Great Performances at the Met

Les Grands Airs de Tebaldo

November 2024 •French

Graines d'étoiles

November 2024 •French

小白玉霜

November 2024 •Chinese

This is Opera

November 2024 •Spanish

An exploration of opera in unconventional ways attempting to attract not just existing opera fans, but also those less familiar with the art form. The host guides the viewer to the places of origin of each opera, and explores the culture, history—and modern and current trends and how they apply to opera.

Òpera en Texans

November 2024 •Catalan

The Phantom of the Opera

November 2024 •English

The Phantom of the Opera is a 1990 NBC two-part drama television miniseries. It is adapted from Arthur Kopit's book for his then-unproduced stage musical Phantom, which is based loosely on Gaston Leroux's novel.

The House

November 2024 •English

A behind-the-scenes look at the Royal Opera House.

Lucy Worsley's Nights at the Opera

November 2024 •English

For centuries in western culture, opera has been the greatest show on earth. Historian Lucy Worsley explores how history and opera go hand in hand. She visits the great European cities where some of the most famous operas were written, tells the stories of the colourful characters who composed them, and shows how they reflected the turbulent times they were composed in and the lives, hopes and fears of the people who lived in them. Whilst Lucy visits the cities and European opera houses, Antonio Pappano, music director of London's Royal Opera, helps us understand some of those operas' greatest musical moments.

The Genius of Mozart

November 2024 •English

Looks at Mozart's extraordinary short life and revolutionary music through a distinctive mix of costume drama and documentary.

The Sound and the Syllable

November 2024 •Portuguese

Sarah is a young autistic woman with an extraordinary ability for lyrical singing. She begins taking lessons with renowned soprano Leonor Delise, but there is tension in the relationship. Sarah will learn to turn her silences into emotions; Leonor will have to restore her faith in humanity and reconcile with her daughter. Music will be the bond that transforms their lives.