993
Falstaff
Falstaff7.51993HD
It is to composer and librettist Arrigo Boito and his constant pestering of the octogenarian Verdi that there remained within him one last great...
- 2016
Bizet: The Pearl Fishers
Bizet: The Pearl Fishers82016HD
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...
- 2023
The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni
The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni02023HD
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...
- 2008
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment72008HD
Madcap physical comedy and impeccable coloratura come together for Natalie Dessay’s indelible portrayal of the feisty tomboy raised by a...
- 1983
Ernani
Ernani01983HD
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...
- 2012
The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche
The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche02012HD
A contemporary take on the 17th-century genre of the pastiche, this delightful Baroque fantasy brings together some of the greatest arias and...
- 1993
Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Richard Wagner: Parsifal101993HD
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...
- 2015
The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow
The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow6.32015HD
Renée Fleming lights up the Met stage as Hanna Glawari, the fabulously wealthy widow of the title in Lehár’s beloved operetta,...
- 1999
The Queen of Spades [The Metropolitan Opera]
The Queen of Spades [The Metropolitan Opera]01999HD
Elijah Moshinsky’s atmospheric production, designed by Mark Thompson, sets the stage for this gripping performance of Tchaikovsky’s...
- 2009
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice02009HD
Director and choreographer Mark Morris’s production of Gluck’s masterpiece updates the immortal story from its ancient Greek roots to the...
- 2017
Verdi: Nabucco
Verdi: Nabucco02017HD
The legendary Plácido Domingo brings another new baritone role to the Met under the baton of his longtime collaborator James Levine. Liudmyla...
- 1996
Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary01996HD
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...
- 1982
Der Rosenkavalier
Der Rosenkavalier01982HD
In this stunning performance from 1982, Strauss’s enchanting fairy tale for adults is blessed with a cast, conductor, and production that have...
- 2014
The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia02014HD
A youthful cast brings Rossini’s immortal comedy to sparkling life, led by Christopher Maltman as Figaro, the resourceful barber and...
- 2008
Britten: Peter Grimes
Britten: Peter Grimes02008HD
Anthony Dean Griffey creates a haunting portrait of the outcast fisherman who struggles under the burden of presumed guilt. This chilling production...
- 1982
Puccini: La bohème
Puccini: La bohème01982HD
"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....
- 2018
The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème
The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème92018HD
Puccini’s timeless love story, which includes some of its composer’s most beloved music, has moved generations of opera lovers since its...