Met Opera Live in HD 26-27 Season

BIZET

Carmen

Saturday, November 14  10:00am
Wednesday, November 18   1:00 & 6:30pm

In celebration of 20 years of The Met: Live HD, the iconic 2010 performance of Bizet’s masterpiece returns to cinemas, starring mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča in the title role and tenor Roberto Alagna as Don José. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, in his debut season, conducts Richard Eyre’s beloved production…MORE INFO

Giant

Thursday, December 3 1pm
Tuesday, December 15 6:30pm

GIANT, the 5-star critically acclaimed play starring John Lithgow (Killers of the Flower Moon, The Crown) as Roald Dahl, comes to the big screen. Winner of 3 Olivier Awards® including Best Play and a Tony Award® for Best Actor in a Play (John Lithgow), the production was filmed live in London’s West End ahead of its sold-out Broadway run…MORE INFO

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CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS

SAMSON ET DALILA

Saturday, December 5   9:00am
Wednesday, December 9   1 & 6:30pm

Saint-Saëns’s grand operatic take on the biblical tale returns with mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina and tenor Clay Hilley in the title roles. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Darko Tresnjak’s epic production…MORE INFO

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The Nutcracker

Sunday, December 6   1pm
Wednesday, December 16  6:30pm

At a cosy Christmas party, young Clara meets the mysterious magician Drosselmeyer, who gives her a nutcracker doll. When the guests have departed and the house is asleep, Clara sneaks downstairs in search of the doll. Instead, she finds Drosselmeyer, who whisks her away on a journey into a whole world of enchantment…MORE INFO

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MOZART

The Magic Flute

Saturday, December 12   11:00am

The Met’s abridged, English-language version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute made history in December 2006 as the first-ever Live in HD transmission. This historic performance of Julie Taymor’s magical production returns to cinemas this holiday season for a special encore presentation…MORE INFO

EXHIBITION On Screen

James McNeill Whistler

Tuesday, January 19   12:30pm & 6:30pm
Thursday, February 4   12:30pm

In an era of great change and great beauty emerged the character of James McNeill Whistler. Considered by some to be one of the great innovators of 19th century art, he was a contemporary of the Impressionists, much admired by Van Gogh and Manet. Boldly experimental and famously witty, Whistler disrupted the strict conventions of Victorian society in pursuit of a new cult of beauty, creating “art for art’s sake” and earning himself a place in the history of great art…MORE INFO

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PUCCINI

LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST

Saturday, January 23   10:00am
Wednesday, January 27   1 & 6:30pm

Puccini’s exhilarating drama of the Wild West returns with a new staging by celebrated British director Richard Jones. Soprano Vida Miknevičiūtė makes an important Met debut as Minnie, alongside tenor SeokJong Baek as Dick Johnson and Christoper Maltman as Jack Rance…MORE INFO

EXHIBITION On Screen

RENOIR & LOVE

Tuesday, February 9   12:30pm & 6:30pm
Thursday, February 25   12:30pm

Pierre-Auguste Renoir is one of the world’s favourite artists; a founding member of the Impressionist movement and a constantly evolving artist, he is unmatched at depicting human connection. The National Gallery’s blockbuster exhibition brings together vibrant masterpieces which explore love in all its forms, bringing colour and warmth into the cold winter months…MORE INFO

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KEVIN PUTS / LIBRETTO BY MARK CAMPBEL

SILENT NIGHT

Saturday, March 20   10:00am
Wednesday, March 24   1 & 6:30pm

Kevin Puts’s Pulitzer Prize–winning opera premieres at the Met,inspired by the true events of the 1914 Christmas truce, when soldiers set aside the horrors of the First World War and crossed the trenches to mingle, exchange gifts, and sing carols with the enemy. Debuting maestro Dalia Stasevska conducts an evocative staging by James Robinson…MORE INFO

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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Wednesday, March 31   6:30pm
Sunday, April 4  1pm

At a garden party on a sunny afternoon, Alice is surprised to see her parents’ friend Lewis Carroll transform into a white rabbit. When she follows him down a rabbit hole, events become curiouser and curiouser…As Alice journeys through Wonderland, she encounters countless strange creatures…MORE INFO

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MASSENET

Manon

Saturday, April 3   9:00am
Wednesday, April 7   1 & 6:30pm

Soprano Nadine Sierra stars as the irresistible title character of Massenet’s passionate drama, opposite tenor Matthew Polenzani as Manon’s idealistic lover, the Chevalier des Grieux, in Laurent Pelly’s breathtaking Belle Époque production…MORE INFO

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VERDI

Otello

Saturday, April 24   10:00am
Wednesday, April 28   1 & 6:30pm

Tenor Brian Jagde stars in the tour-de-force title role of Verdi’s monumental Shakespearean drama—one of the pinnacles of Italian opera—alongside soprano Ailyn Pérez as Desdemona in Bartlett Sher’s production. Michele Mariotti leads the full forces of the Met Orchestra and Chorus in the exhilarating score…MORE INFO

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Swan Lake

Wednesday, May 19   6:30pm
Sunday, May 23  1pm

Princess Odette is bound by a curse, turned into a swan by the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart. The spell can only be broken by a pledge of eternal love. When she meets Prince Siegfried, he is immediately enamoured by her fragile beauty and pledges to free her. But freedom is not promised for Odette as Von Rothbart conspires to thwart the lovers’ plans…MORE INFO

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WAGNER

PARSIFAL

Saturday, June 5   9:00am
Wednesday, June 9  12:00pm
Wednesday, June 16   5:30pm

Wagner’s transcendent final opera returns in François Girard’s acclaimed production. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts a cast of Wagnerian superstars, including tenor Piotr Beczała in the title role, mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča as Kundry, and baritone Peter Mattei as Amfortas…MORE INFO

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PUCCINI

Tosca

Saturday, May 8  10:00am
Wednesday, May 12   1:00 & 6:30pm

In celebration of 20 years of The Met: Live HD, the electrifying 2024 performance of Puccini’s Tosca returns to cinemas, starring soprano Lise Davidsen in the title role, tenor Freddie De Tommaso as Cavaradossi, and baritone Quinn Kelsey as Scarpia, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium…MORE INFO

EXHIBITION On Screen

MONET: PAINTING TIME

Tuesday, May 18   12:30pm & 6:30pm
Thursday, June 17   12:30pm

Exhibition on Screen brings the incredible story of one of the world’s favourite artists to global cinema screens in this spectacular feature documentary, based on Tate Modern’s first ever exhibition focussed solely on Claude Monet – Monet: Painting Time. Immerse yourself in Monet’s iconic masterpieces and his revolutionary use of light and colour. From his famous Water Lily series to Rouen Cathedral…MORE INFO