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Metropolitan Opera Live in HD

January 01, 1970

Not to be confused with Live from the Metropolitan Opera.

Metropolitan Opera Live in HD (also known as The Met: Live in HD) is a series of live opera performances transmitted in high-definition video via satellite from the Metropolitan Opera in New York City to select venues, primarily movie theaters, in the United States and other parts of the world. The first transmission was of a condensed English-language version of Mozart's The Magic Flute on December 30, 2006. Many of the video recordings are later rebroadcast via public television as part of the Great Performances at the Met series, and most are made available for streaming at Met Opera on Demand, a collection which also includes earlier SD video telecasts and audio recordings from Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts.

History edit

To transmit the series via satellite simulcast in the US and Canada, the Met has partnered with Fathom Events. The series is broadcast to AMC Theatres, Cinemark, Cineplex Entertainment, Regal Entertainment Group (Regal Cinemas, United Artists and Edwards), Goodrich, Kerasotes, Marcus and National Amusements movie theaters as well as a series of independent venues such as arts centers and college campuses. Its aims include building a larger audience for the Met and garnering excitement for arts at a local level.

The original idea for presenting operas in this way came from the new incoming general manager of the Met, Peter Gelb in late 2006.[1] Gelb brought in veteran TV director Gary Halvorson to oversee the series.[2] Exhibiting the Met's performances in digital movie theaters is in line with other audience-expanding efforts by the Met such as radio broadcasts on Sirius Radio, iPod downloads, live streaming video on the Met website, and free opening night screenings in Times Square and at Lincoln Center. The Met is also sponsoring free HD broadcasts into selected New York City public schools.[1]

The simulcasts allow more people to experience the Met's performance offerings. This audience includes current opera fans unable to get to New York City to see the shows in person and potential opera fans looking for an easy, affordable method of checking out a new art form.

Tom Galley, chief operations and technology officer of National CineMedia, describes the experience by saying:

This Metropolitan Opera series is a unique opportunity for people to experience world-class opera in their local community, plus the movie theatre environment and affordable ticket price make these events something that the entire family can enjoy. If you’ve never had the pleasure of attending a live opera performance before, this is the perfect opportunity to see why this magical art form has captured audiences’ imaginations for generations.[3]

In the US, the series has also been broadcast in both high definition and regular TV as part of the Public Broadcasting Service's Great Performances series under the title Great Performances at the Met. In addition, selected performances can now be viewed online.[4]

International expansion edit

The first season included seven theatres in Britain, two in Japan and one in Norway. After its successful launch, several other countries joined for the second season and 100 screens were added, selling an additional 20,000 tickets. [citation needed] These included cinemas in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain.

2008 saw the network expand even further to include more screens in the countries named above plus other countries such as Australia, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Argentina (Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata),[5] and Poland, as well as the territory of Puerto Rico.[6]

Reaction in the British press has been positive:

...opera is, in fact, managing to find new audiences, all over the world. Down at the Ritzy, my local cinema in Brixton, London, I've been able, since December, to see live broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera in New York...[7]

The author Peter Conrad praised Gelb's showmanship:

The relays are the brainchild of the Met's new general manager, Peter Gelb, or one of his innumerable brainchildren, part of a campaign both to rejuvenate the Met's audience in New York and to welcome what he calls 'the global opera community' into the fold. When I met Gelb in New York last week, I told him I'd decided that seeing The Barber in Clapham (just south of central London) was actually better than being at the Met. 'Oh no, that's bad,' he groaned. 'We must be doing too good a job.[8]

Production edit

As of 2011 six Metropolitan Opera employees work full-time on Live in HD. About 40 people work on the technical aspects of each broadcast, with one comparing the scale of the logistics to the preshow coverage of the Emmy or Academy Awards. Host Renée Fleming volunteers her services. No same-day substitution of a major cast member for a Live in HD performance was necessary until January 2010, perhaps because of the appeal of performing for a worldwide audience and the opportunity to appear on the subsequent DVD of the broadcast.[9]

Audience edit

Movie and radio broadcast revenue increased for the Met from about $5 million in 2006, Live in HD's first year, to $22 million in 2008, with Live in HD contributing the bulk of the growth.[9] For the 2009/10 season, the Met spent about $12 million in production and received about half of the $47 million box-office gross. After paying royalties to its cast and crew, the Met earned a $8 million profit.[10] The Met's Live in HD revenue for the 2012/13 season was $34.5 million.[11]

According to a 2008 study commissioned by Opera America, most Live in HD attendees were "moderate and frequent opera goers". About one in five, however, did not attend a live opera performance in the previous two years, with some being completely new to opera and attending because of curiosity about it. The majority claimed to equally enjoy broadcast and live opera, and more than half stated they would "very likely" attend an opera performance at the Met if visiting New York.[12] A 2011 University of British Columbia thesis found that "Live in HD does not at present cannibalize the local live opera audience ... [but] There is no evidence that [it] generates more live opera attendance or brings new audiences into local opera houses".[13]

A report outlines the economics of the Met's 2013–2014 season:

Last season, 10 operas were transmitted via satellite into at least 2,000 theaters in 66 countries, including more than 800 U.S. theaters. Box office hit $60 million worldwide (average ticket prices were $23 last season), with theater owners splitting sales 50–50 with the Met (insiders say the split is more advantageous to the Met in North America) and Fathom taking a small percentage as well.[14]

Vladica and Davis have utilised Q methodology to analyse audience reactions and judgments of entertainment value with respect to this series, and related cultural events transmitted to cinemas.[15]

By the time the Met began planning for its tenth anniversary season (2015–2016), its Live in HD series had become a major source of income, bringing in $60 million in yearly revenue and $17 to $18 million in profit, 12% of the total for the company. It was being presented in 2,000 theatres in 70 countries and 11 time zones.[2]

Seasons edit

2006–2007 edit

Beginning on December 30, 2006, as part of the company's effort to build revenues and attract new audiences, the Met broadcast a series of six performances live via satellite into movie theaters.[16] The series was carried in over 100 movie theaters across North America plus others in Britain, Japan and one in Norway.[17] It included:

In addition, limited repeat showings of the operas were offered in most of the presenting cities. Within the US, digital sound for the performances was provided by Sirius Satellite Radio.

These movie transmissions were successful at the box office as well as having received wide and generally favorable press coverage.[20] The Met reports that 91% of available seats were sold for the HD performances.[21] According to General Manager Peter Gelb, there were 60,000 people in cinemas around the world watching the March 24 transmission of The Barber of Seville.[22] The New York Times reported that 324,000 tickets were sold worldwide for the 2006–07 season, while each simulcast cost $850,000 to $1 million to produce.[23]

If one counts Il trittico as a single work, this is the only Met Live in HD season in which every work broadcast is by a different composer. The Met nearly accomplished this during the 2014–15 season, but swapped Il barbiere di Siviglia in for The Death of Klinghoffer, thus causing a double-up of Rossini operas (as La donna del lago was already scheduled).

2007–2008 edit

Due to the success of the first season, the Metropolitan Opera decided to increase the number of HD broadcasts to movie theaters from six to eight during the 2007–2008 season. Further, the number of available theaters expanded to 330 across the US and additional countries throughout the world.

