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October
Sun, Oct 3, 12:00 am · Thais
Massenet's sensual opera about a monk who falls from grace stars Thomas Hampson and Renee Fleming. 141 minutes [  TVG ]
Sun, Oct 3, 4:00 am · Salome
Jurgen Flimm's thrilling production of Strauss's masterpiece stars Finnish soprano Karita Mattila. 108 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Oct 3, 12:00 pm · Salome
Jurgen Flimm's thrilling production of Strauss's masterpiece stars Finnish soprano Karita Mattila. 108 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Oct 3, 2:00 pm · Thais
Massenet's sensual opera about a monk who falls from grace stars Thomas Hampson and Renee Fleming. 141 minutes [  TVG ]
Sun, Oct 10, 12:00 am · Lucia Di Lammermoor
Anna Netrebko plays the fragile heroine of Donizetti's opera, presented as a Victorian ghost story. 145 minutes [  TVG ]
Sun, Oct 17, 12:00 am · Madama Butterfly
Patricia Racette stars in the title role of Puccini's heartbreaking tale of a Japanese geisha girl. 146 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Oct 17, 4:00 am · La Rondine
Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna star in a new production of Puccini's melodic look at love. 116 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Oct 17, 12:00 pm · Madama Butterfly
Patricia Racette stars in the title role of Puccini's heartbreaking tale of a Japanese geisha girl. 146 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Oct 17, 2:30 pm · La Rondine
Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna star in a new production of Puccini's melodic look at love. 116 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Oct 24, 12:00 am · La Sonnambula
A hauntingly lyrical score and an intriguing staging set in the present highlight this production. 145 minutes [  TVG ]
Sun, Oct 24, 2:00 pm · La Cenerentola
Elina Garanca and Lawrence Brownlee star in this Cinderella story conducted by Maurizio Benini. 171 minutes [  TVG ]
Sun, Oct 31, 12:00 am · La Cenerentola
Elina Garanca and Lawrence Brownlee star in this Cinderella story conducted by Maurizio Benini. 172 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
November
Sun, Nov 7, 3:00 am · Aida
Violeta Urmana stars as the enslaved Ethiopian princess in this heartbreaking, epic love story. 175 minutes [  TVG ]
Sun, Nov 7, 2:00 pm · Aida
Violeta Urmana stars as the enslaved Ethiopian princess in this heartbreaking, epic love story. 175 minutes [  TVG ]
Sun, Nov 14, 4:00 am · The Audition
Young opera singers face intense pressures as they struggle for the opportunity to launch a career. 116 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Nov 14, 2:00 pm · The Audition
Young opera singers face intense pressures as they struggle for the opportunity to launch a career. 116 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Nov 21, 3:30 am · Turandot
Maria Guleghina plays the ruthless princess in a breathtaking production of Giacomo Puccini's opera. 142 minutes [  TVG ]
Sun, Nov 21, 2:00 pm · Turandot
Maria Guleghina plays the ruthless princess in a breathtaking production of Giacomo Puccini's opera. 142 minutes [  TVG ]
December
Sun, Dec 5, 2:30 am · Der Rosenkavalier
Strauss's comic masterpiece of love and intrigue in 18th-century Vienna stars Renee Fleming. 205 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Dec 12, 12:00 am · Les Contes D'Hoffman
Barlett Sher directs this story of the life and loves of the German Romantic writer E.T.A. Hoffmann. 175 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Dec 12, 4:00 am · Orfeo Ed Euridice
Music and dance accompany this tale of a hero facing the underworld to bring his wife back to life 114 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Dec 19, 12:00 am · Hansel And Gretel
Lost in a shadowy world, the siblings are pursued by a witch who seeks to devour them. 115 minutes [ CC Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Dec 19, 12:00 pm · Hansel And Gretel
Lost in a shadowy world, the siblings are pursued by a witch who seeks to devour them. 115 minutes [ CC Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Dec 26, 12:00 am · Carmen
Richard Eyre directs this new production of Bizet's drama about sex, violence, racism and freedom. 175 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Dec 26, 12:00 pm · Carmen
Richard Eyre directs this new production of Bizet's drama about sex, violence, racism and freedom. 175 minutes [  TVPG ]
January
Wed, Jan 5, 10:00 pm · Don Pasquale
