Great Performances at the Met

Synopsis

The Metropolitan Opera's series of live performance transmissions to movie theaters around the world.

First Air Date: 2007-01-24

Last Air Date: 2022-03-06

Number of Seasons: 16

Number of Episodes: 152

Networks: PBS

Specials (2007) - (3 Episodes)

Season 1 (2007) - (6 Episodes)

Season 2 (2008) - (8 Episodes)

Season 3 (2008) - (11 Episodes)

Season 4 (2009) - (10 Episodes)

Season 5 (2011) - (10 Episodes)

Season 6 (2012) - (12 Episodes)

Season 7 (2013) - (12 Episodes)

Season 8 (2014) - (10 Episodes)

Season 9 (2015) - (10 Episodes)

Season 10 (2016) - (10 Episodes)

Season 11 (2017) - (10 Episodes)

Season 12 (2018) - (9 Episodes)

Season 13 (2018) - (10 Episodes)

Season 14 (2020) - (9 Episodes)

Season 15 (2021) - (13 Episodes)

Season 16 (2022) - (2 Episodes)

No overview available for this season.

Ep. 1: L'Elisir D'Amore (2007-09-07)

Great Performances at the Met pays tribute to the life of Luciano Pavarotti, who died on September 6, 2007, with an encore performance of one of his most treasured roles. The two-and-one-half-hour, two-act opera was originally broadcast on PBS stations from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City on March 2, 1981. Charlie Rose introduces the In Memoriam broadcast.
Ep. 2: Encores! Great Performances at The Met (2014-12-11)

The Metropolitan Opera handpicked 19 unforgettable arias and duets from more than 75 productions of the past eight seasons of Great Performances at The Met. Hosted by Deborah Voigt, the program features performances from the greatest opera stars of today.
Ep. 3: Wagner’s Dream (2012-09-10)

Filmmaker Susan Froemke examines the challenges that director Robert Lepage and the Metropolitan Opera faced in mounting a production of Richard Wagner's four-part, 16-hour Ring Cycle.