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2009 - 2010 SEASON
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TOSCA - OCT 24 at 11:30am, OCT 25 at 1:00pm, & OCT 29 at 11:30am
AIDA - NOV 7 at 11:30am, NOV 8 at 1:00pm & NOV 12 at 11:30am
TURANDOT - NOV 21 at 11:30am, NOV 22 at 1:00pm & NOV 26 at 11:30am
THE TALES OF HOFFMAN - JAN 9 at 11:30am, Jan 10 at 1:00pm & JAN 14 at 11:30am
DER ROSENKAVALIER - JAN 23 at 11:30am, JAN 24 at 1:00pm & JAN 28 at 11:30am
CARMEN - FEB 6 at 11:30am, FEB 7 at 1:00pm & FEB 11 at 11:30am
SIMON BOCCANEGRA - FEB 20 at 11:30am, FEB 21 at 1:00pm & FEB 25 at 11:30am
HAMLET - APR 17 at 11:30am, APR 18 at 1:00pm & APR 22 at 11:30am
ARMIDA - MAY 15 at 11:30am, MAY 16 at 1:00pm & MAY 20 at 11:30am 

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Puccini’s TOSCA

Sat OCT 24 at 11:30am, Sun OCT 25 at 1:00pm, & Thurs OCT 29 at 11:30am
“Tosca combines Puccini’s glorious musical inspiration with the melodramatic vitality of one of the great Hitchcock films,” says Music Director James Levine. “From the very first bar of the piece, the opera seizes you and keeps you on the edge of your seat until the last note.” Karita Mattila, who sings the title role for the first time at the Met, says, “There are so many fascinating qualities to Tosca. At first I thought, ‘How will it feel to kill somebody on stage?’ But Tosca is like an action movie, and the drama just happens.” Luc Bondy, acclaimed for his imaginative theater and opera productions, directs. Marcelo Álvarez and Juha Uusitalo open as Cavaradossi and Scarpia.  A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera and Teatro alla Scala, Milan.  Approximate running time 3 hours 30 minutes / 2 intermissions.

Verdi's AIDA

Sat NOV 7 at 11:30am, Sun NOV 8 at 1:00pm & Thurs NOV 12 at 11:30am
The Met has assembled a cast of powerful voices to match Aida’s epic scale, which in this grand production uses every stage lift in the house. Set in ancient Egypt, Aida is both a heartbreaking love story and an epic drama full of spectacular crowd scenes. A cast of powerful voices and a grand production bring the story to life on the Met stage (and on the HD screen). Violeta Urmana stars in the title role of the enslaved Ethiopian princess, with Dolora Zajick as her rival. Johan Botha plays Radamès, commander of the Egyptian army, and Daniele Gatti conducts. Among the score’s highlights is the celebrated Triumphal March.  Approximate running time 4 hours / 2 intermissions.

Puccini's TURANDOT

Sat NOV 21 at 11:30am, Sun NOV 22 at 1:00pm & Thurs NOV 26 at 11:30am
Director Franco Zeffirelli’s breathtaking production of Puccini’s last opera is a favorite of the Met repertoire. Maria Guleghina plays the ruthless Chinese princess of the title, whose hatred of men is so strong that she has all suitors who can’t solve her riddles beheaded. Marcello Giordani sings Calàf, the unknown prince who eventually wins her love and whose solos include the famous "Nessun dorma."  Approximate running time 3 hours 30 minutes / 2 intermissions.

Offenbach's THE TALES OF HOFFMAN

Sat JAN 9 at 11:30am, Sun Jan 10 at 1:00pm & Thurs JAN 14 at 11:30am
NEW PRODUCTION:  Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher (South Pacific) directs this new production, returning after the triumph of his Met Barber of Seville (seen live in HD in the 2006–07 season). Offenbach’s fictionalized take on the life and loves of the German Romantic writer E.T.A. Hoffmann is a fascinating psychological journey. Met Music Director James Levine conducts Joseph Calleja in the tour-de-force title role. The stellar star cast also includes Anna Netrebko as the tragic Antonia, Elīna Garanča as the ambiguous Nicklausse, and Alan Held as the demonic four villains.  Approximate running time 3 hours / 2 intermissions.

Strauss' DER ROSENKAVALIER

Sat JAN 23 at 11:30am, Sun JAN 24 at 1:00pm & Thurs JAN 28 at 11:30am
Strauss’s comic masterpiece of love and intrigue in 18th-century Vienna stars Renée Fleming as the aristocratic Marschallin and Susan Graham in the trouser role of her young lover. Music Director James Levine conducts a cast that also includes Kristinn Sigmundsson and Thomas Allen.  Approximate running time 3 hours / 2 intermissions.

Bizet's CARMEN

Sat FEB 6 at 11:30am, Sun FEB 7 at 1:00pm & Thurs FEB 11 at 11:30am
One of the most popular operas of all time, Carmen “is about sex, violence, and racism - and its corollary: freedom,” says Olivier Award-winning director Richard Eyre about his new production of Bizet’s drama. “It is one of the inalienably great works of art. It’s sexy, in every sense. And I think it should be shocking.” Angela Gheorghiu plays the seductive gypsy of the title in her role debut, opposite Roberto Alagna as the obsessed Don José.  Approximate running time 4 hours / 2 intermissions.

Verdi's SIMON BOCCANEGRA

Sat FEB 20 at 11:30am, Sun FEB 21 at 1:00pm & Thurs FEB 25 at 11:30am
Four decades into a legendary Met career, tenor Plácido Domingo makes history singing the title role in Verdi’s gripping political thriller, which is written for a baritone. Adrianne Pieczonka, Marcello Giordani, and James Morris are his co-stars in this moving and tragic story of a father and his lost daughter. James Levine conducts.  Approximate running time 3 hours 40 minutes / 2 intermissions.

Thomas' HAMLET

Sat APR 17 at 11:30am, Sun APR 18 at 1:00pm & Thurs APR 22 at 11:30am

CASTING UPDATE: Marlis Petersen will sing the role of Ophélie in the first six performances of the Met’s new production of Thomas’s Hamlet, replacing Natalie Dessay who is ill.

The works of Shakespeare have inspired more operatic adaptations than any other writer’s. Simon Keenlyside and Natalie Dessay bring their extraordinary acting and singing skills to two of the Bard’s most unforgettable characters in this new production of Ambroise Thomas’s Hamlet. For the role of Ophelia, the French composer created an extended mad scene that is among the greatest in opera.  Approximate running time 3 hours 45 minutes / 1 intermission.

Rossini's ARMIDA

Sat MAY 15 at 11:30am, Sun MAY 16 at 1:00pm & Thurs MAY 20 at 11:30am
This mythical story of a sorceress who enthralls men in her island prison has inspired operatic settings by a multitude of composers, including Gluck, Haydn, and Dvorˇák. Renée Fleming stars in the title role of Rossini’s version, opposite no fewer than six tenors. Tony Award winner Mary Zimmerman returns to direct this new production of a work she describes as “a buried treasure, a box of jewels.”  The fanciful and magical tale, Zimmerman says, “has an epic, enchanted quality and a tremendous visual element."  Approximate running time 4 hours 20 minutes / 2 intermissions.