The first showing on December 15, 2007, Gounod's Roméo et Juliette, was seen on 477 screens and sold an estimated 97,000 tickets. The series continued by featuring seven more of the Met's productions following Roméo et Juliette and ending with La fille du régiment on April 26, 2008.[24]

The Met planned to broadcast to double the number of theaters in the US compared with the previous season, as well as to additional countries. The number of participating venues in the US, which includes movie theatre chains as well as independent theatres and some college campus venues, was 343.[23][25] While "the scope of the series expands to include more than 700 locations across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.... The Met has said that it hopes to reach as many as one million audience members with this season's HD transmissions"[26]

The schedule of live broadcasts included:

By the end of the season, 920,000 people – exceeding the total number of people who attended live performances at the Met over the entire season – attended the 8 screenings bringing in a gross of $13.3 million from North America and $5 million from overseas.[27]

2008–2009 edit

The HD season for 2008–2009 included 11 productions, including the Opening Night Gala on September 22, 2008, (broadcast in North America only).

As of February 2009, over 1.1 million tickets to HD broadcasts had been sold.

2009–2010 edit

2010–2011 edit

Lucia di Lammermoor became the first opera to receive a repeat HD broadcast, having previously been HD'd during the 2008-09 season.

2011–2012 edit

2012–2013 edit

2013–2014 edit

2014–2015 edit

The 2014–2015 season presented 12 operas in 10 HD transmissions, including (for the first time in the series) two "double-bills" where two short operas were staged together on the same program.[33] John Adams's The Death of Klinghoffer was originally planned for an HD transmission but was replaced by Il barbiere di Siviglia due to controversy after the work was accused of being anti-Semitic.[34] The 2014–15 season is the most recent season in which more of the operas being broadcast were first-time Live in HD broadcasts (8 operas in 6 broadcasts) than repeat broadcasts (4 operas in as many broadcasts); all seasons since then have either had equal numbers or more operas getting repeat broadcasts.

2015–2016 edit

2016–2017 edit

The 2016–2017 season included the presentation of the first opera by a female composer in the series, L'Amour de loin of Kaija Saariaho, which also marked the first opera in the series to feature a female conductor, Susanna Mälkki. The presentation of Der Rosenkavalier marked the final performances in their respective roles by Renée Fleming (the Marschallin) and Elīna Garanča (Octavian).[37][38]

2017–2018 edit

2018–2019 edit

2019–2020 (abbreviated) edit

The final three performances were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The following broadcasts were scheduled, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic:

2020–2021 (cancelled) edit

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Met was forced to cancel its entire 2020–2021 season. The following performances were scheduled to be broadcast:

2021–2022 edit

2022–2023 edit

The season was originally scheduled to include a broadcast of Don Carlo in a four-act Italian version on November 19, 2022. It was removed from the schedule and replaced with Falstaff following the firing of Anna Netrebko from the Don Carlo revival. This is the second time that an HD broadcast has been replaced, after the replacement of The Death of Klinghoffer in 2014.

2023–2024 edit

2024–2025 edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Metropolitan Opera to Offer Hi-Def Simulcasts in NYC Public Schools" 2016-07-18 at the Wayback Machine Playbill.com, December 12, 2007
  2. ^ a b Greiving, Tim (2015-08-25). "Opera for the Masses Reps Cash Cow for the Met". Variety. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
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  4. ^ "Operas from The Met" 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine ClassicalTV
  5. ^ "Fundacion Beethoven, The Met HD en Vivo Buenos Aires". from the original on 2011-04-18. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  6. ^ "The Metropolitan Opera Announces Expansion of Live, High-Definition Transmissions to Eleven in 2008/09". April 22, 2008. from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2008.
  7. ^ Tom Service, "Give me divas – not DJs" 2008-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian (London), March 22, 2008
  8. ^ Peter Conrad, "Opera from New York in your home town? Easy. Just go to the pictures" 2021-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian (London), April 22, 2007
  9. ^ a b Steichen, James (Autumn 2011). "HD Opera: A Love/Hate Story". The Opera Quarterly. 27 (4): 443–459. doi:10.1093/oq/kbs030.
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  28. ^ Radvanovsky replaced the originally announced Karita Mattila.
  29. ^ Hymel replaced the originally announced Marcello Giordani.
  30. ^ Polenzani replaced Francesco Meli.
  31. ^ Koch made her Met debut replacing the originally announced Elīna Garanča, who had withdrawn due to pregnancy.
  32. ^ Opolais replaced the originally announced Anita Hartig on short notice after the latter fell ill.
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  39. ^ Replacing Dmitri Hvorostovsky, who has withdrawn from opera performances, due to balance problems resulting from treatments for a brain tumor ("Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Citing Brain Tumor, Withdraws From Opera" 2017-11-16 at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, December 8, 2016.
  40. ^ Yoncheva replaces the originally scheduled soprano Kristīne Opolais, who withdrew for personal reasons. Yoncheva, who is also appearing in La bohème and Luisa Miller, will be "the first artist to take on three principal roles in HD transmissions over the course of a single season." ("Sonya Yoncheva to Replace Kristīne Opolais in Premiere Performances of Metropolitan Opera's New Tosca" 2017-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, Opera News, 16 June 2017])
  41. ^ Grigolo replaced the originally announced Jonas Kaufmann.
  42. ^ Lučić replaced the originally announced Sir Bryn Terfel.
  43. ^ Villaume replaced James Levine, who himself had been drafted to replace Andris Nelsons, who withdrew after Opolais, his wife at the time, dropped out.
  44. ^ Yusif Eyvazov ("CID:357274", Met Opera Archive) replaced the originally scheduled Roberto Aronica.
  45. ^ a b The American tenor Bruce Sledge sang Pinkerton, replacing on short notice the previously scheduled Andrea Carè, and the Brazilian baritone Paulo Szot sang Sharpless, replacing the previously scheduled Plácido Domingo ("CID: 357311", Met Opera Archive).
  46. ^ Replacing the originally scheduled Bryn Terfel
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  51. ^ The role of Philippe was originally to have been sung by Günther Groissböck, who withdrew in September 2021.
  52. ^ Monastyrska replaced the originally scheduled Anna Netrebko.
  53. ^ Van Horn replaced the originally scheduled Matthew Rose following the latter testing positive for COVID-19.
  54. ^ Meachem replaced the originally announced Artur Rucinski, who withdrew due to illness.
  55. ^ Hankey replaced the originally announced Isabel Leonard, who withdrew due to personal/artistic reasons.

