Opera Matinee

Based on fairy tales and medieval romances, and designed for audiences of all ages and levels, Mozart's opera is a Singspiel (“song play“) in an allegorical tale of triumph over evil; knowledge over superstition; light over darkness, with the help of a magic flute. An abridged, English-language version for the holidays.

A celebration of Handel at the holidays, with excerpts from historical Metropolitan Opera performances, in honor of the 300th anniversary of Rodelinda. Renée Fleming, Samuel Ramey, Marilyn Horne and more.

Based on Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay is a heartwarming tale of hope, idealism and youthful exuberance, in which two cousins invent an anti-fascist superhero and launch their own comic-book superhero series with a goal to recruit 1930s America in the fight against Nazism. From the Metropolitan Opera's fall season.

Bellini's final and virtuosic opera, with spellbinding arias, is an intense love triangle set during the 17th century English Civil War between Puritans and Royalists. A live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, led by Marco Armiliato.

A long-held favorite, full of passion, power and drama, and remarkable in its innovation, Carmen is a volatile love story tale of volatile love between a fiery seductress, a vulnerable soldier, and a charismatic bullfighter.

The Gershwins' supreme operatic achievement, Porgy and Bess, portrays Americana through its distinct music and an American story about the delights and struggles of life in a Black neighborhood in early 20th century Charleston, South Carolina. Live from the Metropolitan Opera.

Elements of sharp comedy are blended with a sense of elegance in this lighthearted opera of a woman and her family as they negotiate love and their lives’ journeys. A recorded performance from the Metropolitan Opera.

An "Artists' Choice" broadcast from the Met! Tenor Lawrence Brownlee chose a 1979 performance of Massenet's sorrowful tale of a young poet and dreamer who despairs at lost love. Featuring tenor Alfredo Krauss in the title role. Conducted by Richard Bonynge.

The Metropolitan Opera’s “Artists’ Choice” series continues a 1986 performance of Mozart’s Idomeneo, based on the ancient legend of the King of Crete, who makes a fateful deal with the god Neptune to save him and his crew during a treacherous sea voyage. Featuring Frederica von Stade.

The Metropolitan Opera's “Artists’ Choice” series continues with a 1990 performance of Puccini's sensitive and dramatic Manon Lescaut, based on the tragic love story of a young, ambitious woman and a devoted knight. Featuring Mirella Freni in the title role.

The Metropolitan Opera's "Artists' Choice" broadcast continues with a 1974 production of Part 1 of Hector Berlioz's epic, Les Troyens, a story of the aftermath of the Trojan War, featuring conductor Rafael Kubelick and singers Jon Vickers and Shirley Verrett.

The Metropolitan Opera's "Artists' Choice" series continues with Part 2 of Hector Berlioz's epic Les Troyen, a tragic love story of Queen Didon of Carthage and Énée, a hero from the Trojan War. A 1974 production conducted by Rafael Kubelik, featuring Jon Vickers and Christa Ludwig.