Evgeny Nikitin is the mysterious seafarer searching for salvation. Director François Girard, whose mesmerizing production of Parsifal recently wowed Met audiences, returns to stage Wagner’s eerie early masterwork. Valery Gergiev conducts.
Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo headlines American composer Philip Glass’s transcendent contemporary creation, with Karen Kamensek conducting. Phelim McDermott’s stunning production employs a virtuosic company of acrobats and jugglers to conjure a mystical reimagining of ancient Egypt.
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Berg’s 20th-century shocker stars baritone Peter Mattei in the title role, with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium and soprano Elza van den Heever as the long-suffering Marie. Groundbreaking visual artist and director William Kentridge unveils a bold new staging set in an apocalyptic wasteland.
Massenet’s tale of passion, excess, and their consequences stars rising soprano Lisette Oropesa in the effervescent title role. Tenor Michael Fabiano is her ardent admirer, Chevalier des Grieux, with Maurizio Benini conducting Laurent Pelly’s enchanting production.
To learn more about Manon, please join us for our pre-screening Operatif with Victoria Bond.
Thrilling dramatic soprano Christine Goerke brings her fierce portrayal of the title princess to cinemas on October 12, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium for Franco Zeffirelli’s dazzling production of Puccini’s final masterpiece. Tenor Yusif Eyvazov is the mysterious prince Calàf, alongside soprano Eleonora Buratto as Liù and bass-baritone James Morris as Timur. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to more than 2,200 theaters in more than 70 countries worldwide.
The Gershwins’ modern American masterpiece has its first Met performances in almost three decades, starring bass-baritone Eric Owens and soprano Angel Blue in the title roles. Director James Robinson’s stylish production transports audiences to Catfish Row, a setting vibrant with the music, dancing, emotion, and heartbreak of its inhabitants.
As the imperious title empress, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato leads the Met premiere of Handel’s tale of deception and deceit. Harry Bicket conducts Sir David McVicar’s wry new production, which gives this Baroque black comedy a politically charged, modern updating.
Delve even deeper into Handel’s Agrippina? Join us for a pre-opera lecture, Operatif: Handel, The Opera Composer before the broadcast.
Pre-opera lecture on Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmelites.
Composer, Conductor, and Opera Scholar
Pre-opera lecture on Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur.
Before the Met Live screening of Verdi’s Aida on Saturday, October 13, at 12 pm, opera lecturer extraordinaire Victoria Bond will give a presentation Biography or Myth: Do opera composers modify history to tell a better story? Bond will speak about historically-themed operas, including those by Donizetti and Rossini as well as Aida and Bellini’s Norma. Join us for this Season Opener “Operatif” which includes a light buffet brunch.
Guild Hall opera donors at the $200 level and above enjoy these lectures at no charge. Half-price tickets are available for Met Opera donors of $100. Tickets to the lecture are $30 for all other patrons and may be purchased at the Box Office.
Bond is a powerful force in 21st century concert music, having distinguished herself both as a composer and conductor, being commissioned by major symphonies, chamber orchestras, ballet companies, dance festivals, and opera houses, Ms. Bond is the founder of Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival which she produces each spring at Symphony Space in New York. She is also a frequent pre-concert lecturer for the New York Philharmonic.