The Metropolitan Opera is a vibrant home for the most creative and talented singers, conductors, composers, musicians, stage directors, designers, visual artists, choreographers, and dancers from around the world.
Since the summer of 2006, Peter Gelb has been the Met’s general manager—the 16th in company history. Under his leadership, the Met has elevated its theatrical standards by significantly increasing the number of new productions, staged by the most imaginative directors working in theater and opera, and has launched a series of initiatives to broaden its reach internationally. These efforts to win new audiences prominently include the successful Live in HD series of high-definition performance transmissions to movie theaters around the world. To revitalize its repertoire, the Met regularly presents modern masterpieces alongside the classics.
Starting with the 2018–19 season, Yannick Nézet-Séguin took the musical helm of the company as the Met’s Jeannette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director.
In September 2021 Debra Lew Harder became the new host of The Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts. Only the fifth person to serve in this capacity, Ms. Lew Harder follows in the footsteps of former legendary voices of the Met, Milton Cross (1931–1975), Peter Allen (1975-2004), Margaret Juntwait (2004–2015), and, most recently, Mary Jo Heath (2016–2021).
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On April 10th at 1:00pm enjoy an encore performance of Puccini's LaBoheme. New York Classical Review said this of the 2017 premiere: Puccini’s Parisian…
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This month we'll enjoy a 2013 encore broadcast of Rossini's Le Comte Ory (Mar 20th), as well as Bizet's Carmen, Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro and Don…
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Renée Fleming sings one of her signature roles as the Marschallin, opposite Elina Garanca in her first North American performances as Octavian, the…
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Host Mary Jo Heath and commentator Ira Siff return with insightful commentary and intermission features, including interviews with Met stars. This season,…
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The Metropolitan Opera returns with a full schedule of encore broadcasts, beginning December 5, 2020Launched in 1931, the Met’s Saturday Matinee Broadcasts are the longest-running classical radio series in American broadcast history. That rich tradition…
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The Metropolitan Opera announced today (Sep 23, 2020) that the ongoing health crisis has resulted in the cancellation of the entire 2020–21 season, but…
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The Finals Concert took place on March 1st and was conducted by Maestro Bertrand de Billy leading the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. It was hosted by…
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The Metropolitan Opera is presenting a star-studded virtual gala on Saturday, April 25, at 1 PM, featuring more than 40 leading artists performing in a…
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Puccini's sweeping music is featured this month when the Metropolitan Opera will be broadcasting both Puccini and Turandot. Tune in to hear Turandot on…
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In light of the circumstances involving the COVID-19 virus and in consultation with the office of the Mayor, the Metropolitan Opera has canceled all…