External links edit

  • Live in HD, Metropolitan Opera
  • Met Opera on Demand
  • Metropolitan Opera Live in HD at IMDb  

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Not to be confused with Live from the Metropolitan Opera Metropolitan Opera Live in HD also known as The Met Live in HD is a series of live opera performances transmitted in high definition video via satellite from the Metropolitan Opera in New York City to select venues primarily movie theaters in the United States and other parts of the world The first transmission was of a condensed English language version of Mozart s The Magic Flute on December 30 2006 Many of the video recordings are later rebroadcast via public television as part of the Great Performances at the Met series and most are made available for streaming at Met Opera on Demand a collection which also includes earlier SD video telecasts and audio recordings from Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts Contents 1 History 1 1 International expansion 2 Production 3 Audience 4 Seasons 4 1 2006 2007 4 2 2007 2008 4 3 2008 2009 4 4 2009 2010 4 5 2010 2011 4 6 2011 2012 4 7 2012 2013 4 8 2013 2014 4 9 2014 2015 4 10 2015 2016 4 11 2016 2017 4 12 2017 2018 4 13 2018 2019 4 14 2019 2020 abbreviated 4 15 2020 2021 cancelled 4 16 2021 2022 4 17 2022 2023 4 18 2023 2024 4 19 2024 2025 5 References 6 External linksHistory editTo transmit the series via satellite simulcast in the US and Canada the Met has partnered with Fathom Events The series is broadcast to AMC Theatres Cinemark Cineplex Entertainment Regal Entertainment Group Regal Cinemas United Artists and Edwards Goodrich Kerasotes Marcus and National Amusements movie theaters as well as a series of independent venues such as arts centers and college campuses Its aims include building a larger audience for the Met and garnering excitement for arts at a local level The original idea for presenting operas in this way came from the new incoming general manager of the Met Peter Gelb in late 2006 1 Gelb brought in veteran TV director Gary Halvorson to oversee the series 2 Exhibiting the Met s performances in digital movie theaters is in line with other audience expanding efforts by the Met such as radio broadcasts on Sirius Radio iPod downloads live streaming video on the Met website and free opening night screenings in Times Square and at Lincoln Center The Met is also sponsoring free HD broadcasts into selected New York City public schools 1 The simulcasts allow more people to experience the Met s performance offerings This audience includes current opera fans unable to get to New York City to see the shows in person and potential opera fans looking for an easy affordable method of checking out a new art form Tom Galley chief operations and technology officer of National CineMedia describes the experience by saying This Metropolitan Opera series is a unique opportunity for people to experience world class opera in their local community plus the movie theatre environment and affordable ticket price make these events something that the entire family can enjoy If you ve never had the pleasure of attending a live opera performance before this is the perfect opportunity to see why this magical art form has captured audiences imaginations for generations 3 In the US the series has also been broadcast in both high definition and regular TV as part of the Public Broadcasting Service s Great Performances series under the title Great Performances at the Met In addition selected performances can now be viewed online 4 International expansion edit The first season included seven theatres in Britain two in Japan and one in Norway After its successful launch several other countries joined for the second season and 100 screens were added selling an additional 20 000 tickets citation needed These included cinemas in Belgium France Germany Italy and Spain 2008 saw the network expand even further to include more screens in the countries named above plus other countries such as Australia Austria the Czech Republic Hungary Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg the Netherlands New Zealand Argentina Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata 5 and Poland as well as the territory of Puerto Rico 6 Reaction in the British press has been positive opera is in fact managing to find new audiences all over the world Down at the Ritzy my local cinema in Brixton London I ve been able since December to see live broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera in New York 7 The author Peter Conrad praised Gelb s showmanship The relays are the brainchild of the Met s new general manager Peter Gelb or one of his innumerable brainchildren part of a campaign both to rejuvenate the Met s audience in New York and to welcome what he calls the global opera community into the fold When I met Gelb in New York last week I told him I d decided that seeing The Barber in Clapham just south of central London was actually better than being at the Met Oh no that s bad he groaned We must be doing too good a job 8 Production editAs of 2011 update six Metropolitan Opera employees work full time on Live in HD About 40 people work on the technical aspects of each broadcast with one comparing the scale of the logistics to the preshow coverage of the Emmy or Academy Awards Host Renee Fleming volunteers her services No same day substitution of a major cast member for a Live in HD performance was necessary until January 2010 perhaps because of the appeal of performing for a worldwide audience and the opportunity to appear on the subsequent DVD of the broadcast 9 Audience editMovie and radio broadcast revenue increased for the Met from about 5 million in 2006 Live in HD s first year to 22 million in 2008 with Live in HD contributing the bulk of the growth 9 For the 2009 10 season the Met spent about 12 million in production and received about half of the 47 million box office gross After paying royalties to its cast and crew the Met earned a 8 million profit 10 The Met s Live in HD revenue for the 2012 13 season was 34 5 million 11 According to a 2008 study commissioned by Opera America most Live in HD attendees were moderate and frequent opera goers About one in five however did not attend a live opera performance in the previous two years with some being completely new to opera and attending because of curiosity about it The majority claimed to equally enjoy broadcast and live opera and more than half stated they would very likely attend an opera performance at the Met if visiting New York 12 A 2011 University of British Columbia thesis found that Live in HD does not at present cannibalize the local live opera audience but There is no evidence that it generates more live opera attendance or brings new audiences into local opera houses 13 A report outlines the economics of the Met s 2013 2014 season Last season 10 operas were transmitted via satellite into at least 2 000 theaters in 66 countries including more than 800 U S theaters Box office hit 60 million worldwide average ticket prices were 23 last season with theater owners splitting sales 50 50 with the Met insiders