The Met has launched several audience development initiatives, including Open House dress rehearsals, a popular rush ticket program, reduced ticket prices, Gallery Met, and an annual Holiday Series presentation for families. For more information, please visit: www.metopera.org.
Broadcast premieres on Great Performances at the Met are scheduled as follows (Please check local PBS listings):
Wednesday, December 16, 9pm
TOSCA - Karita Mattila, Marcelo Álvarez, and George Gagnidze star in a new production of Puccini's Tosca directed by Luc BondY. Joseph Colaneri conducts.
Wednesday, January 20, 9pm
THE AUDITION - Directed by award-winning filmmaker Susan Froemke, this acclaimed documentary looks at the intense pressures young opera singers face as they struggle to succeed in one of the most difficult professions in the performing arts.
Sunday, January 31, 12pm
AIDA - Violeta Urmana, Dolora Zajick and Johan Botha portray the love triangle at the center of Sonja Frisell's production of Verdi's Aida. Daniele Gatti conducts.
Sunday, February 28 at 12pm
TURANDOT - Maria Guleghina sings the title role of Puccini's Turandot in Franco Zeffirelli's stunning production. Marina Poplavskaya, Marcello Giordani, and Samuel Ramey also star. Andris Nelsons conducts.
Wednesday, March 24, 9pm
LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN - Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher directs Anna Netrebko, Joseph Calleja, and Alan Held in a new production of the Offenbach favorite. Kathleen Kim, Ekaterina Gubanova, and Kate Lindsey round out the cast. James Levine conducts.
Sunday, April 25, 12pm
DER ROSENKAVALIER - Renée Fleming and Susan Graham star Richard Strauss's popular favorite, also featuring Eric Cutler, Kristinn Sigmundsson, and Christine Schäfer. Edo de Waart conducts.
Sunday, May 16, 12pm
CARMEN - El?na Garan?a sings the title role opposite Roberto Alagna in director Richard Eyre's new production of Bizet's masterpiece. Barbara Frittoli is Micaela and Mariusz Kwiecien plays the matador Escamillo. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts.
Sunday, June 20, 12pm
SIMON BOCCANEGRA - Plácido Domingo sings the baritone title role of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra for the first time in his Met career, in Giancarlo del Monaco's production. Adrianne Pieczonka, Marcello Giordani, and James Morris star. James Levine conducts.
Sunday, July 18, 12pm
HAMLET - Simon Keenlyside and Natalie Dessay headline the Ambroise Thomas opera based on Shakespeare's play, in a new production directed by Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser. With Jennifer Larmore, Toby Spence, and James Morris. Louis Langrée conducts.
Sunday, August 22, 12pm
ARMIDA - Renée Fleming plays Rossini's vengeful sorceress in this opera's Met premiere, directed by Mary Zimmerman. The cast of multiple tenors includes Lawrence Brownlee, Bruce Ford, José Manuel Zapata, Barry Banks, and Kobie van Rensburg. Riccardo Frizza conducts.
