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AIDA:Verdi
Nézet-Séguin; Netrebko, Rachvelishvili, Beczala, Tezier, Belosselskiy, Baczyk
Original Air Date: 10/10/2020
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Live in cinemas October 10, soprano Anna Netrebko and mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili reprise their incendiary partnership as Aida and Amneris—a highlight of the 2018–19 season—with tenor Piotr Beczała completing the greatest love triangle in all of opera as Radamès. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium, leading director Michael Mayer’s grand new staging, which brings ancient Egypt to life with intricate projections and dazzling animations.

IL TROVATORE:Verdi
Mariotti; Yoncheva, Semenchuk, Aronica, Kelsey, Youn
Original Air Date: 11/07/2020
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Verdi’s supreme showcase of Italianate singing arrives in cinemas November 7, starring soprano Sonya Yoncheva as the passionate young noblewoman Leonora, with tenor Roberto Aronica as the outlaw Manrico and baritone Quinn Kelsey as the menacing Count di Luna. The mysterious and vengeful Gypsy Azucena is performed by mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Semenchuk. Michele Mariotti conducts Sir David McVicar’s action-packed production.

FIDELIO:Beethoven
Nézet-Séguin; Davidsen, Schultz, Jovanovic, Shrader, Konieczny, Selig, Van Horn
Original Air Date: 12/12/2020
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After her “radiant company debut” (The New York Times) during the 2019–20 season, soprano sensation Lise Davidsen comes to cinemas December 12 as the devoted Leonore under the baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin. The all-star cast also features tenor Brandon Jovanovich as Florestan, joined by bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny, bass Franz-Josef Selig, soprano Golda Schultz, and tenor Alek Shrader. The run of Beethoven’s glorious sole opera celebrates the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth.

DIE ZAUBERFLOTE:Mozart
Dudamel; Karg, Lewek, deBarbeyrac, Oliemans, Van Horn, Milling
Original Air Date: 01/16/2021
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One of opera’s most beloved works receives its first new Met staging in 16 years—a daring vision by renowned English director Simon McBurney that The Wall Street Journal declared “the best production I’ve ever witnessed of Mozart’s opera.” For the January 16 live transmission, Gustavo Dudamel makes a rare Met appearance conducting the Met Orchestra, with the pit raised to make the musicians visible to the audience and allow interaction with the cast. In his Met-debut staging, McBurney lets loose a volley of theatrical flourishes, incorporating projections, sound effects, and acrobatics to match the spectacle and drama of Mozart’s fable. The cast of leading Mozarteans includes soprano Christiane Karg as Pamina, tenor Stanislas de Barbeyrac as Tamino, baritone Thomas Oliemans in his Met debut as Papageno, soprano Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night, and bass Stephen Milling as Sarastro.