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. 

Sep
9
Mon
2019
WOZZECK
Sep 9 @ 6:00 AM – 9:00 AM


WOZZECK:Berg
Original Air Date: 12/31/2005
Levine; Held, Dalayman, Clark, Fink, Forbis
SID.19370102
Excellent performance on all counts. The 2001 videotaping of Wozzeck performances with Struckmann and Dalayman finally made it into Levine’s 40th anniversary DVD box (but not in print separately. As long as one is looking into Levine boxes, his 40th anniversary CD box contains a different Wozzeck : Jose van Dam, Anja Silja, Ragnar Ulfung, Richard Cassilly, Dieter Weller; March 8, 1980.

Sep
11
Wed
2019
WOZZECK
Sep 11 @ 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM


WOZZECK:Berg
Original Air Date: 12/31/2005
Levine; Held, Dalayman, Clark, Fink, Forbis
SID.19370318
Excellent performance on all counts. The 2001 videotaping of Wozzeck performances with Struckmann and Dalayman finally made it into Levine’s 40th anniversary DVD box (but not in print separately. As long as one is looking into Levine boxes, his 40th anniversary CD box contains a different Wozzeck : Jose van Dam, Anja Silja, Ragnar Ulfung, Richard Cassilly, Dieter Weller; March 8, 1980.

Sep
14
Sat
2019
WOZZECK
Sep 14 @ 12:00 AM – 3:00 AM


WOZZECK:Berg
Original Air Date: 12/31/2005
Levine; Held, Dalayman, Clark, Fink, Forbis
SID.19370636
Excellent performance on all counts. The 2001 videotaping of Wozzeck performances with Struckmann and Dalayman finally made it into Levine’s 40th anniversary DVD box (but not in print separately. As long as one is looking into Levine boxes, his 40th anniversary CD box contains a different Wozzeck : Jose van Dam, Anja Silja, Ragnar Ulfung, Richard Cassilly, Dieter Weller; March 8, 1980.

Sep
15
Sun
2019
WOZZECK
Sep 15 @ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM


WOZZECK:Berg
Original Air Date: 12/31/2005
Levine; Held, Dalayman, Clark, Fink, Forbis
SID.19370748
Excellent performance on all counts. The 2001 videotaping of Wozzeck performances with Struckmann and Dalayman finally made it into Levine’s 40th anniversary DVD box (but not in print separately. As long as one is looking into Levine boxes, his 40th anniversary CD box contains a different Wozzeck : Jose van Dam, Anja Silja, Ragnar Ulfung, Richard Cassilly, Dieter Weller; March 8, 1980.

Sep
23
Mon
2019
THE QUEEN OF SPADES
Sep 23 @ 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM


THE QUEEN OF SPADES:Tchaikovsky
Original Air Date: 02/14/2004
Jurowski; Domingo, Dalayman, Palmer, Chernov, Zaremba, Putilin
SID.19390104
This is Domingo’s last round out as Gherman, which seemed like yesterday but is now over a decade gone. Jurowski is an interesting conductor as is Dalayman’s Lisa. Chernov does not have the finish of Hvorostovsky, but it all depends on one’s reaction to Domingo’s Gherman. This is Domingo’s second Gherman, much prefer Palmer to Soderstrom and Dalayman to Gorchakova. This is late Chernov. Jurowski is a top drawer conductor in my view. Not a short work, but a lot of thrilling music. Jurowski is conductor, and the cast is not without interest. It’s a shame the first year of the production with Mattila and Heppner at their peak and the final role at the Met for Rysanek, that no broadcast exists.

