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Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta / Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle

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Mariusz Treliński’s haunting production of the pairing of Tchaikovsky’s and Bartók’s one-act operas returns. Sonya Yoncheva is the blind princess Iolanta, opposite Matthew Polenzani as the dashing knight Vaudémont, and Gerald Finley is the menacing Bluebeard, with Angela Denoke as his doomed new wife. Henrik Nánási conducts.

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Tomorrow at 7:30 PM

Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Debussy’s mesmerizing meditation on love and betrayal, which returns for the first time in almost a decade. Paul Appleby and Isabel Leonard are the naïve title lovers.

Today 8:00 pm Iolanta / Bluebeard’s Castle

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Tomorrow 7:30 pm Pelléas et Mélisande

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Saturday 1:00 pm Carmen

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Saturday 8:00 pm Adriana Lecouvreur

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The Poetry of Pelléas

Yannick Nézet-Séguin turns his attention this month to Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande, which returns to the Met stage for the first time in eight years on January 15. He recently discussed conducting one of opera’s landmark masterpieces.

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Carmen

The 2018–19 season of the Met's award-winning global movie theater transmission series continues with Bizet's hair-raising tale of passion, betrayal, and revenge. Clémentine Margaine is the fiery title Gypsy, with Roberto Alagna as her desperate lover Don José.

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Saturday at 1 PM

Bizet’s Carmen

Clémentine Margaine reprises her remarkable portrayal of opera’s ultimate seductress, with Roberto Alagna as Don José and Aleksandra Kurzak as Micaëla. Louis Langrée conducts.

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Monster or Man

Gerald Finley returns to the Met this month to sing Duke Bluebeard, the menacing character at the heart of Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle, opening January 24. He recently spoke about finding the humanity in one of the repertoire’s most malevolent figures.

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Thus Spake Kathleen Turner

The legendary star of stage and screen discusses her upcoming Met debut in the comic speaking role of the Duchess of Krakenthorp in Donizetti's La Fille du Régiment, opening February 7.

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Aida in HD

Anna Netrebko stars in the monumental title role of the Verdi classic, alongside Anita Rachvelishvili as Amneris, in the first Live in HD presentation of the season, now available to stream on Met Opera on Demand. 

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Avoid the Wait

The Grand Tier Restaurant is the perfect addition to your night at the opera. You can now pre-order for the entire 2018–19 season and have your food and drinks waiting for you at intermission.

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