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Can't get to Lincoln Center? Watch The Met in our Historic Theater!

Enjoy opera broadcasts live from Lincoln Center on screen in HD and in an elegant setting. 

This fabulous package includes two tickets to each of the remaining operas and Opera Connection events for the Met at The Music Hall 2019-20 Season:

  

Akhnaten (Glass)

Sat. January 4, 2020 at 1:00p 

Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo headlines American composer Philip Glass’s transcendent contemporary creation, with Karen Kamensek conducting. Phelim McDermott’s stunning production employs a virtuosic company of acrobats and jugglers to conjure a mystical reimagining of ancient Egypt.

Cast: Karen Kamensek; Dísella Lárusdóttir (Queen Tye), J’nai Bridges (Nefertiti), Anthony Roth Costanzo (Akhnaten), Aaron Blake (High Priest of Amon), Will Liverman (Horemhab), Richard Bernstein (Aye), Zachary James (Amenhotep), Phelim McDermott (Production), Tom Pye (Set Designer), Kevin Pollard (Costume Designer), Bruno Poet (Lighting Designer), Sean Gandini (Choreographer)

 

Wozzeck (Berg)

Sat. January 11, 2020 at 1:00p

Berg’s 20th-century shocker stars baritone Peter Mattei in the title role, with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium and soprano Elza van den Heever as the long-suffering Marie. Groundbreaking visual artist and director William Kentridge unveils a bold new staging set in an apocalyptic wasteland.

Cast: Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Elza van den Heever (Marie), Tamara Mumford (Margret), Christopher Ventris (The Drum-Major), Gerhard Siegel (The Captain), Andrew Staples (Andres), Peter Mattei (Wozzeck), Christian Van Horn (Doctor), William Kentridge (Production), Luc De Wit (Co-Director), Catherine Meyburgh (Projection Designer), Sabine Theunissen (Set Designer), Greta Goiris (Costume Designer), Urs Schoenebaum (Lighting Designer)

 

Porgy & Bess (Gershwins)

Sat. February 8, 2020 at 1:00p

Opera Connection in the Loft at 11:30a

The Gershwins’ modern American masterpiece has its first Met performances in almost three decades, starring bass-baritone Eric Owens and soprano Angel Blue in the title roles. Director James Robinson’s stylish production transports audiences to Catfish Row, a setting vibrant with the music, dancing, emotion, and heartbreak of its inhabitants.

Cast: David Robertson; Angel Blue (Bess), Golda Schultz (Clara), Latonia Moore (Serena), Denyce Graves (Maria), Frederick Ballentine (Sportin’ Life), Eric Owens (Porgy), Alfred Walker (Crown), Donovan Singletary (Jake), James Robinson (Production); Michael Yeargan (Set Designer), Catherine Zuber (Costume Designer), Donald Holder (Lighting Designer), Luke Halls (Projection Designer), Dianne McIntyre (Choreographer), David Leong (Fight Director)

 

Agrippina (Handel)

Sat. March 7, 2020 at 1:00p

Opera Connection in the Loft at 11:30a

As the imperious title empress, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato leads the Met premiere of Handel’s tale of deception and deceit. Harry Bicket conducts Sir David McVicar’s wry new production, which gives this Baroque black comedy a politically charged, modern updating.

Cast: Harry Bicket; Brenda Rae (Poppea), Joyce DiDonato (Agrippina), Kate Lindsey (Nerone), Iestyn Davies (Ottone), Duncan Rock (Pallante), Matthew Rose (Claudio), Sir David McVicar (Production); John Macfarlane (Set & Costume Designer), Paule Constable (Lighting Designer), Andrew George (Choreographer)

 

Der Fliegende Hollander (Wagner)

Sat. March 14, 2020 at 1:00p

Sir Bryn Terfel returns to the Met for the first time since 2012, as the mysterious seafarer searching for salvation. Director François Girard, whose mesmerizing production of Parsifal recently wowed Met audiences, returns to stage Wagner’s eerie early masterwork.

Cast: Valery Gergiev; Anja Kampe (Senta), Mihoko Fujimura (Mary), Sergey Skorokhodov (Erik), David Portillo (Steuermann), Sir Bryn Terfel (Holländer), Franz-Josef Selig (Daland), François Girard (Production); John Macfarlane (Set Designer), Moritz Junge (Costume Designer), David Finn (Lighting Designer), Peter Flaherty (Projection Designer), Carolyn Choa (Choreographer), Serge Lamothe (Dramaturg)

 

Tosca (Puccini)

Sat. April 11, 2020 at 1:00p 

Superstar soprano Anna Netrebko appears in her 16th Live in HD transmission, taking on the soaring title diva of Puccini’s grand melodrama. Bertrand de Billy conducts Sir David McVicar’s evocative production, with tenor Brian Jagde as Tosca’s impassioned lover, Cavaradossi, and baritone Michael Volle as the sinister Scarpia.

Cast: Bertrand de Billy; Anna Netrebko (Tosca), Brian Jagde (Cavaradossi), Michael Volle (Scarpia), Patrick Carfizzi (Sacristan)

 

Maria Stuarda (Donizetti)

Sat. May 16, 2020 at 1:00p

Opera Connection in the Loft at 11:30a

A pseudo-historical opera about Mary, Queen of Scots, and her bitter rivalry with Queen Elizabeth I, Donizetti’s drama thrills with intense stand-offs and impressive vocal displays. Soprano Diana Damrau and mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton square off as two of history’s most formidable monarchs, with Maurizio Benini conducting.

Cast: Maurizio Benini; Diana Damrau (Maria Stuarda), Jamie Barton (Elisabetta), Stephen Costello (Leicester), Andrzej Filonczyk (Cecil), Michele Pertusi (Talbot)

 

Donated by: The Music Hall 28 Chestnut St. Portsmouth, NH

Item Special Note

• Two tickets to The Met at The Music Hall Broadcast Season and the Opera Connection Series, January 2019 - May 2020.
• Tickets for The Met at The Music Hall broadcast are located in the orchestra section.
• Tickets to Opera Connection are general admission.
• Tickets cannot be exchanged for an alternate date or event. Tickets are not redeemable for cash.