The Metropolitan Opera

Our week of favorite operatic fairy tales comes to a close with Rossini’s bel canto take on the Cinderella story. Joyce DiDonato sings the title role, starring alongside Juan Diego Flórez as Prince Ramiro, Pietro Spagnoli as Dandini, Alessandro Corbelli as Don Magnifico, and Luca Pisaroni as Alidoro. Fabio Luisi conducts. This stream can be viewed until 6:30PM ET Monday, April 19.

Season 3 of Aria Code, the Met’s podcast collaboration with WQXR, continues. Host Rhiannon Giddens welcomes soprano Pretty Yende to discuss Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia and the classic aria “Una voce poco fa,” in which the feisty heroine Rosina asserts her independence and declares that nothing will stand between her and the man she loves.

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Wicked witches, fairy godmothers, and storybook princesses cast their spell in a week of fairy tale–inspired operas. Review the lineup and explore supplemental articles, videos, podcasts, and more.

The Metropolitan Opera mourns the death of soprano Mary Ellen Pracht, who sang 314 performances with the company from 1961 until 1977.

Our exhibition chronicling the extensive contributions made by African American artists at the Met and the decades-long struggle for racial equality at the nation's leading opera company—originally installed in the opera house in connection with the 2019 new production of Porgy and Bess—is now available in digital format.

This week of free encore screenings features operas that celebrate virtue, freedom, and the power of the human spirit. Peruse the schedule and dive into a curated collection of supplemental content.

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.

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.