say the split is more advantageous to the Met in North America and Fathom taking a small percentage as well 14 Vladica and Davis have utilised Q methodology to analyse audience reactions and judgments of entertainment value with respect to this series and related cultural events transmitted to cinemas 15 By the time the Met began planning for its tenth anniversary season 2015 2016 its Live in HD series had become a major source of income bringing in 60 million in yearly revenue and 17 to 18 million in profit 12 of the total for the company It was being presented in 2 000 theatres in 70 countries and 11 time zones 2 Seasons edit2006 2007 edit Beginning on December 30 2006 as part of the company s effort to build revenues and attract new audiences the Met broadcast a series of six performances live via satellite into movie theaters 16 The series was carried in over 100 movie theaters across North America plus others in Britain Japan and one in Norway 17 It included Julie Taymor s production of Mozart s The Magic Flute 18 19 on December 30 2006 in an abridged English version conducted by James Levine and starring Ying Huang as Pamina Matthew Polenzani as Tamino and Nathan Gunn as Papageno Bellini s I puritani on January 6 2007 starring Anna Netrebko Eric Cutler and Franco Vassallo in the roles of Elvira Arturo and Riccardo in the 1976 Sandro Sequi production conducted by Patrick Summers The world premiere of Tan Dun s The First Emperor on January 13 2007 with Placido Domingo in the title role of Emperor Qin in a production by Zhan Yimou and conducted by Dun himself Tchaikovsky s Eugene Onegin on February 24 2007 starring Dmitri Hvorostovsky Renee Fleming and Ramon Vargas in the roles of Onegin Tatiana and Lensky in Robert Carsen s simple but beautiful production conducted by Valery Gergiev Rossini s The Barber of Seville on March 24 2007 in the new hit production by Bartlett Sher with Peter Mattei Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Florez as Figaro Rosina and Almaviva and conducted by Maurizio Benini Puccini s Il trittico on April 28 2007 in another new hit production this time by Jack O Brien and conducted by James Levine Maria Guleghina Salvatore Licitra and Juan Pons in the roles of Giorgetta Luigi and Michele sang in Il tabarro Barbara Frittoli starred in the title role of Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi was played by Alessandro Corbelli with Olga Mykytenko and Massimo Giordano in the roles of Lauretta and Rinuccio Stephanie Blythe starred in all three operas singing the roles of Frugola the Princess and Zita In addition limited repeat showings of the operas were offered in most of the presenting cities Within the US digital sound for the performances was provided by Sirius Satellite Radio These movie transmissions were successful at the box office as well as having received wide and generally favorable press coverage 20 The Met reports that 91 of available seats were sold for the HD performances 21 According to General Manager Peter Gelb there were 60 000 people in cinemas around the world watching the March 24 transmission of The Barber of Seville 22 The New York Times reported that 324 000 tickets were sold worldwide for the 2006 07 season while each simulcast cost 850 000 to 1 million to produce 23 If one counts Il trittico as a single work this is the only Met Live in HD season in which every work broadcast is by a different composer The Met nearly accomplished this during the 2014 15 season but swapped Il barbiere di Siviglia in for The Death of Klinghoffer thus causing a double up of Rossini operas as La donna del lago was already scheduled 2007 2008 edit Due to the success of the first season the Metropolitan Opera decided to increase the number of HD broadcasts to movie theaters from six to eight during the 2007 2008 season Further the number of available theaters expanded to 330 across the US and additional countries throughout the world The first showing on December 15 2007 Gounod s Romeo et Juliette was seen on 477 screens and sold an estimated 97 000 tickets The series continued by featuring seven more of the Met s productions following Romeo et Juliette and ending with La fille du regiment on April 26 2008 24 The Met planned to broadcast to double the number of theaters in the US compared with the previous season as well as to additional countries The number of participating venues in the US which includes movie theatre chains as well as independent theatres and some college campus venues was 343 23 25 While the scope of the series expands to include more than 700 locations across North America Europe Asia and Australia The Met has said that it hopes to reach as many as one million audience members with this season s HD transmissions 26 The schedule of live broadcasts included Gounod s Romeo et Juliette Anna Netrebko Roberto Alagna Nathan Gunn conducted by Placido Domingo broadcast on December 15 2007 Humperdinck s Hansel and Gretel Christine Schafer Alice Coote Philip Langridge conducted by Vladimir Jurowski broadcast on January 1 2008 Verdi s Macbeth Zeljko Lucic Maria Guleghina John Relyea conducted by James Levine broadcast on January 12 2008 Puccini s Manon Lescaut Karita Mattila Marcello Giordani Dwayne Croft conducted by James Levine broadcast on February 16 2008 Britten s Peter Grimes Anthony Dean Griffey Patricia Racette Felicity Palmer conducted by Donald Runnicles broadcast on March 15 2008 Wagner s Tristan und Isolde Deborah Voigt Robert Dean Smith Matti Salminen conducted by James Levine broadcast on March 22 2008 Puccini s La boheme Ramon Vargas Angela Gheorghiu Ludovic Tezier Ainhoa Arteta conducted by Nicola Luisotti broadcast on April 5 2008 Donizetti s La fille du regiment Natalie Dessay Juan Diego Florez Alessandro Corbelli conducted by Marco Armiliato broadcast on April 26 2008 By the end of the season 920 000 people exceeding the total number of people who attended live performances at the Met over the entire season attended the 8 screenings bringing in a gross of 13 3 million from North America and 5 million from overseas 27 2008 2009 edit The HD season for 2008 2009 included 11 productions including the Opening Night Gala on September 22 2008 broadcast in North America only Opening Night Gala Excerpts from La traviata Manon and Capriccio starring Renee Fleming broadcast on September 22 2008 Richard Strauss Salome Karita Mattila Kim Begley Juha Uusitalo conducted by Patrick Summers broadcast on October 11 2008 John Adams Doctor Atomic Gerald Finley Eric Owens Sasha Cooke conducted by Alan Gilbert broadcast on November 8 2008 Berlioz s La damnation de Faust Marcello Giordani Susan Graham John Relyea conducted by James Levine broadcast on November 22 2008 Massenet s Thais Renee Fleming Thomas Hampson Michael Schade conducted by Jesus Lopez Cobos broadcast on December 20 2008 Puccini s La rondine Angela Gheorghiu Roberto Alagna Samuel Ramey Lisette Oropesa Marius Brenciu conducted by Marco Armiliato broadcast on January 10 2009 Gluck s Orfeo ed Euridice Stephanie Blythe Danielle de Niese Heidi Grant Murphy conducted by James Levine broadcast on January 24 2009 Donizetti s