Great Performances at the Met - Season 5 / Year 2025
Season 5 / Year 2025
Episodes
Grounded
Experience two-time Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori's new opera based on librettist George Brant's acclaimed play. Mezzo-soprano Emily D'Angelo stars as Jess, a hot-shot fighter pilot whose unplanned pregnancy takes her out of the cockpit and lands her in Las Vegas, operating a Reaper drone halfway around the world. Production staged by Michael Mayer; Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts.
Aida
Angel Blue makes her highly anticipated Met role debut as Aida, the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium of Michael Mayer's new staging, featuring intricate projections of ancient Egypt and animations. Completing Verdi's epic love triangle are Judit Kutasi as Aida's Egyptian rival Amneris and Piotr Beczała as soldier Radamès, joined by Quinn Kelsey as Amonasro, Morris Robinson as Ramfis and Harold Wilson as the King.
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