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Metropolitan Opera
Airs Saturdays at 1 pm during the Metropolitan Opera season.
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Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice
Saturday at 1pm: A sublime opera about the eternal power of music: Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, performed live from the Met stage. Jun 8, 2024
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Verdi’s La Traviata
A three-act opera, Verdi's La Traviata tells the story of a romantic and tragic love between a famous courtesan and her silent admirer. Mar 11, 2023
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Listener's Choice: Donizetti’s La Favorita
Tune in for Donizetti's La Favorite starring Shirley Verrett and Luciano Pavarotti in a 1978 production of the tragedy. Mar 4, 2023
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Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Shostakovich's four act opera follows a lonely, young wife in 19th-century Russia who falls in love with her husband's handsome worker. Feb 25, 2023
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For Ukraine: A Concert of Remembrance and Hope
Listen to a beautiful musical show of solidarity with Ukraine. Hear the Ukrainian National Anthem, Mozart's Requiem, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, and Silvestrov's "Prayer for Ukraine." Feb 24, 2023
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Verdi’s Don Carlo
Listen to the story of a Spanish nobleman torn between his private passion and public duty in Verdi's Don Carlo. Feb 18, 2023
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Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci
In this archived double bill performance of Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, hear two stories of betrayed love and tragic jealousy. Feb 11, 2023
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Verdi's Macbeth
Hear Verdi's Macbeth, a retelling of Shakespeare's tale of a Scottish warrior, his ambitious Lady, and their tragic undoing. Feb 4, 2023
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Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites
Poulenc's devastating drama of faith and fear returns to the Met. Jan 28, 2023
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Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore
Hear Donizetti's heartwarming L'Elisir d'Amore, the story of a spunky landowner and the hapless peasant in search of love. Jan 21, 2023
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Giordano’s Fedora
Tune in for a tale of drama as Princess Fedora seeks revenge for her beloved's murder only to find herself in love with the murderer. Jan 14, 2023