“Soave sia il vento”
As the boat sails off to sea with Ferrando and Guglielmo aboard, Alfonso and the sisters wish them safe travel in this Act 1 trio sung by Amanda Majeski, Serena Malfi, and Christopher Maltman.
“Donne mie, la fate a tanti”
In Guglielmo’s Act II aria, sung by Adam Plachetka, he sympathizes with Ferrando who has just learned his betrothed Dorabella didn't resist strongly to Guglielmo's attempts to woo her in disguise.
E se ancor libero
Javier Camarena sings an excerpt from Idreno’s Act I aria in which he expresses his love and desire for the beautiful Azema.
Semiramide - Trailer
Experience Rossini’s masterpiece starring Angela Meade as Queen Semiramide and Elizabeth DeShong as Arsace, the Queen’s fiancé and her own son. Javier Camarena, Ildar Abdrazakov and Ryan Speedo Green complete the cast. Maurizio Benini conducts.
Bel raggio lusinghier
Angela Meade sings an excerpt from the title character’s Act I aria, in which she proclaims her love for Arsace, whom she thinks loves her in return.
Behind the Scenes with Composer Peter Boyer
In this behind-the-scenes clip, Peter Boyer gives insight into how the orchestration, dramatic readings and historic visuals work in tandem to make his Grammy-nominated composition "Ellis Island: The Dream of America," a moving musical experience.
The story of an immigrant child's journey to Ellis Island
In this excerpt, Camryn Manheim performs the words of 10-year-old Russian immigrant Katherine Beychok, who traveled to America in 1910 and wrote about her experience seeing the Statue of Liberty for the first time.
Excerpt from composer Peter Boyer’s “Ellis Island: The Dream
Using historic Ellis Island images, this Grammy-nominated score by Peter Boyer and performed by Pacific Symphony celebrates the American immigrant experience.
Ellis Island: The Dream of America with Pacific Symphony
THIRTEEN’s Great Performances and Pacific Symphony, led by music director Carl St.Clair, pay tribute to America’s history with a performance of composer Peter Boyer’s “Ellis Island: The Dream of America,” a Grammy-nominated contemporary classical work celebrating the historic American immigrant experience.
"Vissi d'arte" from Puccini's Tosca
Sonya Yoncheva sings the title character’s Act II aria, as she thinks of her lover and their fate.
Mia gelosa!
Sonya Yoncheva and Vittorio Grigolo sing Tosca and Cavaradossi’s Act I duet in the final dress rehearsal.
Tosca - Trailer
Don't miss Puccini’s thrilling classic, with Sonya Yoncheva, Vittorio Grigolo and Željko Lučić.
Leontyne Price on Opening the Metropolitan Opera
Soprano Leontyne Price recalls being chosen to open The Opera House with the premiere of Samuel Barber’s Antony and Cleopatra in 1966.
The Groundbreaking Ceremony of Lincoln Center
With remarks by Leonard Bernstein and President Eisenhower, plus music by the New York Philharmonic, Juilliard Chorus, and the Metropolitan Opera, ground broke on Lincoln Center.
The Chandeliers - How an Accident Became Art
Architect Kyna Leski breaks down her father's story on how a wonderful accident while drawing the chandeliers became one of the most aesthetically pleasing additions to The Opera House.
A Broken Stage for Opening Night
What do you do when a giant turntable designed to move an army on stage for opening night doesn't work?
The Opera House - Preview
Explore the rich history of the Met Opera’s Lincoln Center home and the cultural life of 1950s-60s New York City. Features famed soprano Leontyne Price, the Met’s general manager Rudolf Bing, city planner Robert Moses and architect Wallace Harrison.
Sonya Yoncheva and Michael Fabiano sing
Sonya Yoncheva as Mimì and Michael Fabiano as Rodolfo sing "O soave fanciulla" from Puccini's La Bohème.
La Boheme Trailer
See the classic Puccini opera starring Sonya Yoncheva as Mimì and Michael Fabiano as Rodolfo. In 1830s Paris, the budding romances of two couples are tested by jealousy, poverty and illness. Marco Armiliato conducts.
L’Elisir d’Amore: " Una Furtiva Lagrima"
Season 12 of Great Performances at the Met continues Sunday, April 29 at 12:00 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) with Donizetti’s classic comic opera L’Elisir d’Amore. Pretty Yende portrays the feisty Adina, opposite Matthew Polenzani as Nemorino, with Davide Luciano as Belcore and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo as Dulcamara.
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