Week 17 of the Metropolitan Opera’s free nightly streaming of performances from their archives features a nicely curated selection of both big favorites and interesting gems. A different streaming begins each evening at 7:30 PM from the Met Opera website…
Week 16 of Free Met Opera Streams: June 28 – July 5
Intriguing variety is the key to Week 16 of the Metropolitan Opera’s free nightly streaming of past performances. Check out the new and old Donizetti—La Fille du Régiment from last year and a 40-year old performance of Don Pasquale with…
Week 15 of Free Met Opera Streams: June 21 – June 28
By now, most opera fans have received the news that the Metropolitan Opera is foregoing a fall season due to continued concerns over Covid-19 crisis safety. The Met is tentatively planning a January 2021 startup, preceded by a special Gala…
Week 14 of Free Met Opera Streams: June 14 – June 21
As we sadly mentioned last week, it has been announced by Metropolitan Opera’s Peter Gelb that due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis the Met was cancelling the fall months of the 2020-21 season. Their tentative plans now call for a…
Week 13 of Free Met Opera Streams: June 7 – June 14
This past week, Metropolitan Opera General Manager Peter Gelb announced that due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis the Met was cancelling the fall months of the 2020-21 season. Their tentative plans now call for a re-opening on December 31, 2020…
Week 12 of Free Met Opera Streams: May 31 – June 7
WEEK 12 of the Metropolitan Opera’s free streaming of performances from their Live In HD series covers quite a range. The historical performance of the week comes from the 1978 Tosca with Shirley Verrett in the title role, Luciano Pavarotti…
Week 11 of Free Met Opera Streams: May 24 – May 31
This will be WEEK 11 of the Metropolitan Opera’s free streaming of performances from their Live In HD series. While the past weeks may have seemed like a troubled dream, this streaming series has certainly made it a lot more tolerable.…
Week 10 of Free Met Opera Streams: May 17 – May 24
While it seems like years have gone by since it began, this week will be WEEK 10 of the Metropolitan Opera’s free streaming of performances from their Live In HD series. The week covers many bases, including Wagner’s Lohengrin, Verdi,…
Week 9 of Free Met Opera Streams: May 10 – May 17
This week will be Week 9 of the Metropolitan Opera’s free streaming of performances from their Live In HD series. This week’s historic performance is from November 13, 1982: Lucia di Lammermoor with Joan Sutherland, Alfredo Kraus, Pablo Elvira, and…
Week 8 of Free Met Opera Streams: May 3 – May 10
No complaints will be coming from me for staying in, staying safe, and catching this Week 8 of the Metropolitan Opera’s free nightly streams. This week’s schedule has a few diversions from the usual: a 1977 performance of Puccini’s La…