The Metropolitan Opera Movies

  • 2007
    Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    92007HD

    Audiences went wild for Bartlett Sher’s dynamic production, which found fresh and surprising ways to bring Rossini’s effervescent comedy...

    Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
  • 1990
    Semiramide

    Semiramide

    Semiramide

    01990HD

    In ancient Babylon, SEMIRAMIDE (Anderson) encourages her lover Assur (Ramey) to murder her husband, King Ninus. Her son, Ninius, disappears, believed...

    Semiramide
  • 2006
    The Magic Flute

    The Magic Flute

    The Magic Flute

    8.6672006HD

    Tamino, a handsome prince, and Papageno, a bird-catcher, are sent by the Queen of Night to rescue her daughter Pamina from captivity under the high...

    The Magic Flute
  • 2008
    The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment

    The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment

    The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment

    72008HD

    Madcap physical comedy and impeccable coloratura come together for Natalie Dessay’s indelible portrayal of the feisty tomboy raised by a...

    The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
  • 2009
    Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann

    Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann

    Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann

    02009HD

    Live from the Metropolitan Opera 19 December 2009.

    Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann
  • 2010
    Wagner: Das Rheingold

    Wagner: Das Rheingold

    Wagner: Das Rheingold

    02010HD

    Robert Lepage’s landmark staging of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, unveiled over the course of the 2010–11 and 2011–12...

    Wagner: Das Rheingold
  • 2009
    Rossini: La Cenerentola

    Rossini: La Cenerentola

    Rossini: La Cenerentola

    3.32009HD

    "Irresistible" (Opera News) rising-star mezzo Elina Garanca triumphs as Rossini's Cinderella in this delightful Metropolitan Opera production. "As...

    Rossini: La Cenerentola
  • 1992
    The Ghosts of Versailles

    The Ghosts of Versailles

    The Ghosts of Versailles

    01992HD

    What happened to Figaro and his friends after the events told in Rossini’s and Mozart’s operas? One possible sequel is told in John...

    The Ghosts of Versailles
  • 1996
    Così fan tutte

    Così fan tutte

    Così fan tutte

    01996HD

    Live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, 27 February, 1996.

    Così fan tutte
  • 2008
    The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel

    The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel

    The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel

    02008HD

    This deliciously dark take on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tale, appealing to audiences of all ages, was part of the Met’s popular...

    The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel
  • 2001
    Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

    Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

    Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

    102001HD

    James Morris leads an all-star cast including Karita Mattila, Ben Heppner, Thomas Allen and René Pape, in this production of Wagner's comic...

    Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg
  • 2015
    The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow

    6.32015HD

    Renée Fleming lights up the Met stage as Hanna Glawari, the fabulously wealthy widow of the title in Lehár’s beloved operetta,...

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow
  • 2008
    Puccini: La Bohème

    Puccini: La Bohème

    Puccini: La Bohème

    02008HD

    Puccini’s evergreen paean to young love and the bohemian life has captivated generations of Met-goers through Franco Zeffirelli’s iconic...

    Puccini: La Bohème
  • 2010
    Rossini: Armida

    Rossini: Armida

    Rossini: Armida

    02010HD

    It is a rare opera indeed that calls for one soprano diva and no fewer than six tenors. Mary Zimmerman’s fanciful production of Rossini’s...

    Rossini: Armida
  • 2016
    The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Manon Lescaut

    The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Manon Lescaut

    The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Manon Lescaut

    02016HD

    Kristine Opolais is the young woman whose conflicting desires for love and luxury lead to her tragic end, and Roberto Alagna plays the man who falls...

    The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Manon Lescaut
  • 1979
    Don Pasquale

    Don Pasquale

    Don Pasquale

    01979HD

    This John Dexter production, designed by Desmond Heeley, was a parting gift to the great American soprano Beverly Sills, who bid farewell to the Met...

    Don Pasquale
  • 1994
    Il Tabarro & Pagliacci

    Il Tabarro & Pagliacci

    Il Tabarro & Pagliacci

    71994HD

    Puccini's Il Tabarro & Leoncavallo's Pagliacci; Pavarotti and Domingo star in MET 1994-1995 season opener.

    Il Tabarro & Pagliacci
  • 2015
    Verdi: Macbeth

    Verdi: Macbeth

    Verdi: Macbeth

    102015HD

    Star soprano Anna Netrebko created a sensation in her first Met performances as the malevolent Lady Macbeth, the central character in Verdi’s...

    Verdi: Macbeth
  • 2025
    The Metropolitan Opera: The Barber of Seville

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Barber of Seville

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Barber of Seville

    02025HD

    Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside high-flying tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met...

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Barber of Seville
  • 1988
    Ariadne auf Naxos

    Ariadne auf Naxos

    Ariadne auf Naxos

    01988HD

    Jessye Norman is a regal Ariadne, the mythological Greek heroine in this opera-within-an-opera, opposite the passionate Bacchus of the great James...

    Ariadne auf Naxos