Sep
24
Tue
2019
THE QUEEN OF SPADES
Sep 24 @ 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM


THE QUEEN OF SPADES:Tchaikovsky
Original Air Date: 02/14/2004
Jurowski; Domingo, Dalayman, Palmer, Chernov, Zaremba, Putilin
SID.19390204 (not scheduled but aired)
This is Domingo’s last round out as Gherman, which seemed like yesterday but is now over a decade gone. Jurowski is an interesting conductor as is Dalayman’s Lisa. Chernov does not have the finish of Hvorostovsky, but it all depends on one’s reaction to Domingo’s Gherman. This is Domingo’s second Gherman, much prefer Palmer to Soderstrom and Dalayman to Gorchakova. This is late Chernov. Jurowski is a top drawer conductor in my view. Not a short work, but a lot of thrilling music. Jurowski is conductor, and the cast is not without interest. It’s a shame the first year of the production with Mattila and Heppner at their peak and the final role at the Met for Rysanek, that no broadcast exists.

Sep
29
Sun
2019
THE QUEEN OF SPADES
Sep 29 @ 12:00 AM – 3:00 AM


THE QUEEN OF SPADES:Tchaikovsky
Jurowski; Domingo, Dalayman, Palmer, Chernov, Zaremba, Putilin
Original Air Date: 02/14/2004

SID.19390641
This is Domingo’s last round out as Gherman, which seemed like yesterday but is now over a decade gone. Jurowski is an interesting conductor as is Dalayman’s Lisa. Chernov does not have the finish of Hvorostovsky, but it all depends on one’s reaction to Domingo’s Gherman. This is Domingo’s second Gherman, much prefer Palmer to Soderstrom and Dalayman to Gorchakova. This is late Chernov. Jurowski is a top drawer conductor in my view. Not a short work, but a lot of thrilling music. Jurowski is conductor, and the cast is not without interest. It’s a shame the first year of the production with Mattila and Heppner at their peak and the final role at the Met for Rysanek, that no broadcast exists.

Oct
28
Mon
2019
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE
Oct 28 @ 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM


TRISTAN UND ISOLDE:Wagner
Levine; Heppner, Eaglen, Dalayman, Pape, Ketelsen
Original Air Date: 12/18/1999
MOD Audio
SID.19440105
The highlight of this performance is Pape’s stupendous Marke. His voice is at his peak, and worth your time. The video of a performance from one week earlier with the same cast is is available on DVD and MOoD (in addition). Heppner is a decent Tristan and Dalayman an excellent Brangane. Eaglen is Ok, but she was better when she first did it in Seattle a few years earlier.

TRISTAN UND ISOLDE
Oct 28 @ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM


TRISTAN UND ISOLDE:Wagner
Levine; Heppner, Eaglen, Dalayman, Pape, Ketelsen
Original Air Date: 12/18/1999
MOD Audio
SID.19440106
The highlight of this performance is Pape’s stupendous Marke. His voice is at his peak, and worth your time. The video of a performance from one week earlier with the same cast is is available on DVD and MOoD (in addition). Heppner is a decent Tristan and Dalayman an excellent Brangane. Eaglen is Ok, but she was better when she first did it in Seattle a few years earlier.

Oct
30
Wed
2019
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE
Oct 30 @ 9:00 PM – 11:55 PM


TRISTAN UND ISOLDE:Wagner
Levine; Heppner, Eaglen, Dalayman, Pape, Ketelsen
Original Air Date: 12/18/1999
MOD Audio
SID.19440321
The highlight of this performance is Pape’s stupendous Marke. His voice is at his peak, and worth your time. The video of a performance from one week earlier with the same cast is is available on DVD and MOoD (in addition). Heppner is a decent Tristan and Dalayman an excellent Brangane. Eaglen is Ok, but she was better when she first did it in Seattle a few years earlier.

Oct
31
Thu
2019
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE
Oct 31 @ 12:00 AM – 3:00 AM


TRISTAN UND ISOLDE:Wagner
Levine; Heppner, Eaglen, Dalayman, Pape, Ketelsen
Original Air Date: 12/18/1999
MOD Audio
SID.19440422
The highlight of this performance is Pape’s stupendous Marke. His voice is at his peak, and worth your time. The video of a performance from one week earlier with the same cast is is available on DVD and MOoD (in addition). Heppner is a decent Tristan and Dalayman an excellent Brangane. Eaglen is Ok, but she was better when she first did it in Seattle a few years earlier.

