It's another season filled with high notes, big drama and thrilling music as live broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera return to Classical MPR. Here's what's in store for the 2017-2018 season.
VERDI — Requiem
Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, noon
Stoyanova, Semenchuk, Antonenko, Furlanetto
James Levine, conductor
Dedicated to the memory of singer Dimitri Hvorostovsky, who died Nov. 22 at 55.
MOZART — The Magic Flute
Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, 11:30 a.m.
Müller, Lewek, Castronovo, Gunn, Walker, Kehrer
Evan Rogister, conductor
BELLINI — Norma
Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, noon
Meade, Barton, Calleja, Rose
Joseph Colaneri, conductor
LEHÁR — The Merry Widow
Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, noon
Graham, Chuchman, Groves, Stayton, Allen
Ward Stare, conductor
HUMPERDINCK — Hansel and Gretel
Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, noon
Oropesa, Erraught, Zajick, Siegel, Kelsey
Donald Runnicles, conductor
MASCAGNI & LEONCAVALLO — Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci
Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, 11:30 a.m.
Semenchuk, Alagna, Lucic/Kurzak, Alagna, Gagnidze, Arduini
Nicola Luisotti, conductor
MASSENET — Thaïs
Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, noon
Perez, Borras, Finley, Pittsinger
Emmanuel Villaume, conductor
PUCCINI — Tosca
Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, noon
Yoncheva, Grigolo, Terfel, Carfizzi
Conductor to be announced
VERDI — Il Trovatore
Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018, noon
Agresta, Rachvelishvili, Lee, Kelsey, Kocan
Conductor to be announced
DONIZETTI — L'Elisir d'Amore
Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, 11 a.m.
Yende, Polenzani, Luciano, D'Arcangelo
Domingo Hindoyan, conductor
WAGNER — Parsifal
Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, 10:30 a.m.
Herlitzius, Vogt, Mattei, Nikitin, Pape
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
PUCCINI — La Bohème
Saturday, Feb. 24, 2016, 11:30 a.m.
Yoncheva, Phillips, Fabiano, Meachem, Lavrov, Rose, Plishka
Marco Armiliato, conductor
PUCCINI — Madama Butterfly
Saturday, March 3, 2018, noon
Jaho, Zifchak, Aronica, Frontali
Marco Armiliato, conductor
ROSSINI — Semiramide
Saturday, March 10, 2018, noon
Meade, DeShong, Camarena, Abdrazakov, Green
Maurizio Benini, conductor
R. STRAUSS — Elektra
Saturday, March 17, 2018, noon
Goerke, van den Heever, Schuster, Hunter Morris, Petrenko
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
PUCCINI — Turandot
Saturday, March 24, 2018, noon
Serafin, Yu, Alvarez, Tsymbalyuk
Marco Armiliato, conductor
MOZART — Cosi fan tutte
Saturday, March 31, 2018, noon
Majeski, Malfi (Dorabella), O'Hara, Bliss, Plachetka, Maltman
David Robertson, conductor
DONIZETTI — Lucia di Lammermoor
Saturday, April 7, 2018, 11:30 a.m.
Peretyatko-Mariotti, Grigolo, Cavalletti, Kowaljow
Robert Abbado, conductor
VERDI — Luisa Miller
Saturday, April 14, 2018, 11:30 a.m.
Yoncheva, Petrova, Beczala, Domingo, Vinogradov, Belosselskiy
Conductor to be announced
ADÈS — The Exterminating Angel
Saturday, April 21, 2018, noon
Luna, Echalaz, Matthews, Bevan, Coote, Rice, Davies, Kaiser, Antoun, Portillo, Moore, Gilfry, Burdette, Van Horn, Tomlinson
Thomas Adès, conductor
MASSENET — Cendrillon
Saturday, April 28, 2018, noon
Kim, DiDonato, Coote, Blythe, Naouri
Bertrand de Billy, conductor
GOUNOD — Romeo et Juliette
Saturday, May 5, 2018, noon
Perez, Deshayes, Hymel, Hopkins, Youn
Placido Domingo, conductor
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