The Metropolitan Opera Movies

  • 2007
    Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    92007HD

    Audiences went wild for Bartlett Sher’s dynamic production, which found fresh and surprising ways to bring Rossini’s effervescent comedy...

    Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
  • 2009
    Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann

    Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann

    Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann

    02009HD

    Live from the Metropolitan Opera 19 December 2009.

    Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann
  • 1990
    Semiramide

    Semiramide

    Semiramide

    01990HD

    In ancient Babylon, SEMIRAMIDE (Anderson) encourages her lover Assur (Ramey) to murder her husband, King Ninus. Her son, Ninius, disappears, believed...

    Semiramide
  • 2025
    The Metropolitan Opera: The Barber of Seville

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Barber of Seville

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Barber of Seville

    02025HD

    Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside high-flying tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met...

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Barber of Seville
  • 1980
    Un Ballo in Maschera

    Un Ballo in Maschera

    Un Ballo in Maschera

    01980HD

    Live from the Metropolitan Opera, 14 February 1980. This version takes place in Boston rather than Sweden.

    Un Ballo in Maschera
  • 1996
    La Forza del Destino - The Met

    La Forza del Destino - The Met

    La Forza del Destino - The Met

    01996HD

    With James Levine at the helm, Verdi’s multi-faceted masterpiece is revealed as a drama of almost Shakespearean proportions. Superstar...

    La Forza del Destino - The Met
  • 1991
    Un Ballo in Maschera

    Un Ballo in Maschera

    Un Ballo in Maschera

    01991HD

    Verdi's opera performed by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by James Levine.

    Un Ballo in Maschera
  • 2015
    The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow

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    Renée Fleming lights up the Met stage as Hanna Glawari, the fabulously wealthy widow of the title in Lehár’s beloved operetta,...

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow
  • 1997
    Carmen

    Carmen

    Carmen

    01997HD

    Live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, 25 March 1997.

    Carmen
  • 2001
    Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

    Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

    Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

    102001HD

    James Morris leads an all-star cast including Karita Mattila, Ben Heppner, Thomas Allen and René Pape, in this production of Wagner's comic...

    Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg
  • 2014
    The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    02014HD

    A youthful cast brings Rossini’s immortal comedy to sparkling life, led by Christopher Maltman as Figaro, the resourceful barber and...

    The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
  • 1992
    The Ghosts of Versailles

    The Ghosts of Versailles

    The Ghosts of Versailles

    01992HD

    What happened to Figaro and his friends after the events told in Rossini’s and Mozart’s operas? One possible sequel is told in John...

    The Ghosts of Versailles
  • 1996
    Così fan tutte

    Così fan tutte

    Così fan tutte

    01996HD

    Live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, 27 February, 1996.

    Così fan tutte
  • 1980
    Puccini: Manon Lescaut

    Puccini: Manon Lescaut

    Puccini: Manon Lescaut

    01980HD

    All the throbbing eroticism—and ultimate heartbreak—of Puccini’s youthful score is unleashed by James Levine and his top-flight...

    Puccini: Manon Lescaut
  • 2008
    Puccini: La Bohème

    Puccini: La Bohème

    Puccini: La Bohème

    02008HD

    Puccini’s evergreen paean to young love and the bohemian life has captivated generations of Met-goers through Franco Zeffirelli’s iconic...

    Puccini: La Bohème
  • 2015
    The Met — Il Trovatore

    The Met — Il Trovatore

    The Met — Il Trovatore

    82015HD

    Soprano Anna Netrebko appears in her highly anticipated Met role debut as Leonora, the tortured heroine who sacrifices her own life for the love of...

    The Met — Il Trovatore
  • 2016
    Bizet: The Pearl Fishers

    Bizet: The Pearl Fishers

    Bizet: The Pearl Fishers

    82016HD

    Bizet’s rarely heard opera returned to the Met for the first time in a century on New Year’s Eve 2015, in Penny Woolcock’s...

    Bizet: The Pearl Fishers
  • 2008
    Britten: Peter Grimes

    Britten: Peter Grimes

    Britten: Peter Grimes

    02008HD

    Anthony Dean Griffey creates a haunting portrait of the outcast fisherman who struggles under the burden of presumed guilt. This chilling production...

    Britten: Peter Grimes
  • 2008
    Strauss: Salome

    Strauss: Salome

    Strauss: Salome

    02008HD

    It is no wonder that Met audiences have gone wild over Karita Mattila’s sizzling Salome. Indisputably one of the greatest Salomes of our time,...

    Strauss: Salome
  • 1995
    Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

    Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

    Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

    01995HD

    This evocative production by Giancarlo Del Monaco sumptuously captures the look and feel of 14th century Genoa and is a perfect compliment to...

    Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra