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Listen to Manon Lescaut: "Donna non vidi mai" by Luciano Pavarotti, James Levine & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Manon Lescaut: "Donna non vidi mai"Luciano Pavarotti, James Levine & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Aida: Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi! Celeste Aida (Radamès) by Plácido Domingo, Aprile Millo, James Morris, Samuel Ramey, Terry Cook, Dolora Zajick, James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, see lyrics, music video & more!

Aida: Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi! Celeste Aida (Radamès)Plácido Domingo, Aprile Millo, James Morris, Samuel Ramey, Terry Cook, Dolora Zajick, James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, Act I, Scene 1: Summertime (Live)Golda Schultz, David Robertson, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act I Scene 2: Kto ti, moi angel li khranitel (Live) by Karita Mattila, Jiří Bělohlávek & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act I Scene 2: Kto ti, moi angel li khranitel (Live)Karita Mattila, Jiří Bělohlávek & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to The Barber of Seville: "Largo al factotum" by Robert Merrill, Cesare Valletti, Fernando Corena, Roberta Peters, Giorgio Tozzi, Margaret Roggero, Calvin Marsh, Erich Leinsdorf, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

The Barber of Seville: "Largo al factotum"Robert Merrill, Cesare Valletti, Fernando Corena, Roberta Peters, Giorgio Tozzi, Margaret Roggero, Calvin Marsh, Erich Leinsdorf, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Tannhäuser: Wie Todesahnung. O Du Mein Holder Abendstern (Wolfram) by Bryn Terfel, James Levine & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Tannhäuser: Wie Todesahnung. O Du Mein Holder Abendstern (Wolfram)Bryn Terfel, James Levine & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to In the Hall of the Mountain King (from "Peer Gynt Suite No. 1") by James Walker & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

In the Hall of the Mountain King (from "Peer Gynt Suite No. 1")James Walker & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to La Traviata: "Ah! Dite Alla Giovine" by Cheryl Studer, James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Juan Pons, see lyrics, music video & more!

La Traviata: "Ah! Dite Alla Giovine"Cheryl Studer, James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Juan Pons

Listen to Götterdämmerung, Act III: Erräth'st Du auch dieser Raben Geraun'? by Hans-Peter Konig, Jay Hunter Morris, Iain Paterson, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Fabio Luisi & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, see lyrics, music video & more!

Götterdämmerung, Act III: Erräth'st Du auch dieser Raben Geraun'?Hans-Peter Konig, Jay Hunter Morris, Iain Paterson, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Fabio Luisi & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Listen to Rigoletto: Scena Ed Aria. "Gualtier Maldè . Caro Nome." - "+ Là." / "Miratela" (Gilda / Borsa, Ceprano, Coro, Marullo) by Cheryl Studer, James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Paul Groves, Yanni Yannissis, Dwayne Croft & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, see lyrics, music video & more!

Rigoletto: Scena Ed Aria. "Gualtier Maldè . Caro Nome." - "+ Là." / "Miratela" (Gilda / Borsa, Ceprano, Coro, Marullo)Cheryl Studer, James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Paul Groves, Yanni Yannissis, Dwayne Croft & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

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Listen to Puts: The Hours (Live) by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Joyce DiDonato, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Kelli O'Hara & Renée Fleming

ALBUMPuts: The Hours (Live)Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Joyce DiDonato, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Kelli O'Hara & Renée Fleming

More albums from The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Verdi's Requiem: The Met Remembers 9/11 (Live) by The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Yannick Nézet-Séguin

ALBUMVerdi's Requiem: The Met Remembers 9/11 (Live)The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Yannick Nézet-Séguin

ALBUMVerdi's Requiem: The Met Remembers 9/11 (Live)The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Ailyn Pérez, Michelle DeYoung, Matthew Polenzani & Eric Owens

Listen to Mozart: The Magic Flute, K. 620 by Roberta Peters, Jerome Hines, Brian Sullivan, Lucine Amara, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Bruno Walter

ALBUMMozart: The Magic Flute, K. 620Roberta Peters, Jerome Hines, Brian Sullivan, Lucine Amara, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Bruno Walter

