Metropolitan Opera Classical Concerts in New York

Program: Verdi , Macbeth Performers: Metropolitan Opera; Yannick Nézet-Séguin , Conductor; Louisa Proske , Director; Quinn Kelsey , Macbeth; Lise Davidsen , Lady Macbeth; Ryan Speedo Green , Banquo; Freddie De Tommaso , Macduff

New Production September 22–October 20 The season opens with hair-raising drama and spectacular singing as two of opera’s most extraordinary artists star in Macbeth, Verdi’s thrilling take on the immortal Shakespearean tale of the scheming couple determined to seize power at any cost. Following past triumphs in many of Verdi’s signature baritone roles, Quinn Kelsey is the Scottish king haunted by the ghosts of his murderous ascent to the throne, opposite Lise Davidsen—the world’s reigning dramatic soprano—as the power-mad Lady Macbeth, whose ruinous ambition damns them both. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium for a penetrating production by Louise Proske, a brilliant young director making waves around the world. Rounding out the all-star cast are tenor Freddie De Tommaso as the heroic Macduff and bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green as Macbeth’s friend-turned-victim Banquo.

Program: Mozart , Così fan tutte Performers: Metropolitan Opera; Nimrod David Pfeffer , Conductor; Phelim McDermott , Director; Federica Lombardi , Fiordiligi; Samantha Hankey , Dorabella; Duke Kim , Ferrando; Andrey Zhilikhovsky , Guglielmo; Gerald Finley , Don Alfonso; Ana María Martínez , Despina

Revival September 23–October 23 Overflowing with gorgeous melody and hilarious hijinks, Mozart’s satirical comedy of fickle young love is one of the composer’s most sublime creations. Phelim McDermott’s “colorful, inventive” (The New York Times) staging, inspired by Coney Island in the 1950s, sets the uproarious story at a boardwalk amusement park, where the two pairs of lovers at the heart of the tale find themselves on one emotional—and literal—thrill ride after another.

Program: Puccini , La bohème Performers: Metropolitan Opera; Ramón Tebar , Conductor; Franco Zeffirelli , Director; Stephen Costello , Rodolfo; Juliana Grigoryan , Mimì; Hansung Yoo , Marcello; Rosa Feola , Musetta

Revival September 25–April 29 The world’s most popular opera, Puccini’s heartbreaking tragedy never fails to enrapture audiences with its poignant depiction of love and loss in bohemian Paris, all set to one of opera’s most romantic scores. Some of today’s most extraordinary talents inhabit the touchstone principal roles in Franco Zeffirelli’s classic staging, a perennial Met favorite for the past 45 years.

New Production September 22–October 20 The season opens with hair-raising drama and spectacular singing as two of opera’s most extraordinary artists star in Macbeth, Verdi’s thrilling take on the immortal Shakespearean tale of the scheming couple determined to seize power at any cost. Following past triumphs in many of Verdi’s signature baritone roles, Quinn Kelsey is the Scottish king haunted by the ghosts of his murderous ascent to the throne, opposite Lise Davidsen—the world’s reigning dramatic soprano—as the power-mad Lady Macbeth, whose ruinous ambition damns them both. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium for a penetrating production by Louise Proske, a brilliant young director making waves around the world. Rounding out the all-star cast are tenor Freddie De Tommaso as the heroic Macduff and bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green as Macbeth’s friend-turned-victim Banquo.

Program: Verdi , Macbeth Performers: Metropolitan Opera; Yannick Nézet-Séguin , Conductor; Louisa Proske , Director; Quinn Kelsey , Macbeth; Lise Davidsen , Lady Macbeth; Ryan Speedo Green , Banquo; Freddie De Tommaso , Macduff