Lucia di Lammermoor Anna Netrebko Piotr Beczala Mariusz Kwiecien conducted by Marco Armiliato broadcast on February 7 2009 Puccini s Madama Butterfly Patricia Racette Marcello Giordani Dwayne Croft conducted by Patrick Summers broadcast on March 7 2009 Bellini s La sonnambula Natalie Dessay Juan Diego Florez Michele Pertusi conducted by Evelino Pido broadcast on March 21 2009 Rossini s La Cenerentola Elina Garanca Lawrence Brownlee Alessandro Corbelli conducted by Maurizio Benini broadcast on May 9 2009 As of February 2009 over 1 1 million tickets to HD broadcasts had been sold 2009 2010 edit Puccini s Tosca Karita Mattila Marcelo Alvarez George Gagnidze conducted by Joseph Colaneri broadcast on October 10 2009 Verdi s Aida Violeta Urmana Dolora Zajick Johan Botha conducted by Daniele Gatti broadcast on October 24 2009 Puccini s Turandot Maria Guleghina Marcello Giordani Marina Poplavskaya Samuel Ramey conducted by Andris Nelsons broadcast on November 7 2009 Offenbach s Les Contes d Hoffmann Joseph Calleja Anna Netrebko Kate Lindsey Alan Held conducted by James Levine broadcast on December 19 2009 Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier Renee Fleming Susan Graham Kristinn Sigmundsson Christine Schafer conducted by Edo de Waart broadcast on January 9 2010 Bizet s Carmen Elina Garanca Roberto Alagna Barbara Frittoli Teddy Tahu Rhodes conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin broadcast on January 16 2010 Simon Boccanegra Placido Domingo James Morris Adrianne Pieczonka Marcello Giordani conducted by James Levine broadcast on February 6 2010 Thomas Hamlet Simon Keenlyside James Morris Marlis Petersen conducted by Louis Langree broadcast on March 27 2010 Rossini s Armida Renee Fleming Lawrence Brownlee John Osborn conducted by Riccardo Frizza broadcast on May 1 2010 2010 2011 edit Lucia di Lammermoor became the first opera to receive a repeat HD broadcast having previously been HD d during the 2008 09 season Wagner s Das Rheingold Bryn Terfel Eric Owens Stephanie Blythe Richard Croft conducted by James Levine broadcast on October 9 2010 Mussorgsky s Boris Godunov Rene Pape Aleksandrs Antonenko Ekaterina Semenchuk conducted by Valery Gergiev broadcast on October 23 2010 Donizetti s Don Pasquale Anna Netrebko John Del Carlo Mariusz Kwiecien Matthew Polenzani conducted by James Levine broadcast on November 13 2010 Verdi s Don Carlo Roberto Alagna Ferruccio Furlanetto Marina Poplavskaya Simon Keenlyside conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin broadcast on December 11 2010 Puccini s La fanciulla del West Deborah Voigt Marcello Giordani Lucio Gallo conducted by Nicola Luisotti broadcast on January 8 2011 John Adams Nixon in China James Maddalena Janis Kelly Kathleen Kim conducted by John Adams broadcast on February 12 2011 Gluck s Iphigenie en Tauride Susan Graham Placido Domingo Paul Groves conducted by Patrick Summers broadcast on February 26 2011 Donizetti s Lucia di Lammermoor Natalie Dessay Joseph Calleja Ludovic Tezier conducted by Patrick Summers broadcast on March 19 2011 Rossini s Le comte Ory Juan Diego Florez Joyce DiDonato Diana Damrau conducted by Maurizio Benini broadcast on April 9 2011 Richard Strauss Capriccio Renee Fleming Joseph Kaiser Russell Braun conducted by Andrew Davis broadcast on April 23 2011 Verdi s Il trovatore Sondra Radvanovsky Dmitri Hvorostovsky Marcelo Alvarez Dolora Zajick conducted by Marco Armiliato broadcast on April 30 2011 Wagner s Die Walkure Deborah Voigt Jonas Kaufmann Eva Maria Westbroek Bryn Terfel conducted by James Levine broadcast on May 14 2011 2011 2012 edit Donizetti s Anna Bolena Anna Netrebko Ekaterina Gubanova Ildar Abdrazakov conducted by Marco Armiliato broadcast on October 15 2011 Mozart s Don Giovanni Mariusz Kwiecien Marina Rebeka Luca Pisaroni Barbara Frittoli conducted by Fabio Luisi broadcast on October 29 2011 Wagner s Siegfried Jay Hunter Morris Bryn Terfel Deborah Voigt conducted by Fabio Luisi broadcast on November 5 2011 Glass Satyagraha Richard Croft Maria Zifchak Rachelle Durkin conducted by Dante Anzolini broadcast on November 19 2011 Handel s Rodelinda Renee Fleming Andreas Scholl Stephanie Blythe conducted by Harry Bicket broadcast on December 3 2011 Gounod s Faust Jonas Kaufmann Rene Pape Marina Poplavskaya conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin broadcast on December 10 2011 Baroque pasticheThe Enchanted Island David Daniels Joyce DiDonato Danielle de Niese Placido Domingo Lisette Oropesa Anthony Roth Costanzo conducted by William Christie broadcast on January 21 2012 Wagner s Gotterdammerung Deborah Voigt Jay Hunter Morris Waltraud Meier conducted by Fabio Luisi broadcast on February 11 2012 Verdi s Ernani Angela Meade Marcello Giordani Dmitri Hvorostovsky Ferruccio Furlanetto conducted by Marco Armiliato broadcast on February 25 2012 Massenet s Manon Anna Netrebko Piotr Beczala Paulo Szot conducted by Fabio Luisi broadcast on April 7 2012 Verdi s La traviata Natalie Dessay Matthew Polenzani Dmitri Hvorostovsky conducted by Fabio Luisi broadcast on April 14 2012 2012 2013 edit Donizetti s L elisir d amore Anna Netrebko Matthew Polenzani Mariusz Kwiecien Ambrogio Maestri conducted by Maurizio Benini broadcast on October 13 2012 Verdi s Otello Johan Botha Renee Fleming Falk Struckmann conducted by Semyon Bychkov broadcast on October 27 2012 Ades The Tempest Simon Keenlyside Isabel Leonard Audrey Luna conducted by Thomas Ades broadcast on November 10 2012 Mozart s La clemenza di Tito Elina Garanca Barbara Frittoli Giuseppe Filianoti conducted by Harry Bicket broadcast on December 1 2012 Verdi s Un ballo in maschera Marcelo Alvarez Sondra Radvanovsky 28 Dmitri Hvorostovsky Kathleen Kim Stephanie Blythe conducted by Fabio Luisi broadcast on December 8 2012 Verdi s Aida Liudmyla Monastyrska Roberto Alagna Olga Borodina conducted by Fabio Luisi broadcast on December 15 2012 Berlioz s Les Troyens Bryan Hymel 29 Susan Graham Deborah Voigt conducted by Fabio Luisi broadcast on January 5 2013 Donizetti s Maria Stuarda Joyce DiDonato Elza van den Heever Matthew Polenzani 30 conducted by Maurizio Benini broadcast on January 19 2013 Verdi s Rigoletto Zeljko Lucic Diana Damrau Piotr Beczala conducted by Michele Mariotti broadcast on February 16 2013 Wagner s Parsifal Jonas Kaufmann Rene Pape Peter Mattei Katarina Dalayman conducted by Daniele Gatti broadcast on March 2 2013 Zandonai s Francesca da Rimini Eva Maria Westbroek Marcello Giordani Mark Delavan conducted by Marco Armiliato broadcast on March 16 2013 Handel s Giulio Cesare Natalie Dessay David Daniels Alice Coote conducted by Harry Bicket broadcast on April 27 2013 2013 2014 edit Tchaikovsky s Eugene Onegin Anna Netrebko Mariusz Kwiecien Piotr Beczala conducted by Valery Gergiev broadcast on October 5 2013 Shostakovich s The Nose Paulo Szot Andrey Popov Alexander Lewis conducted by Pavel Smelkov broadcast on October 26 2013 Puccini s Tosca Patricia Racette Roberto Alagna George Gagnidze conducted by Riccardo Frizza broadcast on November 9 2013 Verdi s Falstaff Ambrogio Maestri Angela Meade Stephanie Blythe conducted by James Levine broadcast on December 14 2013 Dvorak