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Happy Birthday, Yannick!

In rehearsal for Massenet’s Werther, the cast and Met Orchestra musicians gave Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin a special birthday surprise. March 6, 2020.

Salome: Trailer

Soprano Elza van den Heever headlines Claus Guth’s striking new production of Strauss’s one-act drama, opposite baritone Peter Mattei as the imprisoned prophet Jochanaan. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts. 2024–25 season.

Salome: “Geh, such ihn!”

Peter Mattei and Elza van den Heever, as Jochanaan and the title character, sing an excerpt from Strauss’s opera in the final dress rehearsal. Production: Claus Guth. Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin. 2024–25 season.
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Happy Birthday, Yannick!

In rehearsal for Massenet’s Werther, the cast and Met Orchestra musicians gave Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin a special birthday surprise. March 6, 2020.

Salome: “Jochanaan! Ich bin verliebt”

Elza van den Heever, as the title character, sings an excerpt from Strauss’s opera in the final dress rehearsal. Production: Claus Guth. Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin. 2024–25 season.

John Adams on Shakespeare

Composer John Adams describes how he came to setting Shakespeare’s text to music and why he chose Antony and Cleopatra for his latest operatic masterpiece. 2024–25 season.

Scoring Antony and Cleopatra

Composer John Adams discusses how his score for Antony and Cleopatra compares to his other operas and how the unique structure of Shakespeare’s play and Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande influenced his approach. 2024–25 season.

Salome: In Rehearsal

Rehearsals are underway for Claus Guth’s new production of Strauss’s Salome, starring Elza van den Heever in the title role and Peter Mattei as Jochanaan. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts. Videography by Neville Braithwaite.

Thank You for Supporting Extraordinary Opera

Soprano Lise Davidsen shares a special message to Patrons and Met Members in celebration of Member Appreciation Month. New and increased gifts will be matched for a limited time. 2024–25 season.

Il Barbiere di Siviglia: “Contro un cor che accende amore”

Isabel Leonard sings an excerpt from Rosina’s Act II aria in the final dress rehearsal. Production: Bartlett Sher. Conductor: Giacomo Sagripanti. 2024–25 season.

Il Barbiere di Siviglia: “Numero quindici a mano manca”

Lawrence Brownlee and Davide Luciano sing an excerpt from Count Almaviva and Figaro’s Act I duet in the final dress rehearsal. Production: Bartlett Sher. Conductor: Giacomo Sagripanti. 2024–25 season.

Il Barbiere di Siviglia: “Zitti, zitti, piano, piano”

Isabel Leonard, Lawrence Brownlee, and Davide Luciano, as Rosina, Count Almaviva, and Figaro, sing an excerpt from the Act II trio in the final dress rehearsal. Production: Bartlett Sher. Conductor: Giacomo Sagripanti. 2024–25 season.

Il Barbiere di Siviglia: “Largo al factotum della città”

Davide Luciano sings an excerpt from Figaro’s Act I aria in an early stage rehearsal. Production: Bartlett Sher. Conductor: Giacomo Sagripanti. 2024–25 season. Videography by Neville Braithwaite.
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