MET Orchestra Movies

  • 2007
    Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    Il Barbiere di Siviglia

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    Audiences went wild for Bartlett Sher’s dynamic production, which found fresh and surprising ways to bring Rossini’s effervescent comedy...

    Il Barbiere di Siviglia
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2010
    Wagner: Das Rheingold

    Wagner: Das Rheingold

    Wagner: Das Rheingold

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    Robert Lepage’s landmark staging of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, unveiled over the course of the 2010–11 and 2011–12...

    Wagner: Das Rheingold
  • 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
  • 1978
    Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci

    Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci

    Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci

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    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.

    Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci
  • 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
  • 2012
    The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche

    The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche

    The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche

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    A contemporary take on the 17th-century genre of the pastiche, this delightful Baroque fantasy brings together some of the greatest arias and...

    The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche
  • 2010
    Bizet: Carmen

    Bizet: Carmen

    Bizet: Carmen

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    Richard Eyre’s stunning new production of Bizet’s opera was the talk of the town when it was unveiled on New Year’s Eve 2009....

    Bizet: Carmen
  • 2006
    The Magic Flute

    The Magic Flute

    The Magic Flute

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    Tamino, a handsome prince, and Papageno, a bird-catcher, are sent by the Queen of Night to rescue her daughter Pamina from captivity under the high...

    The Magic Flute
  • 1999
    The Queen of Spades [The Metropolitan Opera]

    The Queen of Spades [The Metropolitan Opera]

    The Queen of Spades [The Metropolitan Opera]

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    Elijah Moshinsky’s atmospheric production, designed by Mark Thompson, sets the stage for this gripping performance of Tchaikovsky’s...

    The Queen of Spades [The Metropolitan Opera]
  • 2014
    The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

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    A youthful cast brings Rossini’s immortal comedy to sparkling life, led by Christopher Maltman as Figaro, the resourceful barber and...

    The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
  • 2009
    Rossini: La Cenerentola

    Rossini: La Cenerentola

    Rossini: La Cenerentola

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    "Irresistible" (Opera News) rising-star mezzo Elina Garanca triumphs as Rossini's Cinderella in this delightful Metropolitan Opera production. "As...

    Rossini: La Cenerentola
  • 1982
    Puccini: La Boheme

    Puccini: La Boheme

    Puccini: La Boheme

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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 Boheme
  • 2016
    The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin

    The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin

    The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin

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    Robert Lepage’s dreamlike production, with its thousands of twinkling LED lights stretching across the stage to represent the sea, encapsulates...

    The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin
  • 1988
    Ariadne auf Naxos

    Ariadne auf Naxos

    Ariadne auf Naxos

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    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
  • 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
  • 1983
    In Concert at The Met

    In Concert at The Met

    In Concert at The Met

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    In Concert at the Met (DVD) - Highlights Five of the Met's greatest stars - Price, Horne, Troyanos, Domingo, and Milnes - joined James Levine for a...

    In Concert at The Met
  • 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