Anna Netrebko revives her turn in this sophisticated bel canto also starring John Del Carlo. 145 minutes [  TVG ]
Sun, Jan 9, 3:30 am · Don Pasquale
Anna Netrebko revives her turn in this sophisticated bel canto also starring John Del Carlo. 145 minutes [  TVG ]
Sun, Jan 16, 12:00 am · Hamlet
Simon Keenlyside and Marlis Petersen bring extraordinary skills to this Ambroise Thomas production. 174 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Jan 16, 3:00 am · Les Contes D'Hoffman
Barlett Sher directs this story of the life and loves of the German Romantic writer E.T.A. Hoffmann. 175 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Jan 16, 12:00 pm · Hamlet
Simon Keenlyside and Marlis Petersen bring extraordinary skills to this Ambroise Thomas production. 174 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Jan 23, 2:30 am · Der Rosenkavalier
Strauss's comic masterpiece of love and intrigue in 18th-century Vienna stars Renee Fleming. 205 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Jan 30, 3:30 am · Simon Boccanegra
Placido Domingo stars in this tragic story of a father and his lost daughter. James Levine conducts. 145 minutes [  TVPG ]
February
Sun, Feb 6, 12:00 am · Romeo Et Juliette
Anna Netrebko and Roberto Alagna ignite this Gounod opera. Placido Domingo leads the orchestra. 175 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
Sun, Feb 6, 3:00 am · Armida
This mythical story of a sorceress who enthralls men in her island prison stars Renee Fleming. 175 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Feb 6, 12:00 pm · Manon Lescaut
Karita Mattila and Marcello Giordani star in this presentation of Puccini's opera. 143 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
Sun, Feb 13, 1:00 am · Manon Lescaut
Karita Mattila and Marcello Giordani star in this presentation of Puccini's opera. 143 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
Sun, Feb 13, 3:30 am · Macbeth
The new production of this gripping work features baritone Zeljko Lucic and soprano Maria Guleghina. 145 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
Sun, Feb 13, 12:00 pm · Armida
This mythical story of a sorceress who enthralls men in her island prison stars Renee Fleming. 175 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Feb 20, 12:00 am · La Boheme
Angela Gheorghiu, Ainhota Arteta and Quinn Kelsey, star in Puccini's tale of young love and loss. 140 minutes [ CC Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Feb 20, 2:30 am · Boris Godunov
Valery Gergiev conducts Mussorgsky's epic that captures the suffering and ambition of a nation. 205 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Feb 20, 12:00 pm · Boris Godunov
Valery Gergiev conducts Mussorgsky's epic that captures the suffering and ambition of a nation. 205 minutes [  TVPG ]
March
Sun, Mar 6, 12:00 am · Peter Grimes
Patricia Racette, Anthony Dean Griffey and Anthony Michaels-Moore star in this modern masterpiece. 173 minutes [ CC Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Mar 20, 12:00 am · La Fille Du Regiment
An orphan promises to marry a member of the military regiment that adopted her in Donizetti's opera. 144 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
Sun, Mar 27, 12:00 am · Doctor Atomic
Gerald Finley stars in this contemporary masterpiece that explores the creation of the atomic bomb. 170 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Mar 27, 12:00 pm · Doctor Atomic
Gerald Finley stars in this contemporary masterpiece that explores the creation of the atomic bomb. 170 minutes [  TVPG ]
April
Sun, Apr 3, 2:00 am · La Damnation De Faust
Director Robert Lepage applies stunning artistry to Berlioz's musical examination of good and evil. 145 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Apr 3, 1:30 pm · The Audition
Young opera singers face intense pressures as they struggle for the opportunity to launch a career. 116 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Apr 10, 1:30 am · Thais
Massenet's sensual opera about a monk who falls from grace stars Thomas Hampson and Renee Fleming. 141 minutes [  TVG ]
Sun, Apr 10, 4:00 am · The Audition
Young opera singers face intense pressures as they struggle for the opportunity to launch a career. 116 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Apr 10, 12:00 pm · Don Carlo
Nicholas Hytner directs this production of Verdi's profound, beautiful and most ambitious opera. 235 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Apr 17, 2:00 am · Don Carlo
