Thursday, January 21, 2010, at 7:00 pm
Friday, January 22, 2010, at 7:00 pm
Saturday, January 23, 2010, at 7:30 pm
World Premiere! Commissioned by the University of Notre Dame, the "RFK Project" chronicles Robert F. Kennedy's transformation from discomfort with and indifference towards the Civil Rights Movement to a champion and crusader. [ more ]
Friday, December 11, 2009, at 1:00 pm
Director Franco Zeffirelli's breathtaking production of Puccini's last opera is a favorite of the Met repertoire. Maria Guleghina plays the ruthless Chinese princess of the title, whose hatred of men is so strong that she has all suitors who can't solve her riddles beheaded. Marcello Giordani sings Calàf, the unknown prince who eventually wins her love and whose solos include the famous "nessun dorma." [ more ]
Saturday, December 12, 2009, at 3:00 pm
An infectious, lyrical score and innovative dance sequences mark this highly stylized Romeo and Juliet tale.
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Saturday, December 12, 2009, at 6:00 pm and 8:30 pm
Christmas music: carols, classical works, popular standards [ more ]
Saturday, December 19, 2009, at 1:00 pm
Sunday, December 20, 2009, at 1:00 pm
Offenbach's fictionalized take on the life and loves of the german romantic writer E.T.A. Hoffmann is a fascinating psychological journey. Met music director James Levine conducts star tenor Joseph Calleja in the tour-de-force title role, with Anna Netrebko as the tragic Antonia, Elīna Garanča as the ambiguous Nicklausse, and Alan Held as the demonic four villains. [ more ]
Saturday, January 9, 2010, at 1:00 pm
Sunday, January 10, 2010, at 1:00 pm
Strauss's comic masterpiece of love and intrigue in 18th-century Vienna stars Renée Fleming as the aristocratic Marschallin and Susan Graham in the trouser role of her young lover. Music director James Levine conducts a cast that also includes Kristinn Sigmundsson and Thomas Allen. [ more ]
Saturday, January 16, 2010, at 1:00 pm
Sunday, January 17, 2010, at 1:00 pm
One of the most popular operas of all time, Carmen "is about sex, violence, and racism—and its corollary: freedom," says Olivier award-winning director Richard Eyre about his new production of Bizet's drama. [ more ]
Thursday, January 21, 2010, at 7:00 pm
Friday, January 22, 2010, at 7:00 pm
Saturday, January 23, 2010, at 7:30 pm
World Premiere! Commissioned by the University of Notre Dame, the "RFK Project" chronicles Robert F. Kennedy's transformation from discomfort with and indifference towards the Civil Rights Movement to a champion and crusader. [ more ]
Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at 7:30 pm
Thursday, January 28, 2010, at 7:30 pm
Friday, January 29, 2010, at 7:30 pm
In fair Verona, two long-feuding families tend a tenuous truce. As tensions simmer, Romeo Montague's thoughts turn from the scornful Rosaline to the lovely young Juliet Capulet, daughter of his father's enemy. [ more ]
The Ticket Office will be closed Thanksgiving week, Monday, November 23 through Sunday, November 29. It will reopen on Monday, November 30 at 12 pm. Ticket purchases are still available at any time online. [ more ]
Trio's and the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center have created a fantastic package that includes dinner at Trio's and tickets to the Stefon Harris & Blackout or Dianne Reeves performances. [ more ]