The Met: Live in HD Series
2024/25 Season:
ROSSINI Il Barbiere di Siviglia
The Met: Live in HD
Saturday, May 31 2025 at 1:00 p.m. | Theater 1 (200 Seats)
Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production. Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside high-flying tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the titular barber of Seville, with bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts.
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Rated (NR)
Fathom Events (2025)
Genre: Opera
Composer: Gioachino Rossini
Conductor: Giacomo Sagripanti
Starring: Aigul Akhmetshina, Jack Swanson, Andrey Zhilikhovsky, Peter Kálmán, & Alexander Vinogradov
Runtime: 3h 35m with intermission
2025 Summer Encores
DONIZETTI Lucia di Lammermoor
The Met: Live in HD Summer Encore
Wednesday, August 6 2025 at 1:00 p.m. | Theater 1 (200 Seats)
Donizetti’s tragedy returns to cinemas, starring soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Javier Camarena in this 2022 performance of Simon Stone’s gripping, modern-day staging. Riccardo Frizza conducts.
Originally broadcast May 21, 2022
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Rated (NR)
Fathom Events (2022)
Genre: Opera
Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
Conductor: Riccardo Frizza
Starring: Nadine Sierra & Javier Camarena
Runtime: 2h 49m
VERDI Rigoletto
The Met: Live in HD Summer Encore
Wednesday, August 13 2025 at 1:00 p.m. | Theater 1 (200 Seats)
In this electric performance from 2013, baritone Željko Lučić sings the title role in Michael Mayer’s 1960s-era production of Verdi’s great drama, sharing the stage with soprano Diana Damrau and tenor Piotr Beczała. Michele Mariotti conducts.
Originally broadcast February 16, 2013
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Rated (NR)
Fathom Events (2013)
Genre: Opera
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor: Michele Mariotti
Starring: Željko Lučić, Diana Damrau, Piotr Beczała
Runtime: 2h 35m
The Met: Live in HD 2025-26 Season Announced | Tickets on sale this July!
THE MET: LIVE IN HD 2025–26 SEASON
The 19th season of the Met’s Live in HD series will feature eight live Met performances transmitted to movie theaters and other venues across the globe.