Berlioz’s epic masterpiece retells the magnificent saga of the aftermath of the Trojan War and the exploits of Aeneas. Rising tenor Bryan Hymel, in his Met debut, stars as the hero charged by the gods with the founding of the city of Rome. Susan Graham is Dido, Queen of Carthage, who becomes Aeneas’s lover, and Deborah Voigt sings Cassandra, the Trojan princess whose warnings about the impending destruction of Troy go unheeded. Francesca Zambello’s atmospheric production, featuring choreography by Doug Varone, is led by Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi.

All the throbbing eroticism—and ultimate heartbreak—of Puccini’s youthful score is unleashed by Jame...

The complete version of Verdi's Otello performed by Placido Domingo and Kiri Te Kanawa, at the Royal...

This is a joy from beginning to end. Although there are many tricks and ideas from Laurent Pelly, as...
The writer Dario Fo applies his inventive genius to Rossini's comic opera in its premiere DVD releas...

Sasha Regan’s award-winning All-male Company are set to lift everyone’s spirits with a treat in thei...

37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts...

David McVicar's exhilarating new production, with Anne Sofie von Otter in the title role, restores t...

This telecast offers a rare opportunity to see the legendary Joan Sutherland in the role that first ...

After the acclaimed Met premiere of Thomas Adès's "The Tempest" in 2012, the composer returned with ...

Premiered immediately before the enduring masterpieces Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, and La Traviata, Lui...

A rarely performed bel canto gem, Rossini’s Semiramide returned to the Met for the first time in nea...

Opera royalty Luciano Pavarotti brings dignity and power to the title role in this 1982 production. ...

Tosca is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giusep...

A Victor Hugo play, haunting and scandalous, provided the inspiration for Verdi’s mid-career masterp...

Just as a young woman is about to marry her sweetheart, she is discovered—by the entire village, to ...

What begins like a fairy-tale turns into a whimsical fantasy halfway between magic farce and Masonic...

"La Bohème" is one of Giacomo Puccini's most popular and timeless works and the second-most performe...

Live performance from the Schwetzinger Festspiele, 1987. At the age of 21, Italian composer Giacchin...

Jean-Marie Villegier's modern interpretation of Handel's "Rodelinda" – filmed live at the world-reno...

Recorded at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 1995, this acclaimed presentation of composer Gioachi...