Metropolitan Opera 25-25 broadcast schedule
METROPOLITAN OPERA BROADCAST SCHEDULE 25-26 SEASON
All operas begin at 1pm unless otherwise noted
12/06/25 – LA BOHÈME (Puccini)
Daniele Rustioni; Juliana Grigoryan (Mimì), Stephen Costello (Rodolfo), Mané Galoyan (Musetta), David Bizic (Marcello), Alexander Köpeczi (Colline), Iurii Samoilov (Schaunard), Donald Maxwell (Benoit/Alcindoro)
12/13/25 – ANDREA CHÉNIER (Giordano)
Daniele Rustioni; Piotr Beczała (Andrea Chénier), Sonya Yoncheva (Maddalena di Coigny), Igor Golovatenko (Carlo Gérard)
12/20/25 – THE MAGIC FLUTE (Mozart) – Abridged English-language holiday presentation
Steven White; Paul Appleby (Tamino), Joélle Harvey (Pamina), Michael Sumuel (Papageno), Rainelle Krause (Queen of the Night), Alexander Köpeczi (Sarastro), Thomas Capobianco (Monostatos), Harold Wilson (Speaker)
12/27/25 – HANDEL AT THE MET
A celebration of Handel at the holidays, with excerpts from Met performances, in honor of the 300th anniversary of Rodelinda
01/03/25 – THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY (Mason Bates – Libretto by Gene Scheer – Based on the Book by Michael Chabon) – New Production/Met Premiere Performance from fall 2025
Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Andrzej Filończyk (Joe Kavalier), Miles Mykkanen (Sam Clay), Sun-Ly Pierce (Rosa Saks), Lauren Snouffer (Sarah Kavalier), Edward Nelson (Tracy Bacon), Patrick Carfizzi (Sheldon Anapol), Craig Colclough (Gerhard)
01/10/26 – I PURITANI (Bellini) – New Production
Marco Armiliato; Lisette Oropesa (Elvira Walton), Lawrence Brownlee (Lord Arturo Talbot), Artur Ruciński (Riccardo Forth), Christian Van Horn (Giorgio Walton)
01/17/26 – CARMEN (Bizet)
Pier Giorgio Morandi; Aigul Akhmetshina (Carmen), Michael Fabiano (Don José), Janai Brugger (Micaëla), Christian Van Horn (Escamillo)
01/24/26 – The Gershwins’ PORGY AND BESS
Kwamé Ryan; Alfred Walker (Porgy), Brittany Renee (Bess), Ryan Speedo Green (Crown), Frederick Ballentine (Sportin’ Life), Leah Hawkins (Serena), Vuvu Mpofu (Clara), Denyce Graves (Maria), Benjamin Taylor (Jake)
01/31/26 – ARABELLA (Strauss) Performance from November 22, 2025
Nicholas Carter; Rachel Willis-Sørensen (Arabella), Tomasz Konieczny (Mandryka), Louise Alder (Zdenka), Pavol Breslik (Matteo), Brindley Sherratt (Waldner)
02/07/26 – Artist’s Choice: WERTHER (Massenet)
Chosen by Lawrence Brownlee: Alfredo Kraus in a performance from February 3, 1979; Richard Bonynge; Alfredo Kraus (Werther), Régine Crespin (Charlotte), Kathleen Battle (Sophie), Lenus Carlson (Albert)
02/14/26 – Artist’s Choice: IDOMENEO (Mozart)
Chosen by Joyce DiDonato: Frederica von Stade in a performance from February 15, 1986; Jeffrey Tate; David Rendall (Idomeneo), Benita Valente (Ilia), Frederica von Stade (Idamante), Hildegard Behrens (Elettra), John Alexander (Arbace)
02/21/26 – Artist’s Choice: MANON LESCAUT (Puccini)
Chosen by Asmik Grigorian: Mirella Freni in a performance from March 17, 1990; Nello Santi; Mirella Freni (Manon), Peter Dvorsky (Des Grieux), Brian Schexnayder (Lescaut), Italo Tajo (Geronte)
02/28/26 – Artist’s Choice: LA PRISE DE TROIE (LES TROYENS, PART ONE – Berlioz)
Chosen by Yannick Nézet-Séguin: Rafael Kubelík conducting a performance from March 16, 1974 Rafael Kubelík; Shirley Verrett (Cassandre), Jon Vickers (Énée), Louis Quilico (Chorèbe)
