Opera Matinee

Giordano's passionate tragedy stars tenor Piotr Beczała as the virtuous poet who falls victim to the intrigue and violence of the French Revolution. A live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, led by Daniele Rustioni.

Based on fairy tales and medieval romances, and designed for audiences of all ages and levels, Mozart's opera is a Singspiel (“song play“) in an allegorical tale of triumph over evil; knowledge over superstition; light over darkness, with the help of a magic flute. An abridged, English-language version for the holidays.

A celebration of Handel at the holidays, with excerpts from historical Metropolitan Opera performances, in honor of the 300th anniversary of Rodelinda. Renée Fleming, Samuel Ramey, Marilyn Horne and more.

Based on Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay is a heartwarming tale of hope, idealism and youthful exuberance, in which two cousins invent an anti-fascist superhero and launch their own comic-book superhero series with a goal to recruit 1930s America in the fight against Nazism. From the Metropolitan Opera's fall season.

Bellini's final and virtuosic opera, with spellbinding arias, is an intense love triangle set during the 17th century English Civil War between Puritans and Royalists. A live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, led by Marco Armiliato.

A long-held favorite, full of passion, power and drama, and remarkable in its innovation, Carmen is a volatile love story tale of volatile love between a fiery seductress, a vulnerable soldier, and a charismatic bullfighter.

The Gershwins' supreme operatic achievement, Porgy and Bess, portrays Americana through its distinct music and an American story about the delights and struggles of life in a Black neighborhood in early 20th century Charleston, South Carolina. Live from the Metropolitan Opera.

Elements of sharp comedy are blended with a sense of elegance in this lighthearted opera of a woman and her family as they negotiate love and their lives’ journeys. A recorded performance from the Metropolitan Opera.

An "Artists' Choice" broadcast from the Met! Tenor Lawrence Brownlee chose a 1979 performance of Massenet's sorrowful tale of a young poet and dreamer who despairs at lost love. Featuring tenor Alfredo Krauss in the title role. Conducted by Richard Bonynge.