Nov
2
Sat
2019
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE
Nov 2 @ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM


TRISTAN UND ISOLDE:Wagner
Levine; Heppner, Eaglen, Dalayman, Pape, Ketelsen
Original Air Date: 12/18/1999
MOD Audio
SID.19440638
The highlight of this performance is Pape’s stupendous Marke. His voice is at his peak, and worth your time. The video of a performance from one week earlier with the same cast is is available on DVD and MOoD (in addition). Heppner is a decent Tristan and Dalayman an excellent Brangane. Eaglen is Ok, but she was better when she first did it in Seattle a few years earlier.

TRISTAN UND ISOLDE
Nov 2 @ 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM


TRISTAN UND ISOLDE:Wagner
Levine; Heppner, Eaglen, Dalayman, Pape, Ketelsen
Original Air Date: 12/18/1999
MOD Audio
SID.19440639
The highlight of this performance is Pape’s stupendous Marke. His voice is at his peak, and worth your time. The video of a performance from one week earlier with the same cast is is available on DVD and MOoD (in addition). Heppner is a decent Tristan and Dalayman an excellent Brangane. Eaglen is Ok, but she was better when she first did it in Seattle a few years earlier.

Mar
24
Tue
2020
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE
Mar 24 @ 6:00 AM – 9:00 AM


TRISTAN UND ISOLDE:Wagner
Barenboim; Lehman, Dalayman, DeYoung, Youn, Grochowski
Original Air Date: 12/06/2008
MOD Audio
SID.20130210
RWW: Celebrated Wagnerian conductor Daniel Barenboim made his Met debut with this production of one of opera’s greatest dramas. Gary Lehman and Katarina Dalayman are the legendary title characters in this searing story of love and destiny. Kwangchul Youn sings King Marke, the betrayed monarch whose understanding and forgiveness comes too late to save the lovers’ life. Michelle DeYoung is Isolde’s servant Brangäne and Gerd Grochowski sings Kurwenal, Tristan’s faithful companion. I’ve enjoyed Dalayman in other Wagner roles, and Barenboim in his Tristans from Bayreuth and La Scala, but my memories just didn’t show this hanging together as well. I’ll be listening again via MOoD as well.. We are finally starting to have Gelb era broadcasts in the rotation and it is good to be able to hear some new views.

TRISTAN UND ISOLDE
Mar 24 @ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM


TRISTAN UND ISOLDE:Wagner
Barenboim; Lehman, Dalayman, DeYoung, Youn, Grochowski
Original Air Date: 12/06/2008
MOD Audio
SID.20130211
RWW: Celebrated Wagnerian conductor Daniel Barenboim made his Met debut with this production of one of opera’s greatest dramas. Gary Lehman and Katarina Dalayman are the legendary title characters in this searing story of love and destiny. Kwangchul Youn sings King Marke, the betrayed monarch whose understanding and forgiveness comes too late to save the lovers’ life. Michelle DeYoung is Isolde’s servant Brangäne and Gerd Grochowski sings Kurwenal, Tristan’s faithful companion. I’ve enjoyed Dalayman in other Wagner roles, and Barenboim in his Tristans from Bayreuth and La Scala, but my memories just didn’t show this hanging together as well. I’ll be listening again via MOoD as well.. We are finally starting to have Gelb era broadcasts in the rotation and it is good to be able to hear some new views.

