
The Metropolitan Opera The new production of CARMEN opens on New Year's Eve, starring Elina Garanca and Roberto Alagna! Read about opera's ultimate bad girl here:
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Richard Eyre's new production of Carmen, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, stars Elīna Garanča in the title role.

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ONLY 4 MORE CHANCES TO CATCH HANSEL AND GRETEL THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!
Haunting, charming, and a little wicked, the Met’s production returns as the season’s special holiday presentation for families. Sung in English.
Check out the photo gallery of the irresistibly delicious production below.
Thursday, December 24, 2009, 8:0...0 pm
Monday, December 28, 2009, 11:00 am
Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 11:00 am
Saturday, January 2, 2010, 1:00 pm
Click here for tickets and more info! http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/s eason/production.aspx?id=10545
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Don't forget! Tomorrow is the Live in HD transmission of Offenbach's LES CONTES
D'HOFFMANN (The Tales of Hoffmann)--starring Joseph Calleja, Anna Netrebko, Alan
Held, and conducted by James Levine. Live in movie theaters around the world at
1:00pm ET.
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The Metropolitan Opera’s Peabody and Emmy Award-winning series The Met: Live in HD continues for its fourth season, featuring nine live transmissions. All performances begin at 1 pm ET. Don’t miss the chance to experience the Met live at your local movie theater!

Lynnette Marrero of Rye House swooped in to win tonight’s Tales of Hoffmann cocktail contest—an exclusive Met competition among New York’s hottest drinking establishments to capture the essence of the opera’s feverish tale of love, loss….and drink! The ...

The Metropolitan Opera The new season of Great Performances at the Met begins tonight on PBS with TOSCA. Check out a video preview here and find your local station:
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Great Performances had a chance to sit-down with opera diva Anna Netrebko, star of Robert Dornhelm's film-for-television adaption of Puccini's La Boheme.

The Metropolitan Opera Check out this great video interview with Philip Langridge on Hansel and Gretel which premieres tonight! Philip plays the Witch in this irresistibly delicious holiday production.
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Meet the Met Brass at the Met Opera Shop
The Metropolitan Opera Brass will perform live at the Met Opera Shop on Monday, December 21, at 1.30pm, following the matinee of Hansel and Gretel. The ensemble will play holiday music and selections from their recently released CD, featuring interludes and instrumental versions ...of arias from favorite operas. The CD is available at the shop and online at metoperashop.org.
Date/heure :lundi 21 décembre 2009 13:30
Lieu :Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center

The Metropolitan Opera On Tuesday, December 8, 2009, families and opera lovers assembled on Lincoln Center Plaza for the Met’s second annual holiday tree lighting. The lights and ornaments for the 25-foot spruce tree, created by the Met’s electric and scenic shops, are made from spare and leftover material from sets and props of Met productions.
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Holiday Tree Lighting
Visit the Met for holiday cheer! Join us on the plaza for musical performances, cookies and hot chocolate, and the lighting of the tree—once again decorated with ornaments created by Met scenic artists.
Tuesday, December 8 at 5PM
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See what it takes to make it at the Met with The Audition, the latest addition to the Met Player catalog...

The Metropolitan Opera The new online opera shop is now open! You can find your favorite CDs and DVDs plus a huge selection of Met-related items and gifts for the holidays. Check it out.....
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Browse the Met Opera Shop online and find a wide range of products, including CDs, DVDs, gifts, and unique items inspired by the architecture of the opera house and elements of the Met’s productions.

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See Der Rosenkavalier Live in HD!
Strauss’s comic masterpiece of love and intrigue in 18th-century Vienna stars Renée Fleming as the aristocratic Marschallin and Susan Graham in the trouser role of her young lover. Edo de Waart conducts a cast that also includes Kristinn Sigmundsson and Thomas Allen.
Conductor: Edo de... Waart; Production: Nathaniel Merrill; Renée Fleming, Susan Graham, Christine Schäfer, Eric Cutler, Thomas Allen, Kristinn Sigmundsson
Information available at:
http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/b roadcast/hd_events_current.aspx
Date/heure :samedi 9 janvier 2010 13:00
Lieu :Movie Theaters Worldwide

The Metropolitan Opera Today is the last day to enter to win FREE tickets to the final dress rehearsal of Les Contes d'Hoffmann. Make sure to put your name in before 8:00ET! We'll post the list of winners tomorrow afternoon on the Met website.
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Be among the first to see Bartlett Sher’s new production of Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann, conducted by James Levine and starring Joseph Calleja, Anna Netrebko, and Alan Held. Three thousand free tickets ...





























