New York Met Opera 2021-22 Season
From the vibrant home of New York’s Metropolitan Opera, comes a new season of Live in HD performances to cinemas around the world, staging modern masterpieces alongside the much-loved classics.
Eurydice
4th December 2021
The Greek myth Orpheus, who uses the power of music to rescue his beloved Eurydice from the underworld, has inspired composers since opera’s earliest days. Rising American composer Matthew Aucoi carries that tradition into the 21st century with a captivating take on the story.
Cinderella
1st January 2022
A storybook staging of Massenet’s opera, 'Cendrillon' – an early French version of the Cinderella fairy tale - is presented with an all-new English translation. This abridged 90-minute adaptation features mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as its rags-to-riches princess.
Rigoletto
29th January 2022
Tony Award–winning director Bartlett Sher creates a bold new take on Verdi’s timeless tragedy, resetting the opera’s action in 1920s Europe, with Art Deco sets by Michael Yeargan and elegant costumes by Catherine Zuber.
Ariadna Auf Naxos
Saturday 12th March 2022
The exhilarating soprano Lise Davidsen makes her Live in HD debut in one of her signature roles, the mythological Greek heroine of Strauss’s enchanting masterpiece.
Don Carlos
Saturday 26th March 2022
Verdi’s masterpiece receives a monumental new staging by David McVicar, marking his 11th Met production, placing him among the most prolific and popular directors in recent Met memory.
Turnandot
Saturday 7th May 2022
Superstar soprano Anna Netrebko makes her long-awaited Met role debut as Puccini’s icy princess.
Lucia di Lammermoor
Saturday 21st May 2022
Soprano Nadine Sierra takes on one of the repertory’s most formidable and storied roles, the haunted heroine of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor.
Hamlet
Saturday 4th June 2022
Premiering at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2017 and receiving critical acclaim, this riveting contemporary masterpiece by composer Brett Dean, will grace the New York Met stage on 4th June 2022.