MET Orchestra Movies

  • 1982
    La traviata

    La traviata

    La traviata

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    This “Traviata” became one of the most succesful of all opera films, especially in France, where 800,000 Parisian cinemagoers flocked to...

    La traviata
  • 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
  • 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

    01982HD

    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
  • 2008
    Puccini: La Bohème

    Puccini: La Bohème

    Puccini: La Bohème

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    Puccini’s evergreen paean to young love and the bohemian life has captivated generations of Met-goers through Franco Zeffirelli’s iconic...

    Puccini: La Bohème
  • 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
  • 1988
    Il Trovatore

    Il Trovatore

    Il Trovatore

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    Luciano Pavarotti brings his spectacular voice and artistry to one of the most famous of all tenor roles—Manrico, the ardent troubadour,...

    Il Trovatore
  • 2015
    Tchaikovsky: Iolanta / Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle

    Tchaikovsky: Iolanta / Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle

    Tchaikovsky: Iolanta / Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle

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    Valery Gergiev conducts Mariusz Trelinski’s thrilling new production of these rarely heard one-act operas. Anna Netrebko stars as the blind...

    Tchaikovsky: Iolanta / Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle
  • 1986
    Lohengrin

    Lohengrin

    Lohengrin

    01986HD

    Wagner’s Romantic opera demands singing actors who can truly inhabit their parts, and that’s just what we have here. Is it possible for a...

    Lohengrin
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1988
    Ariadne auf Naxos

    Ariadne auf Naxos

    Ariadne auf Naxos

    01988HD

    Jessye Norman is a regal Ariadne, the mythological Greek heroine in this opera-within-an-opera, opposite the passionate Bacchus of the great James...

    Ariadne auf Naxos
  • 2007
    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Gounod's Romeo et Juliette

    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Gounod's Romeo et Juliette

    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Gounod's Romeo et Juliette

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    The world’s most famous love story comes to operatic life with superstars Anna Netrebko and Roberto Alagna playing the star-crossed young...

    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Gounod's Romeo et Juliette
  • 1982
    The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser

    The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser

    The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser

    01982HD

    As renowned for its harmonious overture as for its romantic storybook characters, this three-act masterwork features some of the composer’s...

    The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1992
    The Ghosts of Versailles

    The Ghosts of Versailles

    The Ghosts of Versailles

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    What happened to Figaro and his friends after the events told in Rossini’s and Mozart’s operas? One possible sequel is told in John...

    The Ghosts of Versailles
  • 1993
    Richard Wagner: Parsifal

    Richard Wagner: Parsifal

    Richard Wagner: Parsifal

    101993HD

    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
  • 1999
    Tristan und Isolde

    Tristan und Isolde

    Tristan und Isolde

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    Inspired by Wagner’s own tortured affair with the wife of his patron, this searing masterwork is based on Arthurian legend and tells of an...

    Tristan und Isolde