Nicholas Hytner directs this production of Verdi's profound, beautiful and most ambitious opera. 235 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Apr 24, 2:00 am · Salome
Jurgen Flimm's thrilling production of Strauss's masterpiece stars Finnish soprano Karita Mattila. 108 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Apr 24, 12:00 pm · La Fanciulla Del West
All-American diva Deborah Voigt stars in Puccini's wild west opera. Nicola Luisotti conducts. 145 minutes [  TVPG ]
May
Sun, May 1, 2:00 am · La Fanciulla Del West
All-American diva Deborah Voigt stars in Puccini's wild west opera. Nicola Luisotti conducts. 145 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, May 8, 12:00 am · Peter Grimes
Patricia Racette, Anthony Dean Griffey and Anthony Michaels-Moore star in this modern masterpiece. 173 minutes [ CC Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, May 15, 12:00 am · Tristan Und Isolde
Robert Dean Smith and Deborah Voight star in Wagner's passionate story of star-crossed lovers. 264 minutes [ CC Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, May 15, 12:00 pm · Peter Grimes
Patricia Racette, Anthony Dean Griffey and Anthony Michaels-Moore star in this modern masterpiece. 173 minutes [ CC Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, May 22, 3:30 am · La Boheme
Angela Gheorghiu, Ainhota Arteta and Quinn Kelsey, star in Puccini's tale of young love and loss. 140 minutes [ CC Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, May 29, 3:00 am · Carmen
Richard Eyre directs this new production of Bizet's drama about sex, violence, racism and freedom. 175 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, May 29, 12:00 pm · La Boheme
Angela Gheorghiu, Ainhota Arteta and Quinn Kelsey, star in Puccini's tale of young love and loss. 140 minutes [ CC Stereo TVPG ]
June
Sun, Jun 5, 12:00 am · La Fille Du Regiment
An orphan promises to marry a member of the military regiment that adopted her in Donizetti's opera. 144 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
Sun, Jun 12, 1:00 am · Lucia Di Lammermoor
Anna Netrebko plays the fragile heroine of Donizetti's opera, presented as a Victorian ghost story. 145 minutes [  TVG ]
Sun, Jun 19, 12:00 am · Madama Butterfly
Patricia Racette stars in the title role of Puccini's heartbreaking tale of a Japanese geisha girl. 146 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Jun 19, 12:00 pm · Iphigenie En Tauride
Susan Graham and Placido Domingo star in Gluck's elegant interpretation of this primal Greek myth. 116 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Jun 26, 12:00 am · Iphigenie En Tauride
Susan Graham and Placido Domingo star in Gluck's elegant interpretation of this primal Greek myth. 116 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Jun 26, 12:00 pm · Nixon In China
A 1987 performance of John Adam's opera about President Nixon's encounter with Communist China. 175 minutes [  TVPG ]
July
Sun, Jul 3, 12:00 am · Nixon In China
A 1987 performance of John Adam's opera about President Nixon's encounter with Communist China. 175 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Jul 3, 12:00 pm · Lucia Di Lammermoor
Natalie Dessay stars as the innocent young woman driven to madness, opposite Joseph Calleja. 146 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Jul 10, 12:00 pm · Orfeo Ed Euridice
Music and dance accompany this tale of a hero facing the underworld to bring his wife back to life 114 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Jul 17, 12:00 pm · Madama Butterfly
Patricia Racette stars in the title role of Puccini's heartbreaking tale of a Japanese geisha girl. 146 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Jul 24, 12:00 pm · La Sonnambula
A hauntingly lyrical score and an intriguing staging set in the present highlight this production. 145 minutes [  TVG ]
Sun, Jul 31, 12:00 pm · Lucia Di Lammermoor
Natalie Dessay stars as the innocent young woman driven to madness, opposite Joseph Calleja. 146 minutes [  TVPG ]
August
Sun, Aug 7, 12:00 pm · Le Comte Ory
Rossini's vocally dazzling comedy stars bel canto sensation Juan Diego Florez in the title role. 144 minutes [  TVG ]
Sun, Aug 14, 12:00 pm · Capriccio
Renee Fleming stars in Richard Strauss' meditation on art and life, conducted by Andrew Davis. 146 minutes [  TVG ]
Sun, Aug 21, 12:00 pm · La Cenerentola
Elina Garanca and Lawrence Brownlee star in this Cinderella story conducted by Maurizio Benini. 171 minutes [  TVG ]
