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Great Performances at the Met

2007–present

The Metropolitan Opera's series of live performance transmissions to movie theaters around the world.

First aired
24 Jan 2007
Episode length
180 min
Also known as
GP at the Met, Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD
Country
United States
Language
English
Executive producer
David Horn
Elsewhere
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Seasons · 196 episodes

  • Season 1

    2007

    The series of six live performances marks the largest number of complete Met operas ever presented by PBS in one season. The series premieres with a special two-hour, English-language version of Mozart's fairy tale classic "The Magic Flute," a new production directed by Julie Taymor. The others are Bellini's "I Puritani," featuring international sensation Anna Netrebko; the world premiere of Tan Dun's "The First Emperor," starring GP stalwart, legendary tenor Plácido Domingo; Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin," with another series favorite, beloved soprano Renée Fleming; Bart Sher's acclaimed new staging of Rossini's "The Barber of Seville," with great Rossini tenor Juan Diego Flórez; and Jack O'Brien's new take on Puccini's "Il Trittico," conducted by Met music director James Levine.

  • Season 2

    2008

    The second season of Great Performances at The Met kicks off with a special prime-time broadcast of Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel starring Alice Coote and Christine Schäfer, followed by seven extraordinary performances.

  • Season 3

    2008

  • Season 4

    2009

  • Season 5

    2011

  • Season 6

    2012

    The sixth season premieres with Donizetti’s Anna Bolena starring soprano Anna Netrebko. The highlight of the season is Robert Lepage’s acclaimed new production of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen. The season also features new productions of three repertory classics by outstanding directors—Mozart’s Don Giovanni by Michael Grandage, Gounod’s Faust by Des McAnuff, and Massenet’s Manon by Laurent Pelly.

  • Season 7

    2013

    Great Performances at the Met returns to PBS for a seventh season of 12 lavish productions, presenting classic favorites alongside rarely performed gems, and featuring the world’s leading stars of opera. The new season offers several bold new productions, including Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore, Handel’s Giulio Cesare and a provocative production of Verdi’s Rigoletto set in 1960s Las Vegas. Season highlights also include two Met Opera premieres: Thomas Adès’ The Tempest (with the composer at the podium) and a new production of Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda.

  • Season 8

    2014

    Great Performances at The Met returns to PBS for its eighth season in 2014, delighting audiences with 10 sumptuous productions featuring the world’s leading stars of opera. This blockbuster season highlights gems like Shostakovich’s The Nose and Borodin’s Prince Igor and the enduring classics of the repertoire including Mozart’s Cosi fan Tutte and Puccini’s La Boheme.

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