Broadcasts: The Met
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Date: 6/19/2013
Location: Pollak Theatre
"It is one of the inalienably great works of art. It's sexy, in every sense. And I think it should be shocking."
Date: 6/26/2013
Location: Pollak Theatre
David McVicar’s stirring production of Verdi’s intense drama premiered at the Met in the 2008–09 season. This revival stars four extraordinary singers—Sondra Radvanovsky, Dolora Zajick, Marcelo Álvarez, and Dmitri Hvorostovsky—in what might be the composer’s most melodically rich score.
Date: 7/10/2013
Location: Pollak Theatre
Armida is a fanciful and magical tale with “an epic, enchanted quality and a tremendous visual element.”
Date: 7/17/2013
Location: Pollak Theatre
Natalie Dessay stars as Verdi’s most beloved heroine in Willy Decker's stunning production, first seen at the Met in 2010. Matthew Polenzani is her lover, Alfredo, and Dimitri Hvorostovsky sings his stern father, Germont. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.
Date: 7/24/2013
Location: Pollak Theatre
Maria Guleghina plays the ruthless Chinese princess of the title, whose hatred of men is so strong that she has all suitors who can’t solve her riddles beheaded.
Date: 7/31/2013
Location: Pollak Theatre
One of the most beloved operatic comedies of all time, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville is presented in a production by director Bartlett Sher
Date: 10/5/2013
Location: Pollak Theatre
Sat. at 1:00 p.m.
Anna Netrebko and Mariusz Kwiecien star as the lovestruck Tatiana and the imperious Onegin in Tchaikovsky’s fateful romance.
Encore: Sunday, October 20 at 1:00 p.m.
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Date: 10/26/2013
Location: Pollak Theatre
Sat. at 1:00 p.m.
William Kentridge stormed the Met with his inventive production of Shostakovich’s opera, which dazzled opera and art lovers alike in its inaugural run in 2010.
Encore: Sunday, November 17 at 1:00 p.m.
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Date: 11/9/2013
Location: Pollak Theatre
Sat. at 1:00 p.m.
Puccini’s timeless verismo score is well served by an exceptional cast, led by Patricia Racette in the title role of the jealous diva, opposite Roberto Alagna as her lover, Cavaradossi. George Gagnidze is the villainous Scarpia.
Encore: Sunday, November 24 at 1:00 p.m.
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Date: 12/14/2013
Location: Pollak Theatre
Sat. at 1:00 p.m.
An undisputed master of Falstaff, Music Director James Levine conducts Verdi’s opera for the first time at the Met since 2005. Robert Carsen’s production—the first new Met Falstaff since 1964—is set in the English countryside in the mid-20th century.
Encore: Sunday, January 26 at 1:00 p.m.
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Date: 2/8/2014
Location: Pollak Theatre
Sat. at 1:00 p.m.
The great Renée Fleming returns to one of her signature roles, singing the enchanting “Song to the Moon” in Dvorák’s soulful fairy-tale opera.
Encore: Sunday, February 23 at 1:00 p.m.
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Date: 3/1/2014
Location: Pollak Theatre
Sat. at 12:00 p.m.
Borodin’s defining Russian epic, famous for its Polovtsian Dances, comes to the Met for the first time in nearly 100 years. Dmitri Tcherniakov’s new production is a brilliant psychological journey through the mind of its conflicted hero, with the founding of the Russian nation as the backdrop.
Encore: Sun. March 30 at 1:00 p.m
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Date: 3/15/2014
Location: Pollak Theatre
Sat. at 1:00 p.m.
Two of opera’s greatest artists—Jonas Kaufmann and Elīna Garanča—appear together for the first time at the Met in Massenet’s sublime adaptation of Goethe’s revolutionary and tragic romance. It is directed and designed by Richard Eyre and Rob Howell, the same team that created the Met’s recent hit production of Carmen. Rising young maestro Alain Altinoglu conducts.
Encore: Sun. April 13 at 1:00 p.m.
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Date: 4/5/2014
Location: Pollak Theatre
Sat. at 1:00 p.m.
Puccini’s moving story of young love is the most performed opera in Met history—and with good reason. Anita Hartig stars as the frail Mimì in Franco Zeffirelli’s classic production, with Vittorio Grigolo as her passionate lover, Rodolfo.
Encore: Sun. May 4 at 1:00 p.m.
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Date: 4/26/2014
Location: Pollak Theatre
Sat. at 1:00 p.m.
Music Director James Levine makes his long-awaited return to the Met podium to conduct Mozart’s beloved opera about testing the ties of love.
Encore: Sun. May 18 at 1:00 p.m.
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Date: 5/10/2014
Location: Pollak Theatre
Sat. at 1:00 p.m.
A peerless pair of Rossini virtuosos joins forces in La Cenerentola—a vocal tour de force for mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, singing her first Met performances of the Cinderella title role, and the high-flying tenor Juan Diego Flórez, as her Prince Charming.
Encore: Sun. June 1 at 1:00 p.m.
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