Sun, Aug 28, 12:00 pm · Il Trovatore
James Levine conducts David McVicar's production of Verdi's intense opera starring Marcelo Alvarez. 146 minutes [  TVPG ]
September
Sun, Sep 4, 12:00 pm · Tosca
James Levine conducts Giacomo Puccini's Tosca, staged by Luc Bondy and starring Karita Mattila. 145 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Sep 25, 12:00 pm · Aida
Violeta Urmana stars as the enslaved Ethiopian princess in this heartbreaking, epic love story. 89 minutes [  TVG ]
October
Sun, Oct 2, 12:00 pm · Turandot
Maria Guleghina plays the ruthless princess in a breathtaking production of Giacomo Puccini's opera. 142 minutes [  TVG ]
Sun, Oct 9, 12:00 pm · Armida
This mythical story of a sorceress who enthralls men in her island prison stars Renee Fleming. 175 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Oct 16, 12:00 pm · Don Pasquale
Anna Netrebko revives her turn in this sophisticated bel canto also starring John Del Carlo. 145 minutes [  TVG ]
Sun, Oct 23, 12:00 pm · Boris Godunov
Valery Gergiev conducts Mussorgsky's epic that captures the suffering and ambition of a nation. 205 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Oct 30, 12:00 pm · Doctor Atomic
Gerald Finley stars in this contemporary masterpiece that explores the creation of the atomic bomb. 169 minutes [  TVPG ]
November
Sun, Nov 6, 12:00 pm · Simon Boccanegra
Placido Domingo stars in this tragic story of a father and his lost daughter. James Levine conducts. 145 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Nov 13, 12:00 pm · Hamlet
Simon Keenlyside and Marlis Petersen bring extraordinary skills to this Ambroise Thomas production. 174 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Nov 20, 12:00 pm · Armida
This mythical story of a sorceress who enthralls men in her island prison stars Renee Fleming. 175 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Nov 27, 12:00 pm · La Fanciulla Del West
All-American diva Deborah Voigt stars in Puccini's wild west opera. Nicola Luisotti conducts. 145 minutes [  TVPG ]
December
Sun, Dec 4, 12:00 pm · Don Carlo
Nicholas Hytner directs this production of Verdi's profound, beautiful and most ambitious opera. 235 minutes [  TVPG ]
January
Sun, Jan 8, 12:00 pm · Iphigenie En Tauride
Susan Graham and Placido Domingo star in Gluck's elegant interpretation of this primal Greek myth. 116 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Jan 15, 12:00 pm · La Fanciulla Del West
All-American diva Deborah Voigt stars in Puccini's wild west opera. Nicola Luisotti conducts. 145 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Jan 22, 12:00 pm · Anna Bolena
Anna Netrebko portrays the queen driven insane by her unfaithful king. Marco Armiliato conducts. 193 minutes [  TVPG ]
February
Sun, Feb 5, 12:00 pm · Thais
Massenet's sensual opera about a monk who falls from grace stars Thomas Hampson and Renee Fleming. 141 minutes [  TVG ]
Sun, Feb 12, 12:00 pm · Lucia Di Lammermoor
Anna Netrebko plays the fragile heroine of Donizetti's opera, presented as a Victorian ghost story. 145 minutes [  TVG ]
March
Sun, Mar 25, 12:00 pm · Don Giovanni
Mariusz Kwiecien brings his sensual interpretation of Mozart's timeless antihero to the Met. 175 minutes [  TVPG ]
April
Sun, Apr 1, 12:00 pm · Satyagraha
Richard Croft once again portrays Gandhi in Philip Glass' unforgettable opera. 175 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, Apr 29, 12:00 pm · Rodelinda
Sensational in the 2004 Met premiere, Renee Fleming reprises the title role. Harry Bicket conducts. 204 minutes [  TVPG ]
May
Sun, May 6, 12:00 pm · La Sonnambula
A hauntingly lyrical score and an intriguing staging set in the present highlight this production. 145 minutes [  TVG ]
Sun, May 13, 12:00 pm · Faust
Tony Award-winning director Des McAnuff updates the Faust legend to beginning of the 20th century. 204 minutes [  TVPG ]
Sun, May 20, 12:00 pm · The Enchanted Island
The lovers in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream are shipwrecked on the island of The Tempest. 205 minutes [  TVPG ]

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May
Sun, May 27, 12:00 pm · The Audition
Young opera singers face intense pressures as they struggle for the opportunity to launch a career. 116 minutes [  TVPG ]
July
Sun, Jul 1, 12:00 pm · Ernani
Angela Meade takes center stage in Verdi's thrilling gem. Marcello Giordani is her mismatched lover. 176 minutes [  TVPG ]

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