Mar
26
Thu
2020
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE
Mar 26 @ 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM


TRISTAN UND ISOLDE:Wagner
Barenboim; Lehman, Dalayman, DeYoung, Youn, Grochowski
Original Air Date: 12/06/2008
MOD Audio
SID.20130428
RWW: Celebrated Wagnerian conductor Daniel Barenboim made his Met debut with this production of one of opera’s greatest dramas. Gary Lehman and Katarina Dalayman are the legendary title characters in this searing story of love and destiny. Kwangchul Youn sings King Marke, the betrayed monarch whose understanding and forgiveness comes too late to save the lovers’ life. Michelle DeYoung is Isolde’s servant Brangäne and Gerd Grochowski sings Kurwenal, Tristan’s faithful companion. I’ve enjoyed Dalayman in other Wagner roles, and Barenboim in his Tristans from Bayreuth and La Scala, but my memories just didn’t show this hanging together as well. I’ll be listening again via MOoD as well.. We are finally starting to have Gelb era broadcasts in the rotation and it is good to be able to hear some new views.

TRISTAN UND ISOLDE
Mar 26 @ 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM


TRISTAN UND ISOLDE:Wagner
Barenboim; Lehman, Dalayman, DeYoung, Youn, Grochowski
Original Air Date: 12/06/2008
MOD Audio
SID.20130429
RWW: Celebrated Wagnerian conductor Daniel Barenboim made his Met debut with this production of one of opera’s greatest dramas. Gary Lehman and Katarina Dalayman are the legendary title characters in this searing story of love and destiny. Kwangchul Youn sings King Marke, the betrayed monarch whose understanding and forgiveness comes too late to save the lovers’ life. Michelle DeYoung is Isolde’s servant Brangäne and Gerd Grochowski sings Kurwenal, Tristan’s faithful companion. I’ve enjoyed Dalayman in other Wagner roles, and Barenboim in his Tristans from Bayreuth and La Scala, but my memories just didn’t show this hanging together as well. I’ll be listening again via MOoD as well.. We are finally starting to have Gelb era broadcasts in the rotation and it is good to be able to hear some new views.

Mar
28
Sat
2020
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE
Mar 28 @ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM


TRISTAN UND ISOLDE:Wagner
Barenboim; Lehman, Dalayman, DeYoung, Youn, Grochowski
Original Air Date: 12/06/2008
MOD Audio
SID.20130647
RWW: Celebrated Wagnerian conductor Daniel Barenboim made his Met debut with this production of one of opera’s greatest dramas. Gary Lehman and Katarina Dalayman are the legendary title characters in this searing story of love and destiny. Kwangchul Youn sings King Marke, the betrayed monarch whose understanding and forgiveness comes too late to save the lovers’ life. Michelle DeYoung is Isolde’s servant Brangäne and Gerd Grochowski sings Kurwenal, Tristan’s faithful companion. I’ve enjoyed Dalayman in other Wagner roles, and Barenboim in his Tristans from Bayreuth and La Scala, but my memories just didn’t show this hanging together as well. I’ll be listening again via MOoD as well.. We are finally starting to have Gelb era broadcasts in the rotation and it is good to be able to hear some new views.

TRISTAN UND ISOLDE
Mar 28 @ 9:00 PM – 11:55 PM


TRISTAN UND ISOLDE:Wagner
Barenboim; Lehman, Dalayman, DeYoung, Youn, Grochowski
Original Air Date: 12/06/2008
MOD Audio
SID.20130649
RWW: Celebrated Wagnerian conductor Daniel Barenboim made his Met debut with this production of one of opera’s greatest dramas. Gary Lehman and Katarina Dalayman are the legendary title characters in this searing story of love and destiny. Kwangchul Youn sings King Marke, the betrayed monarch whose understanding and forgiveness comes too late to save the lovers’ life. Michelle DeYoung is Isolde’s servant Brangäne and Gerd Grochowski sings Kurwenal, Tristan’s faithful companion. I’ve enjoyed Dalayman in other Wagner roles, and Barenboim in his Tristans from Bayreuth and La Scala, but my memories just didn’t show this hanging together as well. I’ll be listening again via MOoD as well.. We are finally starting to have Gelb era broadcasts in the rotation and it is good to be able to hear some new views.