2019 Summer HD Festival

In this 11th year, over ten nights performances from the Met’s Live in HD series will be shown starting with a screening of FUNNY FACE in a special co-presentation with Film at Lincoln Center.   Screenings run from August 23 through September 2.  There will be 3000 seats in the Plaza in front of the Opera House with an additional standing room area. Cancellations due to thunder/lighting or high wind will not be rescheduled. 

Feb
10
Mon
2020
FIDELIO
Feb 10 @ 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM

for Lindstrom, and she returned again in 2015 for more Turandots at the Met including Eyvazov (Mr. Netrebko)’s debut. Sunnegardh was a Volpe protege who didn’t quite take off– Waitress debuts at the Met. There have been worse Fidelios however, but no need for a special search for this.

Feb
12
Wed
2020
FIDELIO
Feb 12 @ 9:00 PM – 11:55 PM


FIDELIO:Beethoven
Nadler; Sunnegårdh, Heppner, Held, Sigmundsson, Welch-Babidge, Turay
Original Air Date: 04/01/2006

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This was Volpe’s attempt at A Star is Born. Though Sunnegardh is still singing, her Met career barely encompasses two seasons (but maybe there’s more cover work before and since) She has four Turandot Sirius broadcasts(none in the matinee series from Toll Brothers). As for this Fidelio, it is not special in any department, and as much as I love Fidelio, when the first adjective coming to mind is workaday, it’s best passed over. One who has played out a similar scenario who I think is getting better and better is Lise Lindstrom who after consistent Turandot successes in many major theatres, has also now had a success as Salome (her Tosca at Glimmerglass a few seasons ago didn’t impress me quite as much), she has three Sirius (not Toll Brothers matinees) Turandots– the matinee and HD went to Guleghina. Keep on the lookout for Lindstrom, and she returned again in 2015 for more Turandots at the Met including Eyvazov (Mr. Netrebko)’s debut. Sunnegardh was a Volpe protege who didn’t quite take off– Waitress debuts at the Met. There have been worse Fidelios however, but no need for a special search for this.

Feb
15
Sat
2020
FIDELIO
Feb 15 @ 6:00 AM – 9:00 AM


FIDELIO:Beethoven
Nadler; Sunnegårdh, Heppner, Held, Sigmundsson, Welch-Babidge, Turay
Original Air Date: 04/01/2006

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This was Volpe’s attempt at A Star is Born. Though Sunnegardh is still singing, her Met career barely encompasses two seasons (but maybe there’s more cover work before and since) She has four Turandot Sirius broadcasts(none in the matinee series from Toll Brothers). As for this Fidelio, it is not special in any department, and as much as I love Fidelio, when the first adjective coming to mind is workaday, it’s best passed over. One who has played out a similar scenario who I think is getting better and better is Lise Lindstrom who after consistent Turandot successes in many major theatres, has also now had a success as Salome (her Tosca at Glimmerglass a few seasons ago didn’t impress me quite as much), she has three Sirius (not Toll Brothers matinees) Turandots– the matinee and HD went to Guleghina. Keep on the lookout for Lindstrom, and she returned again in 2015 for more Turandots at the Met including Eyvazov (Mr. Netrebko)’s debut. Sunnegardh was a Volpe protege who didn’t quite take off– Waitress debuts at the Met. There have been worse Fidelios however, but no need for a special search for this.

Feb
19
Wed
2020
THE MERRY WIDOW
Feb 19 @ 6:00 AM – 9:00 AM


THE MERRY WIDOW:Lehár
Fisch; von Stade, Hagegård, Welch-Babidge, Groves
Original Air Date: 12/23/2000

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This is the second year of the production originally mounted for Von Stade with Domingo. The production is by Tim Albery who was also responsible for Midsummer Night’s Dream for the Britten centenary. It’s not often that anything in English translation is on Sirius, but this is. Now if only they could have some of much worthier English translation evenings like Arabella and Cosi fan tutte with Steber and some of the great Boris Godunovs of the 1950s and 60s.

Feb
21
Fri
2020
THE MERRY WIDOW
Feb 21 @ 12:00 AM – 3:00 AM


THE MERRY WIDOW:Lehár
Fisch; von Stade, Hagegård, Welch-Babidge, Groves
Original Air Date: 12/23/2000

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This is the second year of the production originally mounted for Von Stade with Domingo. The production is by Tim Albery who was also responsible for Midsummer Night’s Dream for the Britten centenary. It’s not often that anything in English translation is on Sirius, but this is. Now if only they could have some of much worthier English translation evenings like Arabella and Cosi fan tutte with Steber and some of the great Boris Godunovs of the 1950s and 60s.

Feb
22
Sat
2020
THE MERRY WIDOW
Feb 22 @ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM


THE MERRY WIDOW:Lehár
Fisch; von Stade, Hagegård, Welch-Babidge, Groves
Original Air Date: 12/23/2000

SID.20080638
This is the second year of the production originally mounted for Von Stade with Domingo. The production is by Tim Albery who was also responsible for Midsummer Night’s Dream for the Britten centenary. It’s not often that anything in English translation is on Sirius, but this is. Now if only they could have some of much worthier English translation evenings like Arabella and Cosi fan tutte with Steber and some of the great Boris Godunovs of the 1950s and 60s.