s Rusalka Renee Fleming Dolora Zajick Piotr Beczala conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin broadcast on February 8 2014 Borodin s Prince Igor Ildar Abdrazakov Oksana Dyka Anita Rachvelishvili conducted by Gianandrea Noseda broadcast on March 1 2014 Massenet s Werther Jonas Kaufmann Sophie Koch 31 David Bizic Lisette Oropesa conducted by Alain Altinoglu broadcast on March 15 2014 Puccini s La boheme Kristine Opolais 32 Vittorio Grigolo Susanna Phillips conducted by Stefano Ranzani broadcast on April 5 2014 Mozart s Cosi fan tutte Susanna Phillips Danielle de Niese Matthew Polenzani Isabel Leonard Rodion Pogossov Maurizio Muraro conducted by James Levine broadcast on April 26 2014 Rossini s La Cenerentola Joyce DiDonato Juan Diego Florez Luca Pisaroni conducted by Fabio Luisi broadcast on May 10 2014 2014 2015 edit The 2014 2015 season presented 12 operas in 10 HD transmissions including for the first time in the series two double bills where two short operas were staged together on the same program 33 John Adams s The Death of Klinghoffer was originally planned for an HD transmission but was replaced by Il barbiere di Siviglia due to controversy after the work was accused of being anti Semitic 34 The 2014 15 season is the most recent season in which more of the operas being broadcast were first time Live in HD broadcasts 8 operas in 6 broadcasts than repeat broadcasts 4 operas in as many broadcasts all seasons since then have either had equal numbers or more operas getting repeat broadcasts Macbeth Zeljko Lucic Anna Netrebko Joseph Calleja Rene Pape conducted by Fabio Luisi broadcast on October 11 2014 Le nozze di Figaro Ildar Abdrazakov Marlis Petersen Peter Mattei conducted by James Levine broadcast on October 18 2014 Carmen Anita Rachvelishvili Aleksandrs Antonenko Anita Hartig Ildar Abdrazakov conducted by Pablo Heras Casado broadcast on November 1 2014 Il barbiere di Siviglia Isabel Leonard Lawrence Brownlee Christopher Maltman conducted by Michele Mariotti broadcast on November 22 2014 Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg Michael Volle Johan Botha Annette Dasch conducted by James Levine broadcast on December 13 2014 The Merry Widow Renee Fleming Nathan Gunn Kelli O Hara Thomas Allen conducted by Andrew Davis broadcast on January 17 2015 Les contes d Hoffmann Vittorio Grigolo Hibla Gerzmava Thomas Hampson Kate Lindsey conducted by Yves Abel broadcast on January 31 2015 Iolanta and Duke Bluebeard s Castle Anna Netrebko Piotr Beczala Nadja Michael Mikhail Petrenko conducted by Valery Gergiev broadcast on February 14 2015 La donna del lago Joyce DiDonato Juan Diego Florez Daniela Barcellona conducted by Michele Mariotti broadcast on March 14 2015 Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci Marcelo Alvarez Eva Maria Westbroek Patricia Racette conducted by Fabio Luisi broadcast on April 25 2015 2015 2016 edit Il trovatore Anna Netrebko Yonghoon Lee Dmitri Hvorostovsky Dolora Zajick conducted by Marco Armiliato broadcast on October 3 2015 Otello Aleksandrs Antonenko Sonya Yoncheva Zeljko Lucic conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin broadcast on October 17 2015 Tannhauser Johan Botha Eva Maria Westbroek Peter Mattei Michelle DeYoung conducted by James Levine broadcast on October 31 2015 Lulu Marlis Petersen Susan Graham Johan Reuter conducted by Lothar Koenigs broadcast on November 21 2015 Les pecheurs de perles Matthew Polenzani Diana Damrau Mariusz Kwiecien conducted by Gianandrea Noseda broadcast on January 16 2016 Turandot Nina Stemme Marco Berti Anita Hartig conducted by Paolo Carignani broadcast on January 30 2016 Manon Lescaut Kristine Opolais Roberto Alagna 35 Massimo Cavalletti conducted by Fabio Luisi broadcast on March 5 2016 Madama Butterfly Kristine Opolais Roberto Alagna Dwayne Croft conducted by Karel Mark Chichon broadcast on April 2 2016 Roberto Devereux Sondra Radvanovsky Matthew Polenzani Elina Garanca Mariusz Kwiecien conducted by Maurizio Benini broadcast on April 16 2016 Elektra 36 Nina Stemme Waltraud Meier Adrianne Pieczonka Eric Owens conducted by Esa Pekka Salonen broadcast on April 30 2016 2016 2017 edit The 2016 2017 season included the presentation of the first opera by a female composer in the series L Amour de loin of Kaija Saariaho which also marked the first opera in the series to feature a female conductor Susanna Malkki The presentation of Der Rosenkavalier marked the final performances in their respective roles by Renee Fleming the Marschallin and Elina Garanca Octavian 37 38 Tristan und Isolde Nina Stemme Stuart Skelton Ekaterina Gubanova Rene Pape conducted by Sir Simon Rattle broadcast on October 8 2016 Don Giovanni Simon Keenlyside Hibla Gerzmava Malin Bystrom Paul Appleby Adam Plachetka conducted by Fabio Luisi broadcast on October 22 2016 L Amour de loin Eric Owens Susanna Phillips Tamara Mumford conducted by Susanna Malkki broadcast on December 10 2016 Nabucco Placido Domingo Liudmyla Monastyrska Dimitry Belosselskiy Jamie Barton conducted by James Levine broadcast on January 7 2017 Romeo et Juliette Diana Damrau Vittorio Grigolo Mikhail Petrenko Elliot Madore Virginie Verrez conducted by Gianndrea Noseda broadcast on January 21 2017 Rusalka Kristine Opolais Brandon Jovanovich Jamie Barton Eric Owens Katarina Dalayman conducted by Mark Elder broadcast on February 25 2017 La traviata Sonya Yoncheva Michael Fabiano Thomas Hampson conducted by Nicola Luisotti broadcast on March 11 2017 Idomeneo Matthew Polenzani Alice Coote Elza van den Heever Nadine Sierra conducted by James Levine broadcast on March 25 2017 Eugene Onegin Anna Netrebko Peter Mattei 39 Alexy Dolgov Stefan Kocan conducted by Robin Ticciati broadcast on April 22 2017 Der Rosenkavalier Renee Fleming Elina Garanca Erin Morley Gunther Groissbock conducted by Sebastian Weigle broadcast on May 13 2017 2017 2018 edit Norma Sondra Radvanovsky Joyce DiDonato Joseph Calleja Matthew Rose conducted by Carlo Rizzi broadcast on October 7 2017 Die Zauberflote Golda Schultz Kathryn Lewek Charles Castronovo Markus Werba Rene Pape conducted by James Levine broadcast on October 14 2017 The Exterminating Angel Sally Matthews Alice Coote Christine Rice Iestyn Davies Rod Gilfry John Tomlinson Amanda Echalaz conducted by Thomas Ades broadcast on November 18 2017 Tosca Sonya Yoncheva 40 Vittorio Grigolo 41 Zeljko Lucic 42 conducted by Emmanuel Villaume 43 broadcast on January 27 2018 L elisir d amore Pretty Yende Matthew Polenzani Ildebrando D Arcangelo Davide Luciano conducted by Domingo Hindoyan broadcast on February 10 2018 La boheme Sonya Yoncheva Susanna Phillips Michael Fabiano Lucas Meachem conducted by Marco Armiliato broadcast on February 24 2018 Semiramide Angela Meade Elizabeth DeShong Javier Camarena Ildar Abdrazakov conducted by Maurizio Benini broadcast on March 10 2018 Cosi fan tutte Kelli O Hara Amanda Majeski Serena Malfi Ben Bliss Adam Plachetka Christopher Maltman conducted by David Robertson broadcast on March 31 2018 Luisa Miller Sonya Yoncheva Olesya Petrova Piotr Beczala Placido Domingo conducted by Bertrand de Billy broadcast on April 14 2018 Cendrillon Joyce DiDonato Alice