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- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsYannick Nézet-SéguinRenée FlemingTrevor ScheunemannIt's a familiar story: Act 1, boy meets girl, goes to jail for her. Act 2, boy is out of jail, girl rewards him with special favors. Act 3, girl is bored already, moving on. Act 4, boy kills girl for ruining his life. We've all been there.Monday, March 16, 2020
- 2006– 2h 30mNot Rated6.9 (45)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsNicola LuisottiRenée FlemingLudovic TézierImagine a world where taste and sensitivity have been overrun by gaudy excess and marketing hyperbole, where Puccini's quiet, intimate love-story can at last be told with A Cast of Thousands and a Real, Live Military Marching Band.Tuesday, March 17, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated8.8 (42)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsMarco ArmiliatoSusan GrahamStefan KocánWednesday, March 18, 2020
- 2006– 3h 25mNot Rated8.2 (41)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsYannick Nézet-SéguinAnita RachvelishviliDiana DamrauThursday, March 19, 2020
- 2006– 2h 50mNot Rated8.6 (44)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsMarco ArmiliatoRenée FlemingDonald MaxwellMarie, lost as a baby, was found and raised by the local regiment. Tonio loves her, she loves him, but when her aunt recognizes her, it seems they will never be allowed to be together.Friday, March 20, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated8.2 (52)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsMarco ArmiliatoNatalie DessayMichael MyersLucia's nerves are already rattled, she's seeing ghosts and all. When her brother forces her to marry and her real boyfriend shows up at the wedding, that does it - she goes right over the edge. Sorry Arturo, she's just not that into you.Saturday, March 21, 2020
- 2006– 3h 13mNot Rated8.9 (87)TV EpisodeDirectorBrian LargeStarsValery GergievMikhail BaryshnikovBeverly SillsOnegin is young, handsome, rich. And bored. After spurning the naive Tatyana's romantic advances, he publicly flirts with his best friend's fiancée merely to amuse himself, but the prank ends in a duel. Some people just don't get it.Sunday, March 22, 2020
- 2006– 4h 34mNot Rated7.7 (34)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsSimon RattleDeborah VoigtTony StevensonMonday, March 23, 2020
- 2006– 3h 3mNot Rated8.9 (73)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJames LevineDeborah VoigtLisette OropesaWhen Wotan, king of the gods, hired the Giants to build a palace, he didn't have the money to pay them. What to do? Plunder and steal: there is a Ring with limitless power, and that will be his solution. He doesn't know the Ring is cursed.Tuesday, March 24, 2020
- 2006– 4h 3mNot Rated8.8 (71)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJonas KaufmannEva-Maria WestbroekHans-Peter KönigRing Cycle part 2, where we learn that two of Wotan's kids are having an incestuous affair, his wife is furious, so Valkyrie Brunnhilde is sent to fix things (ie, kill them). But she lets them escape instead, and oh boy, is Wotan angry now.Wednesday, March 25, 2020
- 2006– 4h 2mNot Rated8.6 (58)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsFabio LuisiRenée FlemingMary Jo HeathRing Cycle, pt 3. Years later, the twins' baby is a man; he goes forth to do manly things, like kill his guardian, slay dragons, steal the Ring and talk to animals. He finds a woman imprisoned by a wall of fire; they fall instantly in love.Thursday, March 26, 2020
- 2006– 4h 32mNot Rated8.6 (55)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsFabio LuisiDeborah VoigtJay Hunter MorrisRing Cycle, pt 4. Siegfried is drugged and tricked into kidnapping his wife, since she has the Ring now. More double-crossings, Siegfried ends up dead. Brunnhilde has had enough of this, tosses the Ring into the river and torches the place.Friday, March 27, 2020
- 2006– 5h 9mNot Rated8.4 (21)TV EpisodeDirectorMatthew DiamondStarsJames LevineRenée FlemingJohan BothaSaturday, March 28, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated7.8 (23)TV EpisodeDirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsJames LevineSusan GrahamMichelle DeYoungSunday, March 29, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated8.4 (26)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsYannick Nézet-SéguinRenée FlemingDavid PortilloMonday, March 30, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated8.5 (72)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsMaurizio BeniniKristin ChenowethDeborah VoigtRossini's sparkling comedy is given a new shine here under the direction of Broadway director Bartlett Sher. Count Almaviva is smitten by the feisty Rosina, but she is kept under lock and key by Dr. Bartolo. Send for Figaro to help.Tuesday, March 31, 2020
- 2006– 3h 8mNot Rated8.1 (44)TV EpisodeDirectorPeter SellarsStarsJames MaddalenaJanis KellyRobert BrubakerUS President Richard Nixon, wife Pat, and Henry Kissinger travel to China to visit Chairman and Madame Mao in 1972, normalizing relations between the countries for the first time in 25 years. Both sides wonder if this for the better.Wednesday, April 1, 2020
- 2006– 3h 54mNot Rated8.8 (31)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsYannick Nézet-SéguinDeborah VoigtRoberto AlagnaFamily jealousy, threat of rebellion, political back-stabbing and the Inquisition weigh heavy on the court of King Phillip II. The tension finally ignites at the King's coronation, where a number of heretics are to be burnt at the stake.Thursday, April 2, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated8.3 (39)TV EpisodeDirectorMatthew DiamondStarsGianandrea NosedaPatricia RacetteMariusz KwiecienFriday, April 3, 2020
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsFabio LuisiAnita RachvelishviliZeljko LucicMacbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.Saturday, April 4, 2020
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsCarlo RizziSusanna PhillipsMatthew RoseTwo Druid priestesses fall for a fickle Roman proconsul, with tragic results.Sunday, April 5, 2020
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsNicola LuisottiIsabel LeonardDmitry BelosselskiyMonday, April 6, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated8.1 (29)TV EpisodeDirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsDeborah VoigtMarcello GiordaniLucio GalloMinnie, the titular "Girl of the Golden West" is saloon-keeper, nurse, and Bible school teacher to a camp of miners during the California Gold Rush. When the mysterious Mr. Johnson arrives, the miners suspicions (and jealousies) are roused.Tuesday, April 7, 2020
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJames LevineRenée FlemingCarlo BosiThe story of Sir John Falstaff, a portent womanizer down on his luck, and the "Merry Wives of Windsor" whom he is trying to woo.Wednesday, April 8, 2020
- DirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsDaniele GattiEric OwensRené PapeMany arguments have been made about Wagner's last opera: claims of racism, anti-Semitism, misogyny. The story is simple, really: the Knights who were supposed to guard the Holy Relics managed to lose one; now God wants it back, or else.Thursday, April 9, 2020
- 2006– 3h 30mNot Rated8.1 (25)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsGianandrea NosedaAilyn PérezDiego SilvaVerona, eighteenth century, a choir speaks of the endless enmity between the Montague and Capulet families, and the love of their children, Romeo and Juliette.Friday, April 10, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated8.4 (45)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJames LevineSusan GrahamJohn Del CarloAfter disinheriting his nephew Ernesto, the elderly Pasquale seeks a wife to produce an heir for his estate. Dr. Malatesta sympathizes with Ernesto and devises a plan to help Ernesto regain his inheritance and the widow Norina.Saturday, April 11, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated7.6 (31)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsDavid RobertsonJoyce DiDonatoBen BlissTwo men enter a bet with intriguer Alfonso that their women will stay true, but disguise themselves, switch partners, and regretfully seduce their targets.Sunday, April 12, 2020
- DirectorBarbara Willis SweeteOtto SchenkStarsYannick Nézet-SéguinSusan GrahamDísella LárusdóttirThe original story of the little mermaid. She is in love with a human and makes a deal with a witch to be able to be human. The deal is she has to convince him that she is his love but she has to give up Her voice to become human.Monday, April 13, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated7.8 (32)TV EpisodeDirectorBrian LargeStarsValery GergievPatricia RacetteValerian RuminskiBoris might have been a good Czar except for that thing he did years ago: he murdered the child who was the true heir to Russia's throne. Now nightmares, his conscience, the Council of Ministers and a brewing rebellion threaten his rule.Tuesday, April 14, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated8.8 (37)TV EpisodeDirectorBrian LargeStarsMarco ArmiliatoRenée FlemingMonica YunusMagda, mistress to wealthy Rambaldo, wants romance with a younger man. She moves in with Ruggero until his cash runs out.Wednesday, April 15, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated8.6 (38)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsMaurizio BeniniRenée FlemingStéphane DegoutThe young Count Ory takes advantage of the fact that the village men are off fighting, and breaks into the castle to declare his love to Adele. His sidekick Isolier reveals Ory's plans to her, and the two of them hatch a plan to trick Ory.Thursday, April 16, 2020
- 2006– 2h 53mNot Rated8.5 (35)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsPatrick SummersRenée FlemingMarcello GiordaniOn shore leave in Japan, Lt. Pinkerton is ready for action and finds it in a wedding broker. Cio-Cio-San naively believes the marriage is real. Wait until the real Mrs. Pinkerton hears about this: there's sure to be a Little Trouble ahead.Friday, April 17, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated8.7 (35)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsGianandrea NosedaMatthew PolenzaniSarah Joy MillerAn actress and a princess vie for the same man; a bouquet of poisoned violets ends the competition.Saturday, April 18, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated8.0 (30)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsSebastian WeigleMatthew PolenzaniElina GarancaSunday, April 19, 2020
- 2006– 1h 57mNot Rated8.5 (27)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsEsa-Pekka SalonenRenée FlemingNina StemmeElektra mourns for her father who was recently murdered because of her mother. Even though her sister tries to console her, she plans her revenge when her brother Orestes returns.Monday, April 20, 2020
- 2006– 2h 30mNot Rated8.3 (40)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsEmmanuel VillaumeIsabel LeonardChristian ZarembaSinger tries to save her artist-boyfriend from the consequences of his politics, with tragic results.Tuesday, April 21, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated8.5 (23)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJames LevineDeborah VoigtJoseph CallejaThree acts, book-ended by a Prologue and Epilogue, tell the poet Hoffman's failed loves. The first was just a doll, the second a dying singer, and the third a lady of the evening. That's Hoffman, looking for love in all the wrong places.Wednesday, April 22, 2020
- 2006– 2h 42mNot Rated8.0 (43)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsAndrew DavisJoyce DiDonatoJeffrey MattseyThursday, April 23, 2020
- 2006– 2h 46mNot Rated7.0 (26)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsFabio LuisiDeborah VoigtLuigi RoniThe self-sacrificing courtesan with a heart of gold, and yes, she's going to die before it's over, and it will be too late to make amends for those who have wronged her. That's why the big clock in the background is ticking away like that.Friday, April 24, 2020
Saturday, April 25, 2020: At-Home Gala
Live Start Time of 1PM EDT
More than 40 leading artists perform in a live stream from their homes around the world. - 2006– Not Rated8.6 (30)TV EpisodeDirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsJoyce DiDonatoFabio LuisiDeborah VoigtSunday, April 26, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated8.8 (39)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsMarco ArmiliatoRenée FlemingMary Jo HeathThe first of the "Three Queens" operas by Donizetti tells of Anne Boleyn's disastrous marriage to Henry VIII. Anna Netrebko plays the doomed queen, Ildar Abdrazakov is her Henry VIII, and Stephen Costello is Lord Percy.Monday, April 27, 2020
- 2006– 2h 41mNot Rated8.9 (31)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsMaurizio BeniniDeborah VoigtElza van den HeeverAccusations and hostilities are hurled back and forth between Mary, Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth.Tuesday, April 28, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated8.6 (27)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsMaurizio BeniniDeborah VoigtElina GarancaWednesday, April 29, 2020
- 2006– 2h 30mNot Rated7.6 (31)TV EpisodeDirectorHabib AzarStarsRobert SpanoAnthony Roth CostanzoMarie Te HapukuSerial office-safe thief is finally caught by her latest boss, who then blackmails her into marriage. The psychological underpinnings for her thievery and her rejection of men are revealed.Thursday, April 30, 2020
- StarsFiorenza CossottoSimon EstesJames McCrackenEgypt is at war with Ethiopia. Aida, captive Ethiopian slave, is in love Radames, captain of the Egyptian army. Amneris, Pharoah's daughter, is also in love with Radames. Aida is forced to choose either loyalty to Ethiopia or Radames.Friday, May 1, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated8.2 (29)TV EpisodeDirectorMatthew DiamondStarsBertrand de BillyAnthony Roth CostanzoPlácido DomingoA young woman and her beloved have other marital obligations arranged by their fathers.Saturday, May 2, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated7.6 (26)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsGianandrea NosedaEric OwensIldar AbdrazakovSunday, May 3, 2020
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsBryn TerfelCecilia BartoliDwayne CroftIt's wedding day for Figaro and Susanna, servants in the Almaviva household. Obvious to all on the estate, Count Almaviva has been making advances toward Susanna. The Count's wife, with Figaro and Susanna, plots to expose and humiliate him.Monday, May 4, 2020
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsLouis LangréeRenée FlemingJames MorrisFrench composer Ambroise Thomas sticks close to Shakespeare's basic plot, with an added Mad Scene for Ophelia. Simon Keenlyside is the brooding Prince of Denmark, for whom the play's the thing in which to catch the conscience of the king.Tuesday, May 5, 2020
- 2006– 2h 51mNot Rated7.5 (17)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsSusanna MälkkiDeborah VoigtEric OwensA prince/troubadour in Aquitaine longs for love. A pilgrim matches him with a princess in Tripoli. A death occurs.Wednesday, May 6, 2020
- 2006– 2h 30mNot Rated7.3 (26)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsRenée FlemingRussell BraunJoseph KaiserWhich is greater among the arts, poetry or music? The opera explores that question in an allegorical tale: the Countess (Fleming), is torn between two suitors, the poet Olivier (Russell Braun) and the composer Flamand (Joseph Kaiser).Thursday, May 7, 2020
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsRenata ScottoMaralin NiskaLuciano PavarottiRodolfo and his friends are always broke or in debt, but that doesn't get in the way of fun or romance. When Rodolfo meets Mimi, it's love at first sight - but love is not enough for the penniless and sick.Friday, May 8, 2020
- DirectorSusan FroemkeStarsHumphrey BurtonLeontyne PriceFathom Events and The Metropolitan Opera present a special two-day event, The Opera House, a new film by award-winning documentary filmmaker Susan Froemke, on January 13 and 17 only. The Opera House surveys a remarkable period of the Metropolitan Opera's rich history and a time of great change for New York. Featuring rarely seen archival footage, stills, recent interviews, and a soundtrack of extraordinary Met performances, the film chronicles the creation of the Met's storied home of the last 50 years, against the backdrop of the artists, architects, and politicians who shaped the cultural life of New York City in the '50s and '60s.Saturday, May 9, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated7.9 (30)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsFabio LuisiSusan GrahamMarcelo ÁlvarezSunday, May 10, 2020
- 2006– 2h 46mNot Rated8.0 (27)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsAlain AltinogluPatricia RacetteSophie KochMonday, May 11, 2020
- 2006– 2h 22mNot Rated7.7 (24)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsThomas AdèsDeborah VoigtSimon KeenlysideComposer Ades employs a variety of musical styles, from dissonance to tonality, even a passacaglia for voices. The story follows Shakespeare's play: the banished magician Prospero regains his humanity after outsiders visit his island.Tuesday, May 12, 2020
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsJessye NormanKathleen BattleTatiana TroyanosWednesday, May 13, 2020
- 2006– 2h 54mNot Rated8.0 (24)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsDonald RunniclesNatalie DessayDean PetersonPeter Grimes, an unmarried, eccentric fisherman, can't keep an apprentice: they disappear mysteriously every time. In the absence of OSHA laws or child-protective services, the townspeople gather to conduct an inquest into the matter.Thursday, May 14, 2020
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsJoan SutherlandAlfredo KrausPablo ElviraEnrico wants sister Lucia to marry Arturo for political gain. Lucia loves his enemy Edgardo. When Edgardo is away, Enrico shows her a forged letter saying Edgardo is now married and to forget him. She marries Arturo, but tragedies compound.Friday, May 15, 2020
- 2006– 3h 18mNot Rated7.4 (38)TV EpisodeDirectorMatthew DiamondStarsMichele MariottiRenée FlemingPiotr BeczalaSet in rat-pack Las Vegas. Duke is Sinatra; Rigoletto is Don Rickles. Rigoletto owns a condo; he holds the elevator for the courtiers. Later on, when he finds a stranger's corpse in his car-trunk, why doesn't he drive her to the hospital?Saturday, May 16, 2020
- DirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsJames LevineEric OwensDmitry BelosselskiySunday, May 17, 2020
- DirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsJames LevineEric OwensNadine SierraMonday, May 18, 2020
- StarsPeter HofmannJohn MacurdyÉva MartonLohengrin is a Romantic opera in three acts composed and written by Richard Wagner, first performed in 1850. The opera has inspired other works of art. King Ludwig II of Bavaria named his fairy-tale castle "New Swan Castle", or "Neuschwanstein", after the Swan Knight. It was King Ludwig's patronage that later gave Wagner the means and opportunity to compose, build a theatre for, and stage his epic cycle The Ring of the Nibelung.CRNLThe most popular and recognizable part of the opera is the Bridal Chorus, better known as "Here Comes the Bride", often played as a processional at weddings in the West.Tuesday, May 19, 2020
- 2006– 3h 34mNot Rated8.3 (25)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsFabio LuisiDeborah VoigtKeith MillerThe Governor has not been carrying on a secret dalliance with best friend's wife, regardless of how matters appear. No matter, best friend Renato is convinced, and there's no talking him out of it. The truth will be unmasked at the Ball.Wednesday, May 20, 2020
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsYannick Nézet-SéguinAngel BlueChristine GoerkeThursday, May 21, 2020
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsJames MorrisJoan SutherlandJohn BrecknockFriday, May 22, 2020
- 2006– 3h 53mNot Rated7.4 (45)TV EpisodeDirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsYannick Nézet-SéguinJoyce DiDonatoJonas KaufmannThe oft-told tale of the scientist Faust, who sold his soul to the devil in exchange for an extra 24 years to live, is updated, apparently happening entirely in the confines of Faust's lab, which makes the Act 2 carnival hard to fathom.Saturday, May 23, 2020
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsFabio LuisiDeborah VoigtChristophe MortagneNaive Manon is seduced by Chevalier Des Grieux and she runs away with him to avoid being sent to the convent. Gradually she learns to use her beauty to her advantage in the world of men. In opera, that usually spells bad news for the woman.Sunday, May 24, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated8.3 (25)TV EpisodeDirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsJames LevineSusan GrahamThomas HampsonFrench composer Hector Berlioz puts a unique spin on the familiar tale of Faust, the scholar/scientist who sold his soul to the devil in exchange for love and knowledge. The story is told in 8 episodic scenes, in Cirque Du Soleil style.Monday, May 25, 2020
- 2006– 3h 49mNot Rated7.7 (21)TV EpisodeDirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsMarco ArmiliatoJoyce DiDonatoMarcello GiordaniThe opera that pushed Verdi onto the world stage. Ernani, outlawed nobleman, heads a resistance effort against Don Carlo, who killed Ernani's father. He also plans to elope with Elvira. Unfortunately, Don Carlo also is in love with Elvira.Tuesday, May 26, 2020
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsRenata ScottoPlácido DomingoPablo ElviraThe Chevalier des Grieux meets and seduces the young Manon when she is being escorted by her brother to a convent. Manon lives with des Grieux in Paris, but leaves him for a rich admirer. She is later arrested, charged with prostitution, and deported to Louisiana.Wednesday, May 27, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated7.9 (17)TV EpisodeDirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsFabio LuisiJoyce DiDonatoRichard BernsteinBerlioz' last large-scale work was an attempt to rise above what he viewed as shallow, crowd pleasing "grand" operas in vogue at the time. This is his retelling of nothing less than the Trojan Wars of antiquity; the style hints at Wagner.Thursday, May 28, 2020
- 2006– 2h 28mNot Rated8.4 (26)TV EpisodeDirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsEvelino PidòDeborah VoigtJennifer BlackAmina sleep-walks her way into the bedroom of a nobleman who is staying at the village inn. Enraged and humiliated, her fiancé breaks the engagement. The nobleman attests to her innocence, and Amina offers a demonstration of sleep-walking.Friday, May 29, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated8.0 (33)TV EpisodeDirectorMatthew DiamondStarsDomingo HindoyanSusanna PhillipsAshley EmersonSaturday, May 30, 2020
- 2006– 1h 53mNot Rated6.6 (26)TV EpisodeDirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsPatrick SummersDeborah VoigtJoseph KaiserOscar Wilde's scandalous play set to equally outrageous music by Richard Strauss. It caused riots when it opened but has become one of the most-often performed operas around the world.Sunday, May 31, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated8.4 (50)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsPatrick SummersBeverly SillsRenée FlemingEngland, 1640s. Civil war and politics interfere with Elvira's plans to marry Arturo, because he is helping Queen Elizabeth escape from the rebels. Elvira doesn't understand any of this, so she goes stark raving mad and sings a cadenza while lying flat on her back, her head hanging upside-down over the edge of the stage. Fearing that she might die of grief or fall over into the orchestra pit, Uncle Giorgio and Riccardo sing the complete version of "Suoni la tromba," including the repeats, and no cuts. Not to be upstaged by any of this, Arturo finally returns from his mission and explains everything by singing a high F above C, the highest note ever composed for tenor voice. There is much rejoicing. It's non-stop, nail-biting action, and Beverly Sills is on hand to provide commentary on the drama.Monday, June 1, 2020
- DirectorMatthew DiamondStarsLothar KoenigsDeborah VoigtMarlis PetersenTuesday, June 2, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated7.7 (26)TV EpisodeDirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsJames LevineJoyce DiDonatoStephanie BlytheGluck's first "reform" opera, meaning the music of the baroque era with its embellishments and improvisations is replaced with a simpler and more direct vocal style. This production is modernized and includes a host of celebrities in Hades.Wednesday, June 3, 2020
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsShirley VerrettLuciano PavarottiCornell MacNeilThursday, June 4, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated7.0 (36)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsThomas AdèsSusan GrahamJoseph KaiserFriday, June 5, 2020
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsYannick Nézet-SéguinEric OwensJeffrey MattseyThe Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.Saturday, June 6, 2020
- 2006– 2h 18mNot Rated9.0 (36)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJesús López CobosPlácido DomingoMary Jo HeathMissionary Athaniel converts the prostitute Thais to Christianity; he even leads her to enter a nunnery. The convent door slams shut: No Men Allowed. Oh no, cries Athaniel, I've fallen in love with her. Too bad, so sad. Meditate on that.Sunday, June 7, 2020
- 2006– 3h 6mNot Rated8.5 (25)TV EpisodeDirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsHarry BicketSusan GrahamBarbara FrittoliAn old-fashioned opera even in Mozart's day, but one that pleased the aristocrats. A plot to murder Roman Emperor Tito nearly succeeds, the Capitol burns, the traitors are caught, Tito forgives all. Give Mozart a break, he needed the cash.Monday, June 8, 2020
- 2006– 3h 33mNot Rated8.4 (23)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsValery GergievJoyce DiDonatoMzia NioradzeTuesday, June 9, 2020
- 2006– 1h 52mNot Rated6.7 (22)TV EpisodeDirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsVladimir JurowskiRenée FlemingMary Jo HeathSet in the industrialized 1950s, Hansel and Gretel are latch-key kids to a depressed mother and overworked father. The witch runs a stainless-steel kitchen with modern gadgets and a glass-door oven. One hopes it's the self-cleaning kind.Wednesday, June 10, 2020
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsTeresa StratasMarilyn HorneGraham ClarkThursday, June 11, 2020
Friday, June 12, and Saturday, June 13
At-Home Gala (Encore Screening) - DirectorMatthew DiamondStarsRenée FlemingAndreas SchollJoseph KaiserBertarido escaped to Hungary after Grimoaldo's armies had attacked, even though he had once been an ally of Bertarido. Now he has returned in disguise to rescue his wife and son, whom he left behind. But Rodelinda believes him to be dead.Sunday, June 14, 2020
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsRiccardo FrizzaDeborah VoigtJohn OsbornSoldiers rally outside Jerusalem, where a beautiful woman claims to be the rightful ruler. She begs the men to help her take the crown from evil uncle, Idraote. Little do they know, however, that this is a plot to destroy them from within.Monday, June 15, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated8.2 (23)TV EpisodeDirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsMaurizio BeniniChristopher MaltmanRyan Speedo GreenTuesday, June 16, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated8.0 (17)TV EpisodeDirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsSusan GrahamNatalie DessayPlácido DomingoIphigenie, banished daughter of Klytemnaestra, is now high priestess to Diana. Two strangers from Greece wash up on shore; when Iphigenie recognizes one as her brother, Orestes, she is powerless to stop his execution. Cue the goddess Diana.Wednesday, June 17, 2020
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsRichard VernonLeontyne PriceGiuseppe GiacominiLeonora plans to elope with Don Alvaro, but he accidentally shoots and kills her father, who curses them as he dies. The lovers go on the run, but get separated. Bent on revenge, Leonora's brother Don Carlo, hunts them down.Thursday, June 18 and Friday, June 19, 2020
- 2006– Not Rated8.7 (91)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsKaren KamensekJoyce DiDonatoZachary JamesPharaoh Akhnaten introduces monotheism before his people - and the priests - are ready.Saturday, June 20, 2020
- 2006– 3h 52mNot Rated7.7 (52)TV EpisodeDirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsDante AnzoliniEric OwensRichard CroftBased on the life of Mohandas K. Gandhi.Sunday, June 21, 2020
- 2006– 2h 46mNot Rated7.0 (26)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsFabio LuisiDeborah VoigtLuigi RoniThe self-sacrificing courtesan with a heart of gold, and yes, she's going to die before it's over, and it will be too late to make amends for those who have wronged her. That's why the big clock in the background is ticking away like that.Monday, June 22, 2020
- 2006– 3h 4mNot Rated7.3 (30)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsGerald FinleySasha CookeEric OwensComposer John Adams re-creates the tension at Los Alamos, 1945, the night before the first atom bomb is tested. Gerald Finley portrays Dr. Oppenheimer; the first act ends with a soul-searching aria, "Batter My Heart." (text by John Dryden).Tuesday, June 23, 2020
- 2006– 3h 20mNot Rated7.2 (22)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsMark ElderSusan GrahamRoberto AlagnaWednesday, June 24, 2020
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsMaurizio BeniniNadine SierraCarlo BosiThursday, June 25, 2020
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsKathleen BattleLuciano PavarottiJuan PonsPeasant boy buys love potion to woo rich girl. When that fails, he enlists in the army for a cash bonus, and buys more potion.Friday, June 26, 2020
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