At-Home Gala
Saturday, April 25
In its most ambitious effort yet to bring the joy and artistry of opera to audiences everywhere during the Met’s closure, the company will present an unprecedented virtual At-Home Gala, featuring more than 40 leading artists performing in a live stream from their homes all around the world. The event will take place Saturday, April 25, at 1 p.m. EDT, and will be available for free on the Met’s website. General Manager Peter Gelb and Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will host from their homes in New York City and Montreal, respectively. Mr. Nézet-Séguin will also participate in the gala as a pianist, and will be featured as conductor in pre-recorded performances by the Met Orchestra and Chorus, which will be created from individual takes from the homes of each of the musicians in the days leading up to the gala.
After the live showing, the gala will be made available for on demand viewing on the Met website until 6:30 p.m. EDT the following day.
The At-Home Gala is part of the Met’s urgent “The Voice Must Be Heard” fundraising campaign to support the company and protect its future.
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Featured Artists
Ildar Abdrazakov
Moscow, Russia
Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurzak
Le Raincy, France
Marco Armiliato
Lugano, Switzerland
Jamie Barton
Atlanta, Georgia
Piotr Beczała
Zabnica, Poland
Angel Blue
Alpine, New Jersey
Lawrence Brownlee
Niceville, Florida
Joseph Calleja
Mellieha, Malta
Javier Camarena
Zurich, Switzerland
Nicole Car and Etienne Dupuis
Paris, France
David Chan
Closter, New Jersey
Anthony Roth Costanzo
New York, New York
Stephen Costello and Yoon Kwon Costello
New York, New York
Diana Damrau and Nicolas Testé
Orange, France
Michael Fabiano
Bonita Springs, Florida
Renée Fleming
Virginia
Elīna Garanča
Riga, Latvia
Gunther Groissböck
Lugano, Switzerland
Jonas Kaufmann
Munich, Germany
Quinn Kelsey
Toronto, Canada
Isabel Leonard
New York, New York
Ambrogio Maestri
Lugano, Switzerland
Peter Mattei
Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden
Erin Morley
New Haven, Connecticut
Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov
Vienna, Austria
Lisette Oropesa
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
René Pape
Dresden, Germany
Ailyn Pérez and Soloman Howard
Chicago, Illinois
Matthew Polenzani
Pelham, New York
Anita Rachvelishvili
Tbilisi, Georgia
Golda Schultz
Bavaria, Germany
Nadine Sierra
Valencia, Spain
Bryn Terfel and Hannah Stone
Wales
Elza van den Heever
Montpellier, France
Michael Volle
Berlin, Germany
Sonya Yoncheva
Geneva, Switzerland