After being on pause for more than a year, The Metropolitan Opera has resumed its Live in HD broadcasts on select Saturdays with encores on Wednesdays.
Live in HD – The Met’s live, high definition broadcast to thousands of theatres – was halted during the Coronavirus epidemic but has a full season planned for 2021-22. Ten live broadcasts are scheduled. Each live performance is on a Saturday, starting at 12:55 PM ET. Usually there is an encore screening later.
The Met: Live in HD 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.
- Modest Mussorgsky’s “Boris Godunov”: Live on Oct. 9 at 12:55 p.m. Run time 2 hrs 20 mins. In Russian with English, German and Spanish subtitles.
- Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in my Bones”: Live on Oct. 23 at 12:55 p.m. Run time 3 hrs 10 mins. In English with English, German and Spanish subtitles.
- Matthew Aucoin’s “Eurydice”: Live on Dec. 4 at 12:55 p.m. Run time 2 hrs 45 mins. In English with English, German and Spanish subtitles.
- Jules Massenet’s “Cinderella”: Live on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2022, at 12:55 p.m. Run time 1 hrs 35 mins. In English with English, German, Spanish and Italian subtitles.
- Giuseppe Verdi’s “Rigoletto”: Live on Jan. 29 at 12:55 p.m. Run time 2 hrs 40 mins. In German with English, German, Spanish and Italian subtitles.
- Richard Strauss’s “Ariadne auf Naxos”: Live on March 12 at 12:55 p.m. Run time 2 hrs 50 mins. In English with English, German and Spanish subtitles.
- Giuseppe Verdi’s “Don Carlos”: Live on March 26 at noon, with an encore screening on April 3 at 6 p.m. Run time 4 hrs 55 mins. In French with English, German and Spanish subtitles.
- Giacomo Puccini’s “Turandot”: Live on May 7 at 12:55 p.m. Run time 3 hrs 15 mins. In Italian with English, German, Spanish and Italian subtitles.
- Gaetano Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor”: Live on May 21 at 12:30 p.m. Run time 3 hrs 25 mins. In Italian with English, German, Spanish and Italian subtitles.
- Brett Dean’s “Hamlet”: Live on June 4 at 12:55 p.m. Run time 3 hrs 15 mins. In English with English, German, Spanish and Italian subtitles.
Metropolitan Opera 2021-2022 HD Live In Cinemas
Also for more details visit the Live in HD FAQ.
The season began on October 9, 2021, with Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov. Below is a preview.
The Met on Stage
The Met recently resumed its on live, on-stage performances. For that complete schedule visit:
Metropolitan Opera 2021-2022 On Stage
The Met on Radio
Starting December 4, 2021, you can listen to live broadcasts from The Met on the Toll Brothers Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network
For more details visit:
Metropolitan Opera 2021-2022 Radio Broadcasts
The Met Free Audio Streams
Starting October 9, 2021, you can stream a live audio broadcast from The Met every Saturday.
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Metropolitan Opera Free Audio 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.
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Connect with The Met
The Metropolitan Opera staff, stars and fans are active on Facebook and you can connect with them There. Here are the latest Facebook posts from the Met.
You can find previews of many of operas on the Met Opera Youtube Channel.
