Stephanos Tsirakoglou: Magnifico

Cinderella is an irrepressible take on the traditional fairy tale we all know and love. Rossini conjures up a handsome prince, a nasty stepfather, ugly stepsisters, a beautiful heroine – and sheer magic in the music. True love, goodness, and forgiveness win out with an unabashedly happy ending! Cinderella brims … read more

Michael Mayes: Danilo Danilovitsch

She’s beautiful, she’s rich, and if she can just get that playboy Danilo to propose, she’ll be deliriously happy, too…
…and so will the Ambassador of Pontevedro. Why? Because Hanna, the Merry Widow, is his nation’s wealthiest citizen. And if she’s lured away by some Frenchman, she’ll take all her … read more

Scott Scully: Sergeant

Peter Mattei recreates his winning portrayal of the barber in Bartlett Sher’s popular production, which propels the comic action right into the audience. Isabel Leonard sings her first Met Rosina, sharing the role with Diana Damrau, and Javier Camarena makes his Met debut as the Count.  Tickets & Information.read more

Katrina Thurman: Hanna Glawari

She’s beautiful, she’s rich, and if she can just get that playboy Danilo to propose, she’ll be deliriously happy, too…
…and so will the Ambassador of Pontevedro. Why? Because Hanna, the Merry Widow, is his nation’s wealthiest citizen. And if she’s lured away by some Frenchman, she’ll take all her … read more

Stephanos Tsirakoglou: Magnifico

Cinderella is an irrepressible take on the traditional fairy tale we all know and love. Rossini conjures up a handsome prince, a nasty stepfather, ugly stepsisters, a beautiful heroine – and sheer magic in the music. True love, goodness, and forgiveness win out with an unabashedly happy ending! Cinderella brims … read more

Tyler Simpson: Lord Rochefort (cover)

Anna Netrebko opens the Met season with her portrayal of the ill-fated queen driven insane by her unfaithful king. She sings one of opera’s greatest mad scenes in this Met premiere production by David McVicar. Ildar Abdrazakov co-stars as Henry VIII and Marco Armiliato conducts.  Tickets & Information.… read more

Karin Wolverton

The incomparable Stephen Hough reprises his acclaimed Minnesota Orchestra collaboration in Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1—which drew raves in our landmark 2009 recording. His finger work is stunning, and his athletic performance of Tchaikovsky’s infamous octaves brings audiences to their feet. Add Nielsen’s magical Third Symphony, with its colossal energy … read more

Scott Scully: Sergeant

Peter Mattei recreates his winning portrayal of the barber in Bartlett Sher’s popular production, which propels the comic action right into the audience. Isabel Leonard sings her first Met Rosina, sharing the role with Diana Damrau, and Javier Camarena makes his Met debut as the Count.  Tickets & Information.read more

Seth Maese Carico: Flemish Deputy

Prisoners of their situations, prisoners of their own reins of control and of their own making, above all prisoners of a deadly, ever-looming spiritual power greater even than secular hegemony… Verdi captures the essential helplessness of human beings entangled in this network of terror: at best, death brings release.  Tickets … read more

Tyler Simpson: Lord Rochefort (cover)

Anna Netrebko opens the Met season with her portrayal of the ill-fated queen driven insane by her unfaithful king. She sings one of opera’s greatest mad scenes in this Met premiere production by David McVicar. Ildar Abdrazakov co-stars as Henry VIII and Marco Armiliato conducts.  Tickets & Information.… read more