Coote Stephanie Blythe Kathleen Kim conducted by Bertrand de Billy broadcast on April 28 2018 2018 2019 edit Aida Anna Netrebko Anita Rachvelishvili Aleksandrs Antonenko Quinn Kelsey conducted by Nicola Luisotti broadcast on October 6 2018 Samson et Dalila Elina Garanca Roberto Alagna Laurent Naouri Dmitry Belosselskiy conducted by Mark Elder broadcast on October 20 2018 La fanciulla del West Eva Maria Westbroek Jonas Kaufmann Zeljko Lucic Carlo Bosi conducted by Marco Armiliato broadcast on October 27 2018 Marnie Isabel Leonard Christopher Maltman Denyce Graves Iestyn Davies Janis Kelly conducted by Robert Spano broadcast on November 10 2018 La traviata Diana Damrau Juan Diego Florez Quinn Kelsey conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin broadcast on December 15 2018 Adriana Lecouvreur Anna Netrebko Piotr Beczala Anita Rachvelishvili Ambrogio Maestri conducted by Gianandrea Noseda broadcast on January 12 2019 Carmen Clementine Margaine Roberto Alagna Aleksandra Kurzak Alexander Vinogradov conducted by Louis Langree broadcast on February 2 2019 La fille du regiment Pretty Yende Javier Camarena Stephanie Blythe Maurizio Muraro Kathleen Turner conducted by Enrique Mazzola broadcast on March 2 2019 Die Walkure Christine Goerke Eva Maria Westbroek Stuart Skelton Greer Grimsley Jamie Barton conducted by Philippe Jordan broadcast on March 30 2019 Dialogues des Carmelites Isabel Leonard Adrianne Pieczonka Karita Mattila Karen Cargill conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin broadcast on May 11 2019 2019 2020 abbreviated edit The final three performances were cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic Turandot Christine Goerke Yusif Eyvazov 44 Eleonora Buratto James Morris conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin broadcast on October 12 2019 Manon Lisette Oropesa Michael Fabiano Artur Rucinski Carlo Bosi conducted by Maurizio Benini broadcast on October 26 2019 Madama Butterfly Hui He Elizabeth DeShong Bruce Sledge 45 Paulo Szot 45 conducted by Pier Giorgio Morandi broadcast on November 9 2019 Akhnaten Anthony Roth Costanzo J Nai Bridges Disella Larusdottir Aaron Blake Zachary James conducted by Karen Kamensek broadcast on November 23 2019 Wozzeck Peter Mattei Elza van den Heever Gerhard Siegel Christian Van Horn conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin broadcast on January 11 2020 Porgy and Bess Eric Owens Angel Blue Denyce Graves Latonia Moore Frederick Ballentine Alfred Walker Golda Schultz conducted by David Robertson broadcast on February 1 2020 Agrippina Joyce DiDonato Brenda Rae Kate Lindsey Iestyn Davies Matthew Rose conducted by Harry Bicket broadcast on February 29 2020 The following broadcasts were scheduled but cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic Der fliegende Hollander Evgeny Nikitin 46 Anja Kampe Sergey Skorokhodov Franz Josef Selig conducted by Valery Gergiev Originally scheduled for March 14 2020 the Live in HD performance was cancelled but a video recording prepared from rehearsal tapes of earlier performances was telecast on July 5 2020 as part of the PBS Great Performances series 47 and is available for streaming at Met Opera on Demand 48 Tosca Anna Netrebko Brian Jagde Michael Volle conducted by Bertrand de Billy originally scheduled for April 11 2020 49 Maria Stuarda Diana Damrau Jamie Barton Stephen Costello Michele Pertusi conducted by Maurizio Benini originally scheduled for May 9 2020 49 2020 2021 cancelled edit Due to the COVID 19 pandemic the Met was forced to cancel its entire 2020 2021 season The following performances were scheduled to be broadcast Aida Anna Netrebko Piotr Beczala Anita Rachvelishvili Ludovic Tezier conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin Il Trovatore Sonya Yoncheva Ekaterina Semenchuk Roberto Aronica Quinn Kelsey conducted by Michele Mariotti Fidelio Lise Davidsen Brandon Jovanovich Franz Josef Selig Tomasz Konieczny Golda Schultz conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin Die Zauberflote Christiane Karg Stanislas de Barbeyrac Thomas Oliemans Kathryn Lewek Stephan Milling conducted by Gustavo Dudamel Romeo et Juliette Nadine Sierra Stephen Costello Joshua Hopkins Julie Boulianne Ildar Abdrazakov conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin Don Giovanni Peter Mattei Gerald Finley Ailyn Perez Isabel Leonard Ben Bliss conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin Dead Man Walking Joyce DiDonato Etienne Dupuis Susan Graham Latonia Moore conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin Die Frau ohne Schatten Elza van den Heever Nina Stemme Evelyn Herlitzius Klaus Florian Vogt Michael Volle conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin Nabucco George Gagnidze Anna Netrebko Dmitry Belosselskiy Varduhi Abrahamyan Najmiddin Mavlyanov conducted by Marco Armiliato Il Pirata Diana Damrau Javier Camarena Nicolas Teste conducted by Maurizio Benini 2021 2022 edit Boris Godunov Rene Pape David Butt Philip Ain Anger Maxim Paster Aleksey Bogdanov conducted by Sebastian Weigle broadcast on October 9 2021 Fire Shut Up in My Bones Will Liverman Angel Blue Latonia Moore Ryan Speedo Green conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin broadcast on October 23 2021 Eurydice Erin Morley Joshua Hopkins Jakub Jozef Orlinski Barry Banks Nathan Berg conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin broadcast on December 4 2021 Cinderella Isabel Leonard Stephanie Blythe Emily D Angelo Jessica Pratt Laurent Naouri conducted by Emmanuel Villaume broadcast on January 1 2022 Rigoletto Quinn Kelsey Piotr Beczala Rosa Feola Andrea Mastroni Varduhi Abrahamyan conducted by Daniele Rustioni broadcast on January 29 2022 Ariadne auf Naxos Lise Davidsen Brenda Rae Isabel Leonard Brandon Jovanovich Johannes Martin Kranzle Sean Michael Plumb Wolfgang Brendel conducted by Marek Janowski broadcast on March 12 2022 Don Carlos Matthew Polenzani Sonya Yoncheva Jamie Barton 50 Etienne Dupuis Eric Owens 51 John Relyea conducted by Patrick Furrer broadcast on March 26 2022 Turandot Liudmyla Monastyrska 52 Yonghoon Lee Ermonela Jaho Ferruccio Furlanetto conducted by Marco Armiliato broadcast on May 7 2022 Lucia di Lammermoor Nadine Sierra Javier Camarena Artur Rucinski Christian Van Horn 53 conducted by Riccardo Frizza broadcast on May 21 2022 Hamlet composed by Brett Dean Allan Clayton Brenda Rae Rod Gilfry Sarah Connelly Sir John Tomlinson Willian Burden Jacques Imbrailo conducted by Nicholas Carter broadcast on June 4 2022 2022 2023 edit The season was originally scheduled to include a broadcast of Don Carlo in a four act Italian version on November 19 2022 It was removed from the schedule and replaced with Falstaff following the firing of Anna Netrebko from the Don Carlo revival This is the second time that an HD broadcast has been replaced after the replacement of The Death of Klinghoffer in 2014 Medea Sondra Radvanovsky Matthew Polenzani Janai Brugger Michele Pertusi conducted by Carlo Rizzi broadcast on October 22 2022 La Traviata Nadine Sierra Stephen Costello Luca Salsi conducted by Daniele Callegari broadcast on November 5 2022 The Hours Renee