The Metropolitan Opera

October 18, 2025, 7 p.m. NEW PRODUCTION
Vincenzo Bellini LA SONNAMBULA (ca. 3:15) – 1 intermission
With Nadine Sierra, Sydney Mancasola, Xabier Anduaga, Alexander Vinogradov
Conductor: Riccardo Frizza, Production: Rolando Villazón
Sung in Italian (with German subtitles)

This operatic jewel of Belcanto is a romantic masterpiece by Vincenzo Bellini that requires exceptional vocal artistry. The wonderful Nadine Sierra takes on the role of the sleepwalking Amina, who is mistaken for being unfaithful before being proven innocent after some confusion. This opera full of breathtaking coloratura and poignant melodies is directed by Rolando Villazón.

November 8, 2025, 7 p.m.
Giacomo Puccini LA BOHÈME (ca. 3:30) – 2 intermissions
With Juliana Grigoryan, Heidi Stober, Freddie De Tommaso, Lucas Meachem
Conductor: Keri-Lynn Wilson, Production: Franco Zeffirelli
Sung in Italian (with German subtitles)

With its enchanting setting and captivating music, Puccini’s La bohème is one of the world’s most popular operas, as timeless as it is heartbreaking. Franco Zeffirelli’s beautiful production brings 19th century Paris to the stage of the Met, depicting the lives, loves and suffering of young artists. And although it does not end without tears, this emotional work continues to enchant audiences to this day.

November 22, 2025, 7 p.m.
Richard Strauss ARABELLA (ca. 4:15) – 2 intermissions
With Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Louise Alder, Pavol Breslik, Tomasz Konieczny
Conductor: Nicholas Carter, Production: Otto Schenk
Sung in German (with German subtitles)

Arabella is an opera full of longing, melancholy and dazzling musical moments. Set in turn-of-the-century Vienna, it tells the story of the young noblewoman Arabella, who must find a wealthy bridegroom to save the family estate. The glamorous production by legendary director Otto Schenk transports the audience to a bygone world full of romance and poetry.

December 13, 2025, 7 p.m.
Umberto Giordano ANDREA CHÉNIER (ca. 3:30) – 2 intermissions
With Sonya Yoncheva, Piotr Beczała, Igor Golovatenko
Conductor: Daniele Rustioni, Production: Nicolas Joël
Sung in Italian (with German subtitles)

Andrea Chénier is a touching tragedy that captivates with its dramatic power and gripping musical language. The action takes place during the French Revolution and tells the story of the poet Andrea Chénier, who falls victim to the intrigues and violence of those in power. Audience favorite Piotr Beczała takes on the title role, one of the most demanding tenor roles in the repertoire.

January 10, 2026, 7 p.m. NEW PRODUCTION
Vincenzo Bellini I PURITANI (ca. 3:50) – 1 intermission
With Lisette Oropesa, Lawrence Brownlee, Artur Ruciński, Christian Van Horn
Conductor: Marco Armiliato, Production: Charles Edwards
Sung in Italian (with German subtitles)

When it comes to beautiful melodies, captivating coloratura and virtuoso vocal fireworks, there are few operas that can match Bellini’s I puritani. The plot is set in England at the time of the civil war between Royalists and Puritans. At the center is the tragic love story between Elvira and Arturo, whose happiness is destroyed by the conflict between love and political obligation.

March 21, 2026, 5 p.m. NEW PRODUCTION
Richard Wagner TRISTAN UND ISOLDE (ca. 5:10) – 2 intermissions
With Lise Davidsen, Ekaterina Gubanova, Michael Spyres, Tomasz Konieczny, Ryan Speedo Green
Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Production: Yuval Sharon
Sung in German (with German subtitles)

Yuval Sharon, hailed by the New York Times as “the most visionary opera director of his generation”, will direct the long-awaited new production of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. Lise Davidsen and Michael Spyres are two electrifying stars on the Met stage and we can already look forward to the opera’s climax, Isolde’s famous final aria Mild und leise (“Liebestod”).

May 2, 2026, 7 p.m.
Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky EUGEN ONEGIN (ca. 4:05) – 2 intermissions
With Asmik Grigorian, Maria Barakova, Stephanie Blythe, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Igor Golovatenko, Alexander Tsymbalyuk
Conductor: Timur Zangiev, Production: Deborah Warner
Sung in Russian (with German subtitles)

Dvořák wrote about Tchaikovsky’s most beautiful opera: “This music is captivating and penetrates so deeply into our hearts that we can never forget it.” Deborah Warner’s production sets the story in the late 19th century, between a farmhouse and a dance hall. The magnificent Asmik Grigorian takes on the role of the young heroine in love, Tatyana, in this passionate opera adaptation by Alexander Pushkin.

May 30, 2026, 7 p.m. MET PREMIERE
Gabriela Lena Frank / Nilo Cruz EL ÚLTIMO SUEÑO DE FRIDA Y DIEGO (ca. 2:50) – 1 intermission
With Gabriella Reyes, Isabel Leonard, Nils Wanderer, Carlos Álvarez
Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Production: Deborah Colker
Sung in Spanish (with German subtitles)

Gabriela Lena Frank’s colorful and musically captivating opera tells the story of the turbulent lives and toxic relationship of two icons of art history: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. In the last hours of her life, Frida looks back on the key moments of their relationship, whose short and turbulent love was characterized by passion and pain.

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