Listen to Verdi: A Masked Ball (Highlights) [2021 Remastered Version] by Marian Anderson, Dimitri Mitropoulos & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMVerdi: A Masked Ball (Highlights) [2021 Remastered Version]Marian Anderson, Dimitri Mitropoulos & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Strauss: Elektra, Op. 58 by Birgit Nilsson, Karl Böhm, Leonie Rysanek, Jean Madeira, Thomas Stewart, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMStrauss: Elektra, Op. 58Birgit Nilsson, Karl Böhm, Leonie Rysanek, Jean Madeira, Thomas Stewart, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Strauss: Salome, Op. 54, TrV 215 by Birgit Nilsson, Karl Böhm, Karl Liebl, Walter Cassel, Irene Dalis & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMStrauss: Salome, Op. 54, TrV 215Birgit Nilsson, Karl Böhm, Karl Liebl, Walter Cassel, Irene Dalis & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Shakespeare in Music, Vol. 8 by Leonie Rysanek, Erich Leinsdorf, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Leonard Warren, William Olvis, Harold Sternberg, Emilia Cundari, Osie Hawkins, Jerome Hines, Mildred Allen & Carlo Bergonzi

ALBUMShakespeare in Music, Vol. 8Leonie Rysanek, Erich Leinsdorf, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Leonard Warren, William Olvis, Harold Sternberg, Emilia Cundari, Osie Hawkins, Jerome Hines, Mildred Allen & Carlo Bergonzi

Listen to Two Boys by David Robertson & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMTwo BoysDavid Robertson & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Simon Boccanegra (Recorded 1960) by Frank Guarrera, Zinka Milanov, Giorgio Tozzi, Carlo Bergonzi, Ezio Flagello, Norman Scott, Robert Nagy, Marie Janger, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Dimitri Mitropoulos

ALBUMSimon Boccanegra (Recorded 1960)Frank Guarrera, Zinka Milanov, Giorgio Tozzi, Carlo Bergonzi, Ezio Flagello, Norman Scott, Robert Nagy, Marie Janger, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Dimitri Mitropoulos

Listen to Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (Live Recording 1947) by Daniza Ilitsch, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Jan Peerce, Pierrette Alarie, Leonard Warren, Giacomo Vaghi, Margaret Harshaw, Lorenzo Alvary, Giuseppe Antonicelli & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

ALBUMVerdi: Un ballo in maschera (Live Recording 1947)Daniza Ilitsch, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Jan Peerce, Pierrette Alarie, Leonard Warren, Giacomo Vaghi, Margaret Harshaw, Lorenzo Alvary, Giuseppe Antonicelli & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Listen to Lauritz Melchior, The King Size Hero, Vol. 3 (Recordings 1920-1947) by Lauritz Melchior, Staatskapelle Berlin, Frieder Weissmann Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Dezső Ernster, Margaret Harshaw, Helen Traubel, Emmy Bettendorf, Frieder Weissmann, Erich Leinsdorf, Leo Blech, Paul Breisach, Fritz Busch, Sir John Barbirolli, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMLauritz Melchior, The King Size Hero, Vol. 3 (Recordings 1920-1947)Lauritz Melchior, Staatskapelle Berlin, Frieder Weissmann Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Dezső Ernster, Margaret Harshaw, Helen Traubel, Emmy Bettendorf, Frieder Weissmann, Erich Leinsdorf, Leo Blech, Paul Breisach, Fritz Busch, Sir John Barbirolli, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Lauritz Melchior, The King Size Hero, Vol. 4 (Recordings 1941) by Lauritz Melchior, Erich Leinsdorf, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Kirsten Flagstad, Kerstin Thorborg, Julius Huehn & Karl Laufkötter

ALBUMLauritz Melchior, The King Size Hero, Vol. 4 (Recordings 1941)Lauritz Melchior, Erich Leinsdorf, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Kirsten Flagstad, Kerstin Thorborg, Julius Huehn & Karl Laufkötter

Listen to Shakespeare in Music, Vol. 9 (Recordings 1959) by Emilia Cundari, Erich Leinsdorf, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Calvin Marsh, Mildred Allen, Carlo Bergonzi, William Olvis, Carlotta Ordassy, Gerhard Pechner, Leonie Rysanek & Leonard Warren

ALBUMShakespeare in Music, Vol. 9 (Recordings 1959)Emilia Cundari, Erich Leinsdorf, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Calvