Verdi’s Macbeth: “Schiudi, inferno, la bocca ed inghiotti”The principal cast and the Met Chorus sing the Act I final in the final dress rehearsal. Production: Louisa Proske. Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin. 2026–27 season. Verdi’s opera is a powerful musical interpretation of Shakespeare’s timeless drama of ambition and its personal cost. Raising questions of fate, superstition, and power, it marks an important step on the composer’s path from his more conventional earli...
Verdi’s Macbeth: “La luce langue” (Lise Davidsen)Lise Davidsen sings an excerpt from Lady Macbeth’s Act II aria in the final dress rehearsal. Production: Louisa Proske. Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin. 2026–27 season. Verdi’s opera is a powerful musical interpretation of Shakespeare’s timeless drama of ambition and its personal cost. Raising questions of fate, superstition, and power, it marks an important step on the composer’s path from his more conventional earlier ...
The Met's 2026–27 season is finally hereThe place to be
Verdi’s Macbeth: TrailerQuinn Kelsey and Lise Davidsen star as the scheming monarchs in Louisa Proske’s thrilling new production of Verdi’s Shakespearean tragedy. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts. On stage Sep 22–Oct 20. 2026–27 season. Verdi’s opera is a powerful musical interpretation of Shakespeare’s timeless drama of ambition and its personal cost. Raising questions of fate, superstition, and power, it marks an important step on the composer’s path from...
Mozart’s Così fan tutte: “Un’aura amorosa” (Duke Kim)Duke Kim sings an excerpt from Ferrando’s Act I aria in an early stage rehearsal. Production: Phelim McDermott. Conductor: Nimrod David Pfeffer. 2026–27 season. Videography by Pete Scalzitti. The third and final collaboration of Mozart and librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte is a fascinating paradox: a frothy comedy of manners with a dark perspective on human nature, an old story with a startlingly modern tone, and a beautiful sc...
Verdi’s Macbeth: “Una macchia è qui tuttora!” (Lise Davidsen)Lise Davidsen sings an excerpt from Lady Macbeth’s Act IV aria in an early stage rehearsal. Production: Louisa Proske. Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin. 2026–27 season. Videography by Neville Braithwaite. Verdi’s opera is a powerful musical interpretation of Shakespeare’s timeless drama of ambition and its personal cost. Raising questions of fate, superstition, and power, it marks an important step on the compo...
Verdi’s Macbeth: “Come dal ciel precipita” (Ryan Speedo Green)Ryan Speedo Green sings an excerpt from Banquo’s Act II aria in an early stage rehearsal. Production: Louisa Proske. Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin. 2026–27 season. Videography by Neville Braithwaite. Verdi’s opera is a powerful musical interpretation of Shakespeare’s timeless drama of ambition and its personal cost. Raising questions of fate, superstition, and power, it marks an important step on the compos...
Mozart’s Così fan tutte: “Ah guarda sorella”Federica Lombardi and Samantha Hankey sing an excerpt from Fiordiligi and Dorabella’s Act I duet in the final dress rehearsal. Production: Phelim McDermott. Conductor: Nimrod David Pfeffer. 2026–27 season. The third and final collaboration of Mozart and librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte is a fascinating paradox: a frothy comedy of manners with a dark perspective on human nature, an old story with a startlingly modern tone, and a beautiful...
Opening Night at the Met 2026–27The place to be in NYC
Macbeth Opening Night BowsWhat a way to begin the season!
Verdi’s Macbeth: “Fatal mia donna! un murmure” (Quinn Kelsey, Lise Davidsen)Quinn Kelsey and Lise Davidsen sing an excerpt from the title character and Lady Macbeth’s Act I duet in the final dress rehearsal. Production: Louisa Proske. Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin. 2026–27 season. Verdi’s opera is a powerful musical interpretation of Shakespeare’s timeless drama of ambition and its personal cost. Raising questions of fate, superstition, and power, it marks an important...
Saint-Saëns’s Samson et Dalila: TrailerClay Hilley and Aigul Akhmetshina star as the biblical hero of legendary strength and the seductive Philistine whose beauty overpowers him, with Giacomo Sagripanti conducting the Met’s spectacular production. On stage Nov 27–Dec 23. 2026–27 Season. In adapting the legendary biblical love story for the stage, Saint-Saens crafted a score that brilliantly animated all the powerful and diverse colors in the iconic tale, from the lurid to the e...
Verdi’s Macbeth: “Ah, la paterna mano” (Freddie De Tommaso)Freddie De Tommaso sings an excerpt from Macduff’s Act IV aria in an early stage rehearsal. Production: Louisa Proske. Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin. 2026–27 season. Videography by Neville Braithwaite. Verdi’s opera is a powerful musical interpretation of Shakespeare’s timeless drama of ambition and its personal cost. Raising questions of fate, superstition, and power, it marks an important step on the composer...
Mozart’s Così fan tutte: In RehearsalRehearsals are underway for the return of Mozart’s satirical comedy of young love in Phelim McDermott’s acclaimed staging. Nimrod David Pfeffer conducts a cast of some of today’s leading Mozarteans. Videography by Neville Braithwaite. 2026–27 season. The third and final collaboration of Mozart and librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte is a fascinating paradox: a frothy comedy of manners with a dark perspective on human nature, an old story with a st...
Verdi’s Macbeth: In RehearsalRehearsals are underway for Louisa Proske’s highly anticipated new production of Verdi’s Macbeth, starring Quinn Kelsey and Lise Davidsen. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts. Videography by Neville Braithwaite. 2026–27 season. Verdi’s opera is a powerful musical interpretation of Shakespeare’s timeless drama of ambition and its personal cost. Raising questions of fate, superstition, and power, it marks an important step on the compose...
Getting Ready for the 2026-27 Season at the Metropolitan OperaOpening Night is almost here
Mozart’s Così fan tutte: “Soave sia il vento” (Federica Lombardi, Samantha Hankey, Gerald Finley)Federica Lombardi, Samantha Hankey, and Gerald Finley sing an excerpt from Fiordiligi, Dorabella, and Don Alfonso’s Act I trio in an early stage rehearsal. Production: Phelim McDermott. Conductor: Nimrod David Pfeffer. Videography by Pete Scalzitti. The third and final collaboration of Mozart and librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte is a fascinating paradox: a frothy comedy of manners with a...
Verdi’s Macbeth: “Or tutti sorgete” (Lise Davidsen)Lise Davidsen sings an excerpt from Lady Macbeth’s Act I aria in an early stage rehearsal. Production: Louisa Proske. Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin. 2026–27 season. Videography by Neville Braithwaite. Verdi’s opera is a powerful musical interpretation of Shakespeare’s timeless drama of ambition and its personal cost. Raising questions of fate, superstition, and power, it marks an important step on the composer’s pat...
Verdi’s Macbeth: “Mal per me che m’affidai” (Quinn Kelsey)Quinn Kelsey sings an excerpt from the title character’s Act IV aria in an early stage rehearsal. Production: Louisa Proske. Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin. 2026–27 season. Videography by Neville Braithwaite. Verdi’s opera is a powerful musical interpretation of Shakespeare’s timeless drama of ambition and its personal cost. Raising questions of fate, superstition, and power, it marks an important step on the ...
Macbeth at the Met Opera - Fight RehearsalPoetry in motion
2026 Met Orchestra European Festival TourTake a look back at the Met Orchestra’s 2026 European Festival Tour, which brought them to three of the world’s most prestigious music festivals, conducted by Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Videography by Pete Scalzitti.
Behind the Scenes at the Met OperaAll fun and games
2026 Met Orchestra Tour: Notre-Dame de ParisWhile in Paris as part of their recent European Festival Tour, members of the Met Orchestra brass section were honored to make an unforgettable visit to the historic Notre-Dame de Paris. As the sun rose over the city, the musicians offered a special performance of Gabrieli’s “Canzon per Sonar Septimi Toni à 8” from atop the terrace of the construction site of the cathedral. Discover more about the ongoing restoration of this internation...
2026 Met Orchestra Tour: Richard Wagner MuseumDuring their recent European Festival Tour, Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and members of the Met Orchestra visited Lucerne’s Richard Wagner Museum, where they gave a special performance of the Siegfried Idyll, which premiered on the villa’s staircase on Christmas morning 1870. Videography by Pete Scalzitti Musicians featured include Benjamin Bowman (concertmaster), Angela Wee (principal associate concertmaster), Jeremías Sergian...
The Voice Must Be HeardThis season at the Metropolitan Opera, experience the unparalleled power of the greatest voices in the world. The Voice Must Be Heard.
The Met Orchestra visits Wagner's houseStairway to Heaven
Missy Mazzoli’s Lincoln in the Bardo: TrailerMissy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek’s new opera, based on George Saunders’s hit novel, has its world premiere in a dazzling production by Lileana Blain-Cruz. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts. 2026–27 season. On stage Oct 19–Nov 14. American composer Missy Mazzoli arrives at the Met with a bewitching adaptation of George Saunders’s Booker Prize–winning novel. Set in the “bardo,” the intermediate state bet...
Luciano Pavarotti's costume from Un Ballo in Maschera, preserved by Met ArchivesSuper singer with superstitions
Mozart’s The Magic Flute: Audience TestimonialsMembers of the audience share their experience attending the Met’s holiday presentation of Mozart’s enchanting fairy tale. Videography by Pete Scalzitti and Muriel Steinke. Mozart wrote The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte) with the clear intention of appealing to audiences from all walks of life. The story is told in a singspiel (“song-play”) format characterized by separate musical numbers connected by dialogue and stage activity,...
Classics at the Met This FallThe fall features the return of three of opera’s greatest works: Così fan tutte, La Bohème, and Tosca. Experience these timeless operatic favorites and more on stage at the Met. Tickets are on sale now. 2026–27 season. Buy tickets at the box office, on the Met Opera app, or at metopera.org.
2026 Met Orchestra Tour: Mahler Symphony No. 4As part of their 2026 European Festival Tour, the Met Orchestra returned to the prestigious Lucerne Festival for the first time in nearly 25 years. In this clip, they perform an excerpt from the third movement of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony, conducted by Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Videography by Pete Scalzitti.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Met Orchestra at the Royal Albert HallThe Olympics of Classical Music
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