The Met: Live in HD The Met: Live in HD

The Met: Live in HD

The Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning Live in HD series returns to cinemas this October! Don’t miss the chance to experience thrilling live opera transmissions, special interviews, and behind-the-scenes features from the comfort of your local cinema.

All live events take place on Saturdays and are followed by special encore presentations of each screening at a later date. The full schedule of presentations is below.

In Theaters Oct 21, Oct 25

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Dead Man Walking

Jake Heggie’s powerful work—based on Sister Helen Prejean’s memoir about her fight for the soul of a condemned murderer—receives its highly anticipated Met premiere in a new production by Ivo van Hove, starring mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts.

Dead Man Walking contains adult themes and strong language. Parental discretion advised.

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In Theaters Nov 18, Nov 29

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X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X

Anthony Davis’s jazz-inflected opera arrives at the Met in a staging by Tony-nominated director Robert O’Hara, which imagines Malcolm—portrayed by baritone Will Liverman—as an Everyman whose story transcends time and space. Kazem Abdullah conducts.
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In Theaters Dec 2

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The Magic Flute

Recorded live in 2006, the Met’s abridged, English-language version of Mozart's enchanting fairy tale returns to cinemas this holiday season in Tony Award–winning director Julie Taymor’s spellbinding staging.
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In Theaters Dec 9, Dec 13

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Florencia en el Amazonas

Sung in Spanish and inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s opera makes its Met premiere in a spellbinding production starring rising soprano Ailyn Pérez. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts.
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In Theaters Jan 6, Jan 10

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Nabucco

The Met’s epic production about the fall of ancient Jerusalem at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar returns to cinemas, featuring baritone George Gagnidze in the imperious title role, alongside soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska as his vengeful daughter Abigaille. Daniele Callegari conducts.
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In Theaters Jan 27, Jan 31

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Carmen

Director Carrie Cracknell reinvigorates one of opera’s most popular works with a new staging that modernizes Bizet’s tale of deadly passion. Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina stars in the irresistible title role, alongside tenor Piotr Beczała as her lover Don José. Daniele Rustioni conducts.

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In Theaters Mar 9, Mar 13

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La Forza del Destino

Renowned soprano Lise Davidsen makes her role debut as the noble Leonora in the Met’s first new staging of Verdi’s tragedy in nearly 30 years, which sets the grand tale of ill-fated love, deadly vendettas, and family strife in a contemporary world. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts. 
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In Theaters Mar 23, Mar 27

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Roméo et Juliette

Soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Benjamin Bernheim headline as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s timeless tale, which returns to the Met in Tony Award–winning director Bartlett Sher’s lavish staging. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts.
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In Theaters Apr 20, Apr 24

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La Rondine

Puccini’s bittersweet romance makes a rare Met appearance in Nicolas Joël’s Art Deco–inspired staging, starring soprano Angel Blue as the sophisticated courtesan Magda, opposite tenor Jonathan Tetelman in his company debut as Ruggero. Speranza Scappucci conducts.
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In Theaters May 11, May 15

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Madama Butterfly

The Met’s beloved production of Puccini’s timeless tragedy returns to cinemas, with soprano Asmik Grigorian making her highly anticipated Met debut as Cio-Cio-San, alongside tenor Jonathan Tetelman as the callous American sailor Pinkerton. Xian Zhang conducts.
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