Fleming Kelli O Hara Joyce DiDonato Denyce Graves William Burden Kyle Ketelsen conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin broadcast on December 10 2022 Fedora Sonya Yoncheva Piotr Beczala Rosa Feola Lucas Meachem 54 conducted by Marco Armiliato broadcast January 14 2023 Lohengrin Piotr Beczala Tamara Wilson Christine Goerke Evgeny Nikitin Gunther Groissbock Brian Mulligan conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin broadcast March 18 2023 Falstaff Michael Volle Ailyn Perez Christopher Maltman Hera Hyesang Park Marie Nicole Lemieux Bogdan Volkov Jennifer Johnson Cano conducted by Daniele Rustioni broadcast on April 1 2023 Der Rosenkavalier Lise Davidsen Samantha Hankey 55 Erin Morley Gunther Groissbock conducted by Simone Young broadcast April 15 2023 Champion Eric Owens Ryan Speedo Green Latonia Moore Stephanie Blythe conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin broadcast April 29 2023 Don Giovanni Peter Mattei Adam Plachetka Federica Lombardi Ana Maria Martinez Ying Fang Ben Bliss conducted by Nathalie Stutzmann broadcast May 20 2023 Die Zauberflote Lawrence Brownlee Erin Morley Kathryn Lewek Thomas Oliemans Stephen Milling conducted by Nathalie Stutzmann broadcast June 3 2023 2023 2024 edit Dead Man Walking Joyce DiDonato Susan Graham Ryan McKinny Latonia Moore conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin broadcast on October 21 2023 X The Life and Times of Malcolm X Will Liverman Leah Hawkins Raehann Bryce Davis Victor Ryan Robertson Michael Sumuel conducted by Kazem Abdullah broadcast November 18 2023 Florencia en el Amazonas Ailyn Perez Mattia Olivieri Gabriella Reyes Mario Chang Nancy Fabiola Herrera Michael Chioldi Greer Grimsley conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin broadcast December 9 2023 Nabucco Liudmyla Monastyrska George Gagnidze SeokJong Baek Dmitry Belosselskiy Maria Barakova conducted by Daniele Callegari broadcast January 6 2024 Carmen Aigul Akhmetshina Piotr Beczala Angel Blue Kyle Ketelsen conducted by Daniele Rustioni broadcast January 27 2024 La Forza del Destino Lise Davidsen Brian Jagde Igor Golovatenko Soloman Howard Judit Kutasi conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin broadcast March 9 2024 Romeo et Juliette Nadine Sierra Benjamin Bernheim Will Liverman Samantha Hankey Alfred Walker conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin broadcast March 23 2024 La Rondine Angel Blue Jonathan Tetelman Emily Pogorelc Bekhzod Davronov conducted by Speranza Scappucci to be broadcast April 20 2024 Madama Butterfly Asmik Grigorian Jonathan Tetelman Lucas Meachem Elizabeth DeShong conducted by Xian Zhang to be broadcast May 11 2024 2024 2025 edit Les Contes d Hoffmann Benjamin Bernheim Christian Van Horn Erin Morley Pretty Yende Clementine Margaine conducted by Marco Armiliato to be broadcast October 5 Grounded Emily D Angelo Kirsten MacKinnon Ben Bliss Kyle Miller conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin to be broadcast October 19 Tosca Lise Davidsen Freddie De Tommaso Quinn Kelsey Patrick Carfizzi conducted by Xian Zhang to be broadcast November 23 Aida Angel Blue Piotr Beczala Judit Kutasi Quinn Kelsey Dmitry Belosselskiy conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin to be broadcast Jan 25 Fidelio Lise Davidsen David Butt Philip Rene Pape Tomasz Konieczny Ying Fang conducted by Susanna Malkki to be broadcast March 15 Le Nozze di Figaro Michael Sumuel Olga Kulchynska Federica Lombardi Joshua Hopkins Marianne Crebassa conducted by Joana Mallwitz to be broadcast April 26 Salome Elza van den Heever Peter Mattei Gerhard Siegel Michelle DeYoung Piotr Buzweski conducted by Yannick Nezet Seguin to be broadcast May 17 Il Barbiere di Siviglia Aigul Akhmetshina Jack Swanson Andrey Zhilikhovsky Peter Kalaman Alexander Vinogradov conducted by Giocomo Sagripanti May 31 References edit a b Metropolitan Opera to Offer Hi Def Simulcasts in NYC Public Schools Archived 2016 07 18 at the Wayback Machine Playbill com December 12 2007 a b Greiving Tim 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the latter fell ill 2014 15 Live in HD Schedule Archived 2014 02 22 at the Wayback Machine on metoperafamily org Retrieved 8 August 2014 The Metropolitan Opera to cancel Live in HD transmission of John Adams s the Death of Klinghoffer Archived from the original on 2015 02 25 Retrieved 2015 03 12 Alagna replaced the originally announced Jonas Kaufmann 2015 16 Live in HD Schedule Archived 2015 03 06 at the Wayback Machine on metopera org Michael Cooper 2017 05 13 Watch Renee Fleming Take Her Final Bow in Der Rosenkavalier The New York Times Archived from the original on 2017 05 15 Retrieved 2017 05 17 Merrin Lazyan 2017 05 11 Stopping the Clocks With Strauss Der Rosenkavalier WQXR Archived from the original on 2017 11 17 Retrieved 2017 05 17 Replacing Dmitri Hvorostovsky who has withdrawn from opera performances due to balance problems resulting from treatments for a brain tumor Dmitri Hvorostovsky Citing Brain Tumor Withdraws From Opera Archived 2017 11 16 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times December 8 2016 Yoncheva replaces the originally scheduled soprano Kristine Opolais who withdrew for personal reasons Yoncheva who is also appearing in La boheme and Luisa Miller will be the first artist to take on three principal roles in HD transmissions over the course of a single season Sonya Yoncheva to Replace Kristine Opolais in Premiere Performances of Metropolitan Opera s New Tosca Archived 2017 06 16 at the Wayback Machine Opera News 16 June 2017 Grigolo replaced the originally announced Jonas Kaufmann Lucic replaced the originally announced Sir Bryn Terfel Villaume replaced James Levine who himself had been drafted to replace Andris Nelsons who withdrew after Opolais his wife at the time dropped out Yusif Eyvazov CID 357274 Met Opera Archive replaced the originally scheduled Roberto Aronica a b The American tenor Bruce Sledge sang Pinkerton replacing on short notice the previously scheduled Andrea Care and the Brazilian baritone Paulo Szot sang Sharpless replacing the previously scheduled Placido Domingo CID 357311 Met Opera Archive Replacing the originally scheduled Bryn Terfel Preview GP at the Met Der Fliegende Hollander Archived 2020 09 03 at the Wayback Machine at PBS org IMDB listing Archived 2021 07 19 at the Wayback Machine Der Fliegende Hollander Archived 2020 10 30 at the Wayback Machine at Met Opera on Demand a b Metropolitan Opera in Cinemas archived September 16 2019 2022 Don Carlos Met Opera website retrieved 12 March 2022 Barton replaced the originally scheduled Elina Garanca The role of Philippe was originally to have been sung by Gunther Groissbock who withdrew in September 2021 Monastyrska replaced the originally scheduled Anna Netrebko Van Horn replaced the originally scheduled Matthew Rose following the latter testing positive for COVID 19 Meachem replaced the originally announced Artur Rucinski who withdrew due to illness Hankey replaced the originally announced Isabel Leonard who withdrew due to personal artistic reasons 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