Episodes

Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production. Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside Jack Swanson in his Met debut as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the infamous barber of Seville, with Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio.

Cellist Tommy Mesa's love of music began with his interest in playing drums. Selecting orchestra class in middle school, he learned violin before picking up the cello. Performing works by Ernesto Lecuona and Debussy on his 1767 cello made by Nicolò Gagliano, Mesa celebrates both his Cuban and French heritage.

Following in his brother’s footsteps, Joshua Brown picked up the violin at age two. He now plays a Nicolò Amati violin from 1635-40 on loan from the Mary B. Galvin Foundation and the efforts of the Stradivari Society. A fan of Schumann, he performs his Fantasie for violin and orchestra with violin and piano.

Discover Grace Bumbry’s inspiring rise to global opera fame. Spotlighting her historic performances, the film explores the racial barriers she overcame to triumph in her 1966 performance as "Carmen."

Composed of violinists Lucy Wang and Hao Zhou, violist Aiden Kane, and cellist Tate Zawadiuk, the group was formed in 2015 in Los Angeles at the Colburn Conservatory of Music. The string quartet performs movements from three works, one by contemporary composer Alistair Coleman, another by Haydn, in honor of his contribution to string quartet repertory and chamber music, and one by Mendelssohn.

The first new production of the opera at the Met in 20 years, director Claus Guth reimagines the biblical tale through Oscar Wilde’s haunting play, setting it in an intricate Victorian world filled with symbolism and contrasts of darkness and light. Headlining the new staging is Elza van den Heever as the abused and unhinged antiheroine Salome, who demands the head of Jochanaan.

The beloved annual concert performed by Vienna Philharmonic takes place in Schönbrunn Palace Park and is conducted for the first time by Maestro Tugan Sokhiev.

Conductor Joana Mallwitz makes her Met debut leading the cast in Mozart’s comic masterpiece. Michael Sumuel is the clever valet Figaro opposite Olga Kulchynska as his betrothed, the wily maid Susanna. Joshua Hopkins plays the skirt-chasing Count, Federica Lombardi portrays his anguished wife, and Marianne Crebassa takes on the role of the adolescent page Cherubino.

What happens when a RuPaul’s Drag Race-winner takes on Broadway—on her own terms? Fresh off her Carnegie Hall debut, Jinkx Monsoon embarks on a lifelong dream as she dives into rehearsals for "Pirates! The Penzance Musical," where she joins an original Broadway cast for the first time.

In her second role of this season of "Great Performances at the Met," Lise Davidsen stars as Leonore, who risks everything to save her husband from the clutches of tyranny. David Butt Philip is the political prisoner Florestan, sharing the stage with Tomasz Konieczny as the villainous Don Pizarro, René Pape as the jailer Rocco, and Ying Fang as Marzelline.

Angel Blue makes her highly anticipated Met role debut as Aida, the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium of Michael Mayer’s staging, featuring intricate projections of ancient Egypt and animations.

What’s it like to play a version of someone—while they watch from the front row? Beloved TV star and Tony nominee Daniel Dae Kim returns to his theatrical roots to take on a career first: Originating a role on Broadway.

Enjoy this Cole Porter classic musical featuring iconic songs like “Another Op'nin', Another Show," “So In Love” and more. Tony winner Stephanie J. Block and Adrian Dunbar co-star in a backstage romantic comedy directed by Bartlett Sher.

Experience 20 reimagined, legendary Bob Dylan songs including “Forever Young,” “Hurricane,” and “Like A Rolling Stone" in this musical set in 1934 Minnesota where a group of travelers’ lives intersect in a guesthouse filled with music, life and hope.

What does it take to bring a dead man to life on stage? Go behind the scenes with Tony nominee Andrew Durand, a Broadway veteran stepping into the spotlight as the title character in “Dead Outlaw.” From day one of rehearsal to the thrill of opening night, this episode of "Stagebound" follows Andrew’s journey through the heart of a bold new musical.