03/07/26 – Artist’s Choice: LES TROYENS À CARTHAGE (LES TROYENS, PART TWO – Berlioz)
Chosen by Yannick Nézet-Séguin: Rafael Kubelík conducting a performance from March 16, 1974 Rafael Kubelík; Christa Ludwig (Didon), Jon Vickers (Énée), Mignon Dunn (Anna), John Macurdy (Narbal)
03/14/26 – MADAMA BUTTERFLY (Puccini)
Carlo Rizzi; Sonya Yoncheva (Cio-Cio-San), Adam Smith (Pinkerton), Jennifer Johnson Cano (Suzuki), Quinn Kelsey (Sharpless)
03/21/26 @12:30pm – TRISTAN UND ISOLDE (Wagner) – New Production
Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Lise Davidsen (Isolde), Michael Spyres (Tristan), Ekaterina Gubanova (Brangäne), Ryan Speedo Green (King Marke), Tomasz Konieczny (Kurwenal)
03/28/26 – LA TRAVIATA (Verdi)
Antonello Manacorda; Lisette Oropesa (Violetta Valéry), Piotr Buszewski (Alfredo Germont), Luca Salsi (Giorgio Germont)
04/04/26 – LA GIOCONDA (Ponchielli)
Celebrating the opera’s 150th anniversary with a performance from March 2, 1968; Fausto Cleva; Renata Tebaldi (La Gioconda), Carlo Bergonzi (Enzo), Fiorenza Cossotto (Laura), Cornell MacNeil (Barnaba), Bonaldo Giaiotti (Alvise), Mignon Dunn (La Cieca)
04/11/26 – DON GIOVANNI (Mozart) Performance from fall 2025
Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Ryan Speedo Green (Don Giovanni), Federica Lombardi (Donna Anna), Adam Plachetka (Leporello), Janai Brugger (Donna Elvira), Ben Bliss (Don Ottavio), Hera Hyesang Park (Zerlina), William Guanbo Su (Masetto), Adam Palka (Commendatore)
04/18/26 – INNOCENCE (Kaija Saariaho – Libretto by Sofi Oksanen – Multilingual Libretto and English Translation by Aleksi Barrière) – New Production/Met Premiere
Susanna Mälkki; Jacquelyn Stucker (Bride), Kathleen Kim (Mother-In-Law), Joyce DiDonato (Waitress), Miles Mykkanen (Bridegroom), Rod Gilfry (Father-In-Law), Stephen Milling (Priest), Lucy Shelton (Teacher), Vilma Jää (Markéta), Beate Mordal (Lily), Julie Hega (Iris), Simon Kluth (Anton), Camilo Delgado Díaz (Jerónimo), Marina Dumont Anastassiadou (Alexia)
04/25/26 – LA SONNAMBULA (Bellini) – New Production, Performance from October 18, 2025
Riccardo Frizza; Nadine Sierra (Amina), Xabier Anduaga (Elvino), Alexander Vinogradov (Rodolfo), Sydney Mancasola (Lisa)
05/02/26 – EUGENE ONEGIN (Tchaikovsky)
Timur Zangiev; Igor Golovatenko (Onegin), Asmik Grigorian (Tatiana), Stanislas de Barbeyrac (Lenski), Maria Barakova (Olga), Alexander Tsymbalyuk (Prince Gremin), Stephanie Blythe (Filippyevna)
05/09/26 – LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT (Donizetti)
Performance from fall 2025; Giacomo Sagripanti; Erin Morley (Marie), Lawrence Brownlee (Tonio), Alice Coote (Marquise of Berkenfield), Peter Kálmán (Sulpice)
05/16/26 – Listeners’ Choice: Great Met Broadcasts Opera TBA, to be selected by listener voting
05/23/26 – TURANDOT (Puccini)
Oksana Lyniv; Anna Pirozzi (Turandot), Brian Jagde (Calàf), Angel Blue (Liù), John Relyea (Timur)
05/30/26 – EL ÚLTIMO SUEÑO DE FRIDA Y DIEGO (Gabriela Lena Frank – Libretto by Nilo Cruz)
New Production/Met Premiere Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Isabel Leonard (Frida), Carlos Álvarez (Diego), Gabriella Reyes (Catrina), Nils Wanderer (Leonardo)
