MET Orchestra Movies
- 1982
La traviata
La traviata7.181982HD
This “Traviata” became one of the most succesful of all opera films, especially in France, where 800,000 Parisian cinemagoers flocked to...
- 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....
- 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...
- 2008
Puccini: La Bohème
Puccini: La Bohème02008HD
Puccini’s evergreen paean to young love and the bohemian life has captivated generations of Met-goers through Franco Zeffirelli’s iconic...
- 2016
The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot
The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot62016HD
Franco Zeffirelli’s golden production stars the great dramatic soprano Nina Stemme as Turandot, the icy Chinese princess who has renounced all...
- 1988
Il Trovatore
Il Trovatore81988HD
Luciano Pavarotti brings his spectacular voice and artistry to one of the most famous of all tenor roles—Manrico, the ardent troubadour,...
- 2015
Tchaikovsky: Iolanta / Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle
Tchaikovsky: Iolanta / Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle52015HD
Valery Gergiev conducts Mariusz Trelinski’s thrilling new production of these rarely heard one-act operas. Anna Netrebko stars as the blind...
- 1986
Lohengrin
Lohengrin01986HD
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...
- 2001
Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg
Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg102001HD
James Morris leads an all-star cast including Karita Mattila, Ben Heppner, Thomas Allen and René Pape, in this production of Wagner's comic...
- 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,...
- 1988
Ariadne auf Naxos
Ariadne auf Naxos01988HD
Jessye Norman is a regal Ariadne, the mythological Greek heroine in this opera-within-an-opera, opposite the passionate Bacchus of the great James...
- 2007
The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Gounod's Romeo et Juliette
The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Gounod's Romeo et Juliette82007HD
The world’s most famous love story comes to operatic life with superstars Anna Netrebko and Roberto Alagna playing the star-crossed young...
- 1982
The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser
The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser01982HD
As renowned for its harmonious overture as for its romantic storybook characters, this three-act masterwork features some of the composer’s...
- 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...
- 1987
Turandot
Turandot6.41987HD
The Franco Zeffirelli production of Puccini's "Turandot", recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera in April, 1987. Éva Marton stars as...
- 1982
Idomeneo
Idomeneo91982HD
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...
- 1992
The Ghosts of Versailles
The Ghosts of Versailles01992HD
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...
- 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...
- 1999
Tristan und Isolde
Tristan und Isolde101999HD
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...