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Season 3

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Live performances of operas from New York's Metropolitan Opera.

Where to Watch Season 3

11 Episodes

  • Doctor Atomic
    E1
    Doctor AtomicThe Season 3 premiere features a production of the John Adams opera "Doctor Atomic," about physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (Gerald Finley) and the testing of the first atomic bomb in 1945 New Mexico. Kitty Oppenheimer: Sasha Cooke. Edward Teller: Richard Paul Fink. Gen. Leslie Groves: Eric Owens.
  • Salome
    E2
    SalomeA production of the Richard Strauss opera "Salome," about a wild-child princess (Karita Mattila) who performs the Dance of the Seven Veils for King Herod (Kim Bagley) in return for anything she wants---which happens to be the head of a prophet (Juha Uusitalo). Herodias: Ildikó Komlósi.
  • John Adams' Doctor Atomic
    E3
    John Adams' Doctor Atomic
  • The Metropolitan Opera Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming
    E4
    The Metropolitan Opera Opening Night Gala Starring Renée FlemingThe Met's 125th opening-night gala features soprano Renée Fleming in excerpts from three of her favorite operas, Verdi's "La Traviata," Massenet's "Manon" and Strauss' "Capriccio." Joining her are tenor Ramon Vargas, baritones Thomas Hampson and Dwayne Croft, and bass Robert Lloyd; and she wears costumes designed by John Galliano, Christian Lacroix and Karl Lagerfeld.
  • Thaïs
    E5
    ThaïsSoprano Renée Fleming stars in the title role of Jules Massenet's "Thaïs," about an Egyptian courtesan who causes the fall from grace of a monk (Thomas Hampson). Nicias: Michael Schade. Palémon: Alain Vernhes. La Charmeuse: Leah Partridge.
  • Lucia di Lammermoor
    E6
    Lucia di LammermoorA production of Gaetano Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor," a tragic opera about a young woman (Anna Netrebko) whose brother (Mariusz Kwiecien) pressures her to marry a nobleman despite her love for another (Piotr Beczala).
  • La Rondine
    E7
    La RondineSoprano Angela Gheorghiu and tenor Roberto Alagna star in a production of Puccini's "La Rodine," about a kept woman who faces a difficult decision when she falls for the son of a respectable family.
  • Orfeo et Euridice
    E8
    Orfeo et EuridiceA production of Christoph Willibald Gluck's "Orfeo et Euridice," in which the grieving Orfeo (Stephanie Blythe) braves the underworld to retrieve his beloved wife (Danielle de Niese).
  • Madama Butterfly
    E9
    Madama ButterflyPuccini's classic "Madama Butterfly," about a Japanese geisha (Patricia Racette) who marries an American naval officer (Marcello Giordani).
  • La Sonnambula
    E10
    La SonnambulaA reimagining of the Bellini opera "La Sonnambula," about a young woman (Natalie Dessay) whose sleepwalking compromises her virtue and causes her beloved (Juan Diego Flórez) to cancel their wedding, adds a play-within-a-play format.
  • La Cenerentola
    E11
    La CenerentolaA production of "La Cenerentola," Rossini's adaptation of the "Cinderella" fable, starring mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca in the lead role and tenor Lawrence Brownlee as her Prince Charming. Don Magnifico: Alessandro Corbelli. Alidoro: John Relyea.

Cast of Season 3

  • Metropolitan Opera ChorusSelf
  • MET OrchestraSelf
  • Metropolitan Opera BalletSelf
  • David HornProducer

 

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