Tickets to “For Ukraine: A Concert of Remembrance and Hope” go on sale tomorrow, February 1, at 12PM ET. Visit the link in our bio to purchase tickets. The concert will also be broadcast live via radio. On February 24, the Metropolitan Opera presents a concert to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, in association with @LincolnCenter and the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the @UnitedNations . Met Music Director @NezetSeguin leads the @MetOrchestra , @MetChorus , and star soloists in a program of Mozart’s Requiem and Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, as well as the Ukrainian National Anthem and Valentin Silvestrov’s “Prayer for Ukraine.” The soloists will be soprano Golda Schultz (@goldsoprano ) and mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo (@thee.dangelo ), as well as Ukrainian tenor @DmytroPopov and Ukrainian bass-baritone @Vladyslav_Buialskyi . To support relief efforts in Ukraine, please visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (link in bio). Photo by @evzmm / Met Opera
Norma, Bellini’s scorching bel canto drama, returns to the Met stage on February 28! David McVicar’s fiery production stars soprano @SonyaYoncheva in her Met role debut as the fearless title priestess, adding another major heroine to her impressive list of Met roles. Maestro Maurizio Benini conducts an extraordinary cast that also features mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova (@gubanova_mezzo ), tenor Michael Spyres (@spikelmyers ), and bass-baritone Christian Van Horn (@vanhorncvh ). Opens February 28: bit.ly/39paw1t Photos by Ken Howard / Met Opera #MetOpera #Bellini #Norma #BelCanto #NewYork
Next month, Wagner’s soaring masterpiece Lohengrin makes its triumphant return to the Met stage after 17 years! Director François Girard kicked off preparations for his new production with a special presentation that introduced the cast to his artistic vision, which includes an atmospheric staging that weds his striking visual style and keen dramatic insight to Wagner’s breathtaking music. Met Music Director @NezetSeguin conducts a supreme cast led by tenor @PiotrBeczala in the title role, alongside sopranos Tamara Wilson and Christine Goerke (@heldenmommy ), bass-baritone @Evgeny.Nikitin.Bass , and bass @guntherfriedrichgroissbock . Opens February 26. In cinemas and Live at Home on March 18. Photos by Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera
Listeners’ Choice returns! As part of the 2022–23 season of Saturday Matinee Broadcasts, the Toll Brothers–Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network will present an iconic broadcast from our archives—chosen by you, our beloved radio audience. The opera that receives the most votes will be broadcast on March 4. Visit the link in bio to listen to every option and vote for your favorite! Voting remains open through January 31. Photo by Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera #MetOpera #MetRadio #MetropolitanOperaRadio #SaturdayMatineeBroadcast
Enjoy a live broadcast of Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites today, January 28, at 1PM ET! Tune in to the Toll Brothers–Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network or Metropolitan Opera Radio on @SiriusXM channel 355. Maestro Bertrand de Billy conducts John Dexter’s striking production, starring @AilynPerezSoprano as Blanche de la Force. The sensational cast also features soprano @SabineDevieilhe in her highly anticipated Met debut, soprano Christine Goerke (@heldenmommy ), mezzo-sopranos @jbartonmezzo and @Alice.Coote , tenor @PiotrBuszewski (also in his company debut), and bass-baritone Laurent Naouri. Photos by Marty Sohl / Met Opera #DialoguesdesCarmelites #Carmelites #Poulenc #MetOpera
Happy birthday Mozart! 🎉 🎂 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg on this day in 1756, and after more than two centuries, his works remain the cornerstones of the operatic repertoire. Earlier this season, our audiences enjoyed a revival of his early masterpiece Idomeneo, and this spring, we will raise the curtain on new productions of Don Giovanni and Die Zauberflöte. What is your favorite opera by Mozart? Pictured: 1) Portrait of Mozart, circa 1780; 2) A scene from Idomeneo, photo by Karen Almond / Met Opera; 3) Baritone Peter Mattei in the title role of Don Giovanni, photo by @PaolaKudacki / Met Opera; 4) Soprano Erin Morley (@morleysoprano ) and tenor Lawrence Brownlee (@brownleetenor ) as Pamina and Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, photo by @ZenithRichards / Met Opera.
The Met’s new production of Giordano’s Fedora features many elegant and eye-catching costumes, ranging from formal gowns to leisurely alpine attire. Enjoy these exclusive behind-the-scenes photos, featuring the @MetOperaChorus , and @MetOperaActors . Sopranos @SonyaYoncheva and @Rosa_Feola , tenor @PiotrBeczala , and baritone @SergioVitale_ (in his Met debut) take the stage tomorrow, January 28, for the final performance of Fedora. Photos by Rubén Sosa / Met Opera #Giordano #Fedora #MetOpera
The @metoperachorus has been very busy this month. They feature in all four of our current productions! Meet Met choristers Rachele Schmiege (@rockyroad ) and Ross Benoliel and see the costumes that they wear in Verdi’s La Traviata, Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore, Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites, and Giordano’s Fedora. Which costume is your favorite? See all four productions on stage this week: La Traviata tonight, January 26; L’Elisir d’Amore on Friday, January 27; Dialogues des Carmélites (matinee) and Fedora (evening) on Saturday, January 28. #MetChorus #Costumes #OperaCostumes #MetOpera
Tune in tonight for a live radio broadcast of Verdi’s La Traviata! Maestro Marco Armiliato leads the final winter performance of Verdi’s beloved tragedy, starring soprano @ermonelajaho , tenor Ismael Jordi (@ismjordi ), and baritone @amartuvshinenkhbat . Listen on @SiriusXM channel 355 or metopera.org/radio tonight, January 26, at 7:25PM ET. La Traviata returns on March 4. Photos by Ken Howard / Met Opera #LaTraviata #LiveBroadcast #Broadcast #MetOpera #Verdi
Thank you to everyone who joined us at @CarnegieHall ’s Weill Recital Hall on Monday for the @MetOrchestra Chamber Ensemble concert, featuring baritone Joshua Hopkins (barihopkins1) and narrator @LievSchreiber . Join us for our next Carnegie Hall performance on Saturday, February 11, featuring the full Met Orchestra and bass-baritone Ryan @SpeedoGreen . Maestro @DanieleRustioni conducts Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, Mussorgsky’s Songs and Dances of Death, and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. Photos by @evzmm / Met Opera #CarnegieHall #MetOrchestra #ChamberEnsemble #ChamberMusic
The engrossing mezzo-sopranos @alice.coote and Jamie Barton (@jbartonmezzo ) star as Madame de Croissy and Mother Marie in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites. Watch this clip of the prioress’s tragic death scene in Act I from the final dress rehearsal. Maestro Bertrand de Billy conducts John Dexter’s classic production. Dialogues des Carmélites is on stage tonight, January 25, and Saturday, January 28. Videography by Neville Braithwaite / Met Opera #Poulenc #DialoguesdesCarmelites #Carmelites #MetOpera
Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites returns to the stage tomorrow, January 25, starring the sensational sopranos @AilynPerezSoprano and @SabineDevieilhe as Blanche de la Force and Constance. Enjoy this clip of Pérez and Devieilhe singing an excerpt from Act II in the final dress rehearsal. Maestro Bertrand de Billy conducts John Dexter’s timeless production. On stage January 25 and 28. #DialoguesdesCarmelites #Carmelites #MetOpera #Poulenc