Great Performances at the Met - Season 3 / Year 2016

Great Performances at the Met - Season 3 / Year 2016

Season 3 / Year 2016

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Episodes11
DatesJan 22, 2016 - Sep 30, 2016
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Episodes

ILTrovatore
Year 2016Episode 1180 min

ILTrovatore

Verdi's classic opera stars Anna Netrebko in her Met role debut as Leonora. Dmitri Hvorostovsky sings Count di Luna, with Yonghoon Lee as Manrico, the title character, Stefan Kocan as Ferrando and Dolora Zajick as the gypsy Azucena.

Jan 22, 2016
Otello
Year 2016Episode 2180 min

Otello

Verdi's "Otello," about a Moorish general (Aleksandrs Antonenko) who comes to suspect his wife (Sonya Yoncheva) of infidelity due to seeds of doubt sowed by a treacherous aide (Zeljko Lucic).

Feb 21, 2016
Tannhauser
Year 2016Episode 3180 min

Tannhauser

A production of Richard Wagner's "Tannhauser," in which a minstrel knight (Johan Botha) is torn between a saintly woman (Eva-Maria Westbroek) and the sensual love goddess Venus (Michelle DeYoung).

Mar 13, 2016
Lulu
Year 2016Episode 4180 min

Lulu

Alban Berg's "Lulu," a tragedy about a woman (Marlis Petersen) who ruins the lives of those around her.

Apr 10, 2016
The Pearl Fishers
Year 2016Episode 5180 min

The Pearl Fishers

A production of Georges Bizet's "The Pearl Fishers" ("Les Pêcheurs de Perles"), a sweeping romance about a Hindu priestess (Diana Damrau) pursued by rival pearl divers (Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz Kwiecien).

May 22, 2016
Turandot
Year 2016Episode 6180 min

Turandot

Soprano Nina Stemme sings the title role of Puccini's final work, "Turandot," about an imperious Chinese princess and an unknown prince (Marco Berti) who falls for her.

Jun 12, 2016
Madama Butterfly
Year 2016Episode 7180 min

Madama Butterfly

A production of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly," about a callous Navy lieutenant (Roberto Alagna) and a Japanese geisha (Kristine Opolais), whom he marries for convenience rather than for love.

Jul 17, 2016
Manon Lescaut
Year 2016Episode 8150 min

Manon Lescaut

Puccini's "Manon Lescaut," about a country girl (Kristine Opolais) who's torn between an impoverished student (Roberto Alagna) who loves her and a rich man (Brindley Sherratt) who wants her to be his mistress.

Aug 20, 2016
Roberto Devereux
Year 2016Episode 9180 min

Roberto Devereux

Donizetti's "Roberto Devereux," in which Elizabeth I (Sondra Radvanovsky) signs the death warrant for the nobleman (Matthew Polenzani) she loves when he's accused of treason, not because he's guilty but because of spite—he loves another.

Aug 28, 2016
Elektra
Year 2016Episode 10120 min

Elektra

Richard Strauss' blazing tragedy is presented in the late Patrice Chereau's production, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, with Nina Stemme as the vengeful princess and Waltraud Meier, Adrianne Pieczonka, Eric Owens and Burkhard Ulrich.

Sep 18, 2016
Vienna Philharmonic Sumer Night Concert 2016
Year 2016Episode 11180 min

Vienna Philharmonic Sumer Night Concert 2016

Sep 30, 2016

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