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Wagner's Ring and the Leitmotif

Members of the Met Orchestra play and discuss some of the musical themes and motifs from Wagner's "Ring" cycle. 2010-11 season.

Le Nozze di Figaro: “Dove sono”

Federica Lombardi sings an excerpt from the Countess’s Act III aria in an early stage rehearsal. Production: Richard Eyre. Conductor: Joana Mallwitz. 2024–25 season. Videography by Pete Scalzitti.

Die Zauberflöte: “Tamino mein!”

Ben Bliss and Golda Schultz sing an excerpt from Tamino and Pamina’s Act II duet in the final dress rehearsal. Production: Simon McBurney. Conductor: Evan Rogister. 2024–25 season. Videography by Neville Braithwaite.
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Wagner's Ring and the Leitmotif

Members of the Met Orchestra play and discuss some of the musical themes and motifs from Wagner's "Ring" cycle. 2010-11 season.

Die Zauberflöte: “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”

Thomas Oliemans sings an excerpt from Papageno’s Act II aria in the final dress rehearsal. Production: Simon McBurney. Conductor: Evan Rogister. 2024–25 season. Videography by Neville Braithwaite.

Antony and Cleopatra: All the Stories on One Stage

Julia Bullock and Gerald Finley headline John Adams’s glorious adaptation of Shakespeare’s immortal drama. Adams conducts Elkhanah Pulitzer’s new production. Video courtesy of Liceu Opera Barcelona. Audio courtesy of San Francisco Opera.

Aida: “O patria mia”

Christina Nilsson sings an excerpt from the title character’s Act III aria in a recent performance. Production: Michael Mayer. Conductor: Alexander Soddy. 2024–25 season. Videography by Pete Scalzitti.

The Met x Mastodon: Opera Meets Metal

Mastodon band members Brann Dailor, Bill Kelliher, and Troy Sanders visited the Met for the premiere of Moby-Dick and spoke with composer Jake Heggie about Melville’s epic. Videography by Pete Scalzitti, Neville Braithwaite, and Muriel Steinke.

Moby-Dick: “I’ll try a Pagan friend”

Stephen Costello, Ryan Speedo Green, and Janai Brugger sing an excerpt from Act I in the final dress rehearsal of Jake Heggie’s opera. Production: Leonard Foglia. Conductor: Karen Kamensek. Videography by Pete Scalzitti and Neville Braithwaite.

Fidelio: “O namenlose Freude”

Lise Davidsen and David Butt Philip sing an excerpt from Leonore and Florestan’s Act II duet in the final dress rehearsal. Production: Jürgen Flimm. Conductor: Susanna Mälkki. 2024–25 season.

Fidelio: “Er sterbe”

Tomasz Konieczny, David Butt Philip, René Pape, and Lise Davidsen sing an excerpt from the Act II quartet in the final dress rehearsal. Production: Jürgen Flimm. Conductor: Susanna Mälkki. 2024–25 season.

Salome: All the Stories on One Stage

Elza van den Heever stars in the title role of Strauss’s one-act tragedy, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting a gripping new production by leading opera director Claus Guth. 2024–25 season. Videography by Pete Scalzitti.

Moby-Dick: Starbuck’s Theme

Composer Jake Heggie describes the process of discovering Starbuck’s theme and how he crafted the first mate’s aria at the end of Act I. 2024–25 season. Videography by Pete Scalzitti and Neville Braithwaite.
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