Since its founding in 1883, The Metropolitan Opera has remained a shining beacon for the most innovative and skilled singers, conductors, composers, musicians, directors, designers, visual artists, choreographers, and dancers from across the globe. Each year, the Met stages over 200 opera performances in New York City for over 800,000 attendees of the opera house, as well as millions more through new media distribution initiatives and state-of-the-art technology.
A co-production of Verdi's classic by the Metropolitan Opera and Teatr Wielki–Polish National Opera.
Charles Gounod's riveting operatic adaptation of Shakespeare's classic romantic tragedy.
A new production of Giacomo Puccini's sweeping romantic opera.
A returning production of the story of the tragic geisha.
Bizet's heart-pounding classic opera returns in a contemporary new staging.
Two of today’s most thrilling voices share the title role of the legendary cold-hearted princess.
A jazz-infused opera by Terence Blanchard, based on the Book by Charles M. Blow.
A new opera joining together religious and secular texts across languages to retell the Nativity.
A modern opera adaptation of the classic 2002 film about three women finding themselves across eras.
A new production of Christoph Willibald Gluck's operatic take on the classic Orpheus tale.
Giuseppe Verdi's classic opera about the ruler of ancient Babylon returns to the Met.
A new production of Wagner's classic romantic opera.