The Metropolitan Opera Movies

  • 1987
    Turandot

    Turandot

    Turandot

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    The Franco Zeffirelli production of Puccini's "Turandot", recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera in April, 1987. Éva Marton stars as...

    Turandot
  • 2008
    Strauss: Salome

    Strauss: Salome

    Strauss: Salome

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    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,...

    Strauss: Salome
  • 2001
    Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

    Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

    Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

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    James Morris leads an all-star cast including Karita Mattila, Ben Heppner, Thomas Allen and René Pape, in this production of Wagner's comic...

    Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg
  • 2025
    The Metropolitan Opera: Salome

    The Metropolitan Opera: Salome

    The Metropolitan Opera: Salome

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    Met performances of Strauss’s white-hot one-act tragedy, which receives its first new production at the company in 20 years. Claus Guth, one of...

    The Metropolitan Opera: Salome
  • 1997
    Carmen

    Carmen

    Carmen

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    Live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, 25 March 1997.

    Carmen
  • 2008
    Massenet: Thaïs

    Massenet: Thaïs

    Massenet: Thaïs

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    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...

    Massenet: Thaïs
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1990
    Semiramide

    Semiramide

    Semiramide

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    In ancient Babylon, SEMIRAMIDE (Anderson) encourages her lover Assur (Ramey) to murder her husband, King Ninus. Her son, Ninius, disappears, believed...

    Semiramide
  • 1978
    Tosca

    Tosca

    Tosca

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    A stellar cast brings Puccini’s spellbinding opera to life, seizing every opportunity to thrill the audience. Luciano Pavarotti is Cavaradossi,...

    Tosca
  • 1982
    Idomeneo

    Idomeneo

    Idomeneo

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    Opera royalty Luciano Pavarotti brings dignity and power to the title role in this 1982 production. During a squall at sea, Idomeneo -- the king of...

    Idomeneo
  • 2022
    The Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto

    The Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto

    The Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto

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    One of opera’s grimmest tragedies received a powerful new production during the 2021–22 season when director Bartlett Sher unveiled his...

    The Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto
  • 2024
    The Metropolitan Opera: Nabucco

    The Metropolitan Opera: Nabucco

    The Metropolitan Opera: Nabucco

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    The success of Verdi’s third opera, a stirring drama about the fall of ancient Jerusalem at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar (Nabucco), catapulted...

    The Metropolitan Opera: Nabucco
  • 2016
    The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot

    The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot

    The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot

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    Franco Zeffirelli’s golden production stars the great dramatic soprano Nina Stemme as Turandot, the icy Chinese princess who has renounced all...

    The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot
  • 2007
    The First Emperor

    The First Emperor

    The First Emperor

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    The incomparable Plácido Domingo began a new chapter in his legendary Met career when he created the role of Emperor Qin in the world premiere...

    The First Emperor
  • 2015
    Verdi: Otello

    Verdi: Otello

    Verdi: Otello

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

    Verdi: Otello
  • 2016
    The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde

    The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde

    The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde

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    Met audiences were fascinated by Mariusz Treliński’s gripping, visionary production of Wagner’s epic opera. In the daunting title...

    The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde
  • 2008
    Adams: Doctor Atomic

    Adams: Doctor Atomic

    Adams: Doctor Atomic

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    John Adams’s mesmerizing score, in the powerful production of Penny Woolcock, tells the story of one of the pivotal moments in human...

    Adams: Doctor Atomic
  • 2024
    The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly

    The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly

    The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly

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    Extraordinary soprano Asmik Grigorian tackles the demanding role of Cio-Cio-San, the loyal geisha at the heart of Puccini’s devastating...

    The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly
  • 2016
    The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Manon Lescaut

    The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Manon Lescaut

    The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Manon Lescaut

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    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...

    The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Manon Lescaut