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Met Stars Live in Concert: New Year’s Eve Gala

The Met rings in the new year with a gala performance featuring a dazzling quartet of Met stars—sopranos Angel Blue and Pretty Yende, and tenors Javier Camarena and Matthew Polenzani—live from the stunning Parktheater in Augsburg, Germany. Gala Committee packages with enhanced benefits are also available at a range of donation levels.

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The Met rings in the new year with a gala performance featuring a dazzling quartet of Met stars—sopranos Angel Blue and Pretty Yende, and tenors Javier Camarena and Matthew Polenzani—live from the stunning Parktheater in Augsburg, Germany. Gala Committee packages with enhanced benefits are also available at a range of donation levels.

The 2021–22 Season

We are proud to announce ambitious artistic plans for the company’s return in the 2021–22 season, including Met premieres of three contemporary operas and a total of six new productions.

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We are proud to announce ambitious artistic plans for the company’s return in the 2021–22 season, including Met premieres of three contemporary operas and a total of six new productions.

Nightly Opera Stream: Rigoletto

Starring as the Duke of Mantua, a role he sang 19 times at the Met, Luciano Pavarotti headlines a 1981 performance of Verdi’s mid-career masterpiece. The historic telecast also stars Louis Quilico as the brooding title jester and Christiane Eda-Pierre as his daughter, Gilda. This stream can be viewed until 3PM ET Thursday, December 31.

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The coronavirus pandemic has had serious economic implications for the Met and we need your help. Please make a gift to support our emergency campaign today. Your contribution will make a critical difference.

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Met Stars Live in Concert

Opera’s greatest stars perform in a groundbreaking new series of pay-per-view concerts from striking locations around the globe, each live via satellite and shot with multiple cameras. Tickets now on sale.

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Nightly Opera Streams, December 28–January 3

This week of free streams celebrates the great Luciano Pavarotti, one of the greatest singers of all time. Featuring seven of the beloved tenor’s most memorable performances—from the inaugural 1977 Live from the Met telecast of La Bohème to L’Elisir d’Amore in 1991—the lineup traces Pavarotti’s extraordinary Met career. Review the schedule and explore a collection of supplemental content.

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Family Holiday Festival

This holiday season, the Met presents a series of free virtual workshops to guide kids and families through Hansel and Gretel, a wickedly entertaining operatic adaptation of the classic fairy tale. All you need is a computer and a trail of breadcrumbs ...

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Nightly Opera Streams: Upcoming Schedule

Each day while the house is dark, a different encore presentation from the company’s Live in HD series is being made available for free streaming. Learn more about the initiative and explore the upcoming schedule.

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Saturday Matinee Radio Broadcasts: Listeners' Choice

Calling all radio listeners: Choose your favorite legendary archival Met performance to share with a worldwide audience! Select from ten historic broadcasts, which are available to preview for free this month through Met Opera on Demand. The top choice will be aired February 6.

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A Message to Our Audience

We regret to inform you that the Metropolitan Opera has made the extremely difficult decision to cancel the entirety of the 2020–21 season, based on the advice of health officials who advise the Met and Lincoln Center. However, we are pleased to also announce the Met’s ambitious plans for the 2021–22 season.

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Virtual Meeting Backgrounds

Choose from a selection of iconic Met images to use as a virtual background for your next meeting on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and more. Download for free today.

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