The Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD Summer Encore is back for 2024 with four favorite operas showing in high definition at thousands of theatres.
Starting with La Boheme on July 24, 2024, The Met will broadcast a classic opera performance every Wednesday for four weeks. The schedule is below.
The Met’s Live in HD series is produced with HD cameras placed around and behind the stage, capturing the beauty and power of live performances. Each broadcast is hosted by opera stars and includes behind-the-scenes features and live interviews during intermission. Subtitles in English and other languages are provided to theatre goers.
To find theatres, visit: Metropolitan Opera | Live in HD Summer Encores (metopera.org)
Live in HD 2024 Summer Encore Schedule
July 24
Puccini’s La Bohème
In this 2018 Met performance of Puccini’s timeless love story, soprano Sonya Yoncheva and tenor Michael Fabiano lead a celebrated cast of young artists in Franco Zeffirelli’s picturesque production. Marco Armiliato conducts.
July 31
Rossini’s La Cenerentola
Rossini’s charming take on the Cinderella story returns to cinemas, starring mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and tenor Juan Diego Flórez in this 2014 performance of Cesare Lievi’s whimsical production. Fabio Luisi conducts.
August 7
Puccini’s Turandot
In this 2016 Met performance of Puccini’s extravagant masterpiece, soprano Nina Stemme and tenor Marco Berti star in a larger-than-life staging from legendary director Franco Zeffirelli. Paolo Carignani conducts.
August 14
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
In an unforgettable Met performance from 2020, one of America’s greatest operas returns, featuring soprano Angel Blue and bass-baritone Eric Owens alongside a phenomenal ensemble cast. David Robertson conducts.
Below is a season preview.
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Met Opera on SiriusXM Radio
Tune in to Met Opera Radio on SiriusXM streaming channel 755 to hear live and repeat broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera stage.
Join Met radio host Debra Lew Harder and commentator William Berger each week for broadcasts of premieres and revivals, chats with Met stars, and insightful commentary. Also all day every day you can listen to recent and historic Met performances of favorite works and rarities, and more, presented exclusively on Sirius XM. Hear live performances on Saturdays when the Met is in season.
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Met Opera on Broadcast Radio
Hear live and repeat broadcasts on select radio stations every Saturday during the Metropolitan Opera season. Sponsored by Toll Bros., these stations give free broadcasts every Saturday, usually starting at 1 pm.
The Met broadcasts are the longest-running continuous classical music program in radio history and are carried by more than 300 stations. Find the Met Opera stations at:
Met Opera Radio Station Finder
For the schedule of Met Opera radio broadcasts see:
Metropolitan Opera Radio Network Schedule
Metropolitan Opera Free Streaming
You can tune into an audio stream of select operas from The Met on your PC or smartphone. These are usually evening performances. You can find the schedule and more details at:
Metropolitan Opera Free Streaming
The Met on Demand
True opera buffs may want to subscribe to The Met Opera on Demand, which provides online streaming access to more than 750 full-length Met performances.
For $14.99 a month or $149.99 a year, you can stream any of the available performances on any device that runs the Met Opera on Demand app. This includes any TV equipped with a Roku, Amazon Fire stick or Apple TV, also TVs with built in Roku and Fire, Samsung Smart TVs, Android TVs, and the Apple iPad, iPhone and Android phones and tablets.
Below is a preview of The Met Opera on Demand service. For details visit:
Connect with The Met
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You can also get involved by joining the Metropolitan Opera Guild.
The guild sponsors free Metropolitan Opera Podcasts and the Opera News magazine.
You can find previews of many of operas on the Met Opera Youtube Channel.