THE METROPOLITAN OPERA

The first-ever Met production of Donizetti’s opera stars Joyce DiDonato as Mary, Queen of Scots with South African soprano Elza van den Heever as Elizabeth I, Mary’s formidable rival, and Matthew Polenzani as the Earl of Leicester.

Enjoy this classic American folk opera that brings 1920s Charleston to life with a beloved score from George Gershwin in a new production directed by James Robinson. Eric Owens and Angel Blue star in the title roles and David Robertson conducts.

Lisette Oropesa as Manon tells a group of gentleman that they should all revel in youth, while they still have it.

Manon prepares to enter a convent when she's struck by love at first sight with Chevalier des Grieux. It's unclear if he can hold her attention when her true loves are wealth and glamour.

Eva-Maria Westbroek, as Sieglinde, sings of her love for her brother, Siegmund (Stuart Skelton) in an excerpt from Act I.

Christine Goerke sings Brünnhilde’s Act II battle cry.

Tchaikovsky’s romantic tragedy Eugene Onegin, starring Anna Netrebko, Mariusz Kwiecien, and Piotr Beczala, is the season premiere of THIRTEEN’s Great Performances at the Met. This past fall, Anna Netrebko opened her third consecutive Met season — which will mark her ninth Great Performances at the ...

Natalie Dessay (Cleopatra) performs "Se pietà di me non senti" from Act II of Handel's opera Giulio Cesare which airs on Great Performances at the Met on Sunday, September 1 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).

Natalie Dessay (Cleopatra) performs "Non disperar" from Act I of Handel's opera Giulio Cesare, which airs on Great Performances at the Met on Sunday, September 1 at 12 pm on PBS (check local listings).

David Daniels (Caesar) performs "Al lampo dell'arm" from Handel's opera Giulio Cesare which airs on Great Performances at the Met, Sunday, September 1 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).