Le Nozze di Figaro: “Dove sono”

Federica Lombardi sings an excerpt from the Countess’s Act III aria in an early stage rehearsal. Production: Richard Eyre. Conductor: Joana Mallwitz. 2024–25 season. Videography by Pete Scalzitti.

Die Zauberflöte: “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”

Thomas Oliemans sings an excerpt from Papageno’s Act II aria in the final dress rehearsal. Production: Simon McBurney. Conductor: Evan Rogister. 2024–25 season. Videography by Neville Braithwaite.

Die Zauberflöte: “Tamino mein!”

Ben Bliss and Golda Schultz sing an excerpt from Tamino and Pamina’s Act II duet in the final dress rehearsal. Production: Simon McBurney. Conductor: Evan Rogister. 2024–25 season. Videography by Neville Braithwaite.

Antony and Cleopatra: All the Stories on One Stage

Julia Bullock and Gerald Finley headline John Adams’s glorious adaptation of Shakespeare’s immortal drama. Adams conducts Elkhanah Pulitzer’s new production. Video courtesy of Liceu Opera Barcelona. Audio courtesy of San Francisco Opera.

Aida: “O patria mia”

Christina Nilsson sings an excerpt from the title character’s Act III aria in a recent performance. Production: Michael Mayer. Conductor: Alexander Soddy. 2024–25 season. Videography by Pete Scalzitti.

The Met x Mastodon: Opera Meets Metal

On the heels of their recent world tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of their album Leviathan, Mastodon band members Brann Dailor, Bill Kelliher, and Troy Sanders visited the Met for a backstage tour and the premiere of Jake Heggie’s Moby-Dick. They also joined the composer at BRIC to discuss how Herman Melville’s legendary novel inspired two modern masterpieces. Videography by Pete Scalzitti, Neville Braithwaite, and Muriel Steinke.

Moby-Dick: “I’ll try a Pagan friend”

Stephen Costello, Ryan Speedo Green, and Janai Brugger sing an excerpt from Act I in the final dress rehearsal of Jake Heggie’s opera. Production: Leonard Foglia. Conductor: Karen Kamensek. Videography by Pete Scalzitti and Neville Braithwaite.

Fidelio: “O namenlose Freude”

Lise Davidsen and David Butt Philip sing an excerpt from Leonore and Florestan’s Act II duet in the final dress rehearsal. Production: Jürgen Flimm. Conductor: Susanna Mälkki. 2024–25 season.

Fidelio: “Er sterbe”

Tomasz Konieczny, David Butt Philip, René Pape, and Lise Davidsen sing an excerpt from the Act II quartet in the final dress rehearsal. Production: Jürgen Flimm. Conductor: Susanna Mälkki. 2024–25 season.

Salome: All the Stories on One Stage

Elza van den Heever stars in the title role of Strauss’s one-act tragedy, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting a gripping new production by leading opera director Claus Guth. 2024–25 season. Videography by Pete Scalzitti.

The Themes of Moby-Dick

Librettist Gene Scheer and composer Jake Heggie discuss the timeless issues they address in their operatic adaptation of Herman Melville’s epic. 2024–25 season. Videography by Pete Scalzitti and Neville Braithwaite.

Moby-Dick: Starbuck’s Theme

Composer Jake Heggie describes the process of discovering Starbuck’s theme and how he crafted the first mate’s aria at the end of Act I. 2024–25 season. Videography by Pete Scalzitti and Neville Braithwaite.

Scoring Moby-Dick

Composer Jake Heggie describes the inspiration behind his score for Moby-Dick and the process of discovering the melodies and harmonies that provide the opera’s musical foundation. 2024–25 season. Videography by Pete Scalzitti and Neville Braithwaite.

Metal, Melville, and the Metropolitan Opera: Mastodon’s Leviathan meets Heggie’s Moby-Dick

Alternative metal band Mastodon met opera composer Jake Heggie—whose Moby-Dick had its Met premiere March 3—in this special event celebrating the power of Melville’s art to bridge musical genres. Following the 20th anniversary of their landmark album Leviathan­, members of Mastodon come together with Heggie to discuss Moby-Dick as a source of mutual inspiration. Brooklyn composer and rock...

Fidelio: Trailer

Soprano sensation Lise Davidsen stars as the heroic Leonore in Beethoven’s stirring ode to freedom, with Maestro Susanna Mälkki conducting an extraordinary ensemble cast in the Met’s striking production. 2024–25 season.

Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer on Moby-Dick

Composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer describe the creative process behind their grand operatic adaptation of Herman Melville’s seafaring epic. 2024–25 season. Videography by Pete Scalzitti and Neville Braithwaite.

Moby-Dick: Trailer

Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer’s grand adaptation of Herman Melville’s epic arrives at the Met. Karen Kamensek conducts an all-star cast in Leonard Foglia’s stunning production. 2024–25 season. Videography by Pete Scalzitti and Neville Braithwaite.

Fidelio: “Abscheulicher!”

Lise Davidsen sings an excerpt from Leonore’s Act I aria in the final dress rehearsal. Production: Jürgen Flimm. Conductor: Susanna Mälkki. 2024–25 season.