GP at The Met: Armida - About the Opera
Soprano Renée Fleming triumphs as the vengeful sorceress in the title role of Gioachino Rossini’s Armida.

Soprano Renée Fleming triumphs as the vengeful sorceress in the title role of Gioachino Rossini’s Armida.
Ambroise Thomas's Hamlet returns to the Met Opera after 113 years since its last staging.
For the first time at the Metropolitan Opera, legendary tenor Plácido Domingo sings a baritone role, the title character in Giuseppe Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra.
Directed by Richard Eyre and conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Elīna Garanča sings title role opposite Roberto Alagna as Don José in this new production of Carmen.
Strauss's comic masterpiece of love and intrigue in 18th-century Vienna stars Renée Fleming as the aristocratic Marschallin and Susan Graham in the trouser role of her young lover Octavian.
The Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Offenbach's opera, conducted by Met Music Director James Levine and directed by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher.
Franco Zeffirelli's production of Puccini's Turandot with Maria Guleghina in the title role and Marcello Giordani as Calàf.
Hosted by opera star Renée Fleming, Aida makes its debut on Great Performances at the Met with soprano Violeta Urmana singing the title role.
Award-winning filmmaker Susan Froemke looks at the finalists of The Met’s National Council Auditions as they compete in this career-launching contest.
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