Brünnhilde’s Battle Cry
Christine Goerke sings Brünnhilde’s Act II battle cry to Wotan (Greer Grimsley.)
Sieglinde & Siegmund
Eva-Maria Westbroek, as Sieglinde, sings of her love for her brother, Siegmund (Stuart Skelton) in an excerpt from Act I.
Die Walküre Preview
Experience a Wagnerian event for the ages starring Christine Goerke as the willful warrior Brünnhilde alongside Stuart Skelton, Eva-Maria Westbroek and Greer Grimsley. Philippe Jordan conducts.
Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2019 Preview
Enjoy the world-renowned Vienna Philharmonic’s annual concert from Schönbrunn Palace with guest conductor Gustavo Dudamel and famed pianist Yuja Wang playing works including Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” and Sousa’s “The Stars and Stripes Forever.”
The Stars and Stripes Forever
Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in a lively performance of John Philip Sousa's American classic "The Stars and Stripes Forever" at Schönbrunn Palace.
“Il faut partir” Excerpt
Pretty Yende sings Marie’s Act I aria in which she bids farewell to her beloved regiment and Tonio to go off with her aunt and learn to be a proper lady.
La Fille du Régiment Preview
Watch Donizetti’s romantic comedy about a budding military relationship starring Pretty Yende and Javier Camarena in a feast of bel canto vocal fireworks. Special guest Kathleen Turner makes her Met debut. Enrique Mazzola conducts.
"L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"
Clémentine Margaine sings Carmen's Habanera which serves as the entrance aria of the title character in Act I.
GP at the Met: Carmen Preview
Watch Sir Richard Eyre’s production of Bizet’s masterpiece starring Clémentine Margaine reprising her role as opera’s ultimate seductress alongside Roberto Alagna as her impassioned lover Don José. Louis Langréeconducts.
Adriana Lecouvreur Preview
Watch Cilea’s classic opera starring Anna Netrebko in the title role of the real-life French actress who dazzled 18th-century audiences with her on-and offstage passion, with Piotr Beczała as her lover, Maurizio.
"Libiamo ne' lieti calici" - Excerpt
Watch this lively excerpt of "Libiamo ne' lieti calici," one of the best-known melodies in opera, sung by Diana Damrau and Juan Diego Flórez.
"Sempre Libera" - Excerpt
Diana Damrau sings an excerpt of "Sempre Libera" from Act 1 of La Traviata.
La Traviata Preview
See Michael Mayer’s richly textured production of Verdi’s classic opera, starring soprano Diana Damrau as the tragic heroine Violetta and Juan Diego Flórez as her hapless lover Alfredo. Met Opera music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts.
Mark Antony & Citizens at Caesar's Funeral
Mark Antony addresses the crowd grieving for the death of Caesar and reads out his will to the people, inciting a riot.
Brutus Confronts Cassius
Brutus confronts Cassius about bribery and the potential of descending into corruption and bids him to remember the Ides of March.
Julius Caesar from Donmar Preview
Set in a women’s prison, Great Performances: Julius Caesar offers a powerful dramatization of the catastrophic consequences of a political leader’s extension of power beyond constitutional confines through an all-female lens.
"Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix"
Elīna Garanča sings Dalila’s Act II aria in which she attempts to seduce Samson into revealing the secret of his strength.
Samson et Dalila Preview
Watch Saint-Saëns’s biblical epic based on the tale of Samson and Delilah from the Book of Judges. Starring tenor Roberto Alagna and mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča in the title roles. Sir Mark Elder conducts.
Birgit and her "Tosca" Co-Stars
Nilsson performed "Tosca" numerous times in her career. See rare footage of her with her 1968 co-star, Italian lyric tenor Gianni Raimondi, and hear Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo describe performing a matinee with her in 1969.
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