The Metropolitan Opera is broadcasting live performances on radio and in theatres, with encore performances on PBS. Coming to PBS on Aug. 21 is Eugene Onegin. The next broadcast to theatres is Sept. 19 Also you can listen to The Met on broadcast or satellite radio.
The Met on PBS
PBS’s 20th season of Great Performances at the Met is underway now through Oct. 18, 2026. Next performances are:
Aug. 21 Eugene Onegin
Tchaikovsky’s famed adapted the Pushkin novel, Eugene Onegin, first performed in 1879. The story concerns a selfish hero who lives to regret his blasé rejection of a young woman’s love and his careless incitement of a fatal duel with his best friend. Stars Soprano Asmik Grigorian and Baritone Igor Golovatenko. Tony Award winner Deborah Warner directs. Read more at: Great Performances at the Met: Eugene Onegin
Sept. 21 Tristan Und Isolde
Soprano Lise Davidsen stars as the Irish princess Isolde in Wagner’s meditation on love and death with tenor Michael Spyres as the love-drunk Tristan. Read more at: Great Performances at the Met: Tristan Und Isolde
Oct. 18 El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego
American composer Gabriela Lena Frank makes her Met debut with her first opera, a magical-realist portrait of painters Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. With a libretto by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Nilo Cruz, the opera is fashioned as a reversal of the Orpheus and Euridice myth. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the new production inspired by Frida and Diego’s paintings, directed and choreographed by Deborah Colker. Read more at: At the Met: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego
See the complete schedule at: Great Performances at the Met Schedule
Past broadcasts from the Met are available to stream at https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/video/ and on the PBS app.
Below is a preview of the Met Live in HD 2026-27 season.
The Met in Theatres
The Met sponsors Live in HD broadcasts to theatres on Saturdays about once a month during the regular season, and encore performances during the summer. The live broadcast is simulcast during the live opera to hundreds of theatres. Here is the 2026-27 Live in HD schedule (only the 2026 performances are listed; 2027 dates to be added later).
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- Sept. 19, 2026: Twenty Years of the Met in Cinemas. This broadcast, hosted by star soprano Renée Fleming, will showcase highlights from previous Live in HD shows, with clips from artists such as Lise Davidsen, Natalie Dessay, Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Flórez, Elīna Garanča, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Jonas Kaufmann, Peter Mattei, Matthew Polenzani, Sondra Radvanovsky, Nadine Sierra, and Fleming herself. Read More about this broadcast.
- Oct. 3, 2026: Cosi fan Tutte: Mozart’s satirical comedy gets a modern treatment as the opera is staged in a Coney Island, 1950s setting. Read More about this broadcast.
- Oct. 17, 2026: Macbeth: Two of opera’s most extraordinary artists return to The Met: Live in HD for Verdi’s thrilling take on the immortal Shakespearean tale of the scheming couple. Quinn Kelsey is the Scottish king haunted by the ghosts of his murderous ascent to the throne, opposite Lise Davidsen as Lady Macbeth. Read More about this broadcast.
- Nov. 14 Carmen. Richard Eyre’s beloved production of Bizet’s masterpiece returns to theaters for a special encore this season, led by soprano Elīna Garanča as the title character and tenor Roberto Alagna as Don José in the iconic 2010 Met performance—a fan favorite of The Met: Live in HD series. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts. Learn More About This Production
- Dec. 5: Samson et Dalila. Saint-Saëns’s spectacular take on the biblical hero of legendary strength and the seductive Philistine whose beauty overpowers him returns in the Met’s larger-than-life production. Featuring a massive orchestra and chorus and some of opera’s most spellbinding tunes, this masterpiece of French grand opera is a feast for the eyes and ears. Learn More About This Production
- Dec. 12 The Magic Flute – Holiday Presentation.The Met made history in December 2006 when it presented its first Live in HD transmission to movie theaters worldwide —the abridged English-language version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. This holiday season, the opera returns to select movie theaters for a special encore presentation. Learn More About This Production
The 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. Performances are brought to theatres by The Met and Fathom Events.
The schedule is at: Met Opera Live in HD 2026-27 Schedule
Find participating theatres at: Met Opera Live in HD Theatres
Below is a preview of Twenty Years of the Met in Cinemas.
To listen to operas from The Met in you have three options: SiriusXM Radio, broadcast radio, or online streaming; see details below.
How to Listen to The Met
Fans of the Met have these ways to listen to live performances: broadcast radio and SiriusXM.
Met Opera on Broadcast Radio
Hear live and repeat broadcasts from The Met on select radio stations on Saturdays. Sponsored by Toll Bros., these stations give free broadcasts live from The Met in December through May. This year’s broadcasts start on December 5, 2026.
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
Met Opera on SiriusXM Radio
Tune in to Met Opera Radio on SiriusXM streaming channel 744 to hear live and repeat broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera stage. While The Met is no longer carried on SiriusXM car radios, you can stream live performances online or with the SiriusXM app.
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.
For Met Opera radio schedules and more details visit:
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 or to start a free trial visit:
You can listen to select classic recordings of past operas for free, with no subscription, by clicking Listen Now at: Met Opera On Demand Free Listening
Connect with The Met
The Metropolitan Opera staff, stars and fans are active on Facebook and Twitter.
You can also get involved by joining the Metropolitan Opera Guild.
You can find previews of many of operas on the Met Opera Youtube Channel.