Soprano Karita Mattila caused a sensation when she sang Salome at the Met in 2004, stunning the opera world with her interpretation of Strauss’ biblical princess.

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.

Award-winning filmmaker Susan Froemke looks at the finalists of The Met’s National Council Auditions as they compete in this career-launching contest.

Juan Diego Flórez delivers another virtuoso performance in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville."

The Enchanted Island is a world premiere work that combines Baroque music featuring characters from Shakespeare’s The Tempest and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and a starry cast including Danielle de Niese, Joyce DiDonato, David Daniels, Plácido Domingo, and Luca Pisaroni.

Visionary director Zhang Yimou -- architect of the 2008 Beijing Olympic opening and closing ceremonies -- teams up with Tan Dun in this epic about Imperial China.

Mozart's fantastical opera about monsters and serpents.

Acclaimed director Luc Bondy's debut, with the Met staging of Puccini’s Tosca starring Karita Mattila, opens the new GP at the Met season.

Richard Wagner’s epic Tristan und Isolde is conducted by James Levine in this visually spare and dramatically gripping interpretation.

Franco Zeffirelli's production of Puccini's Turandot with Maria Guleghina in the title role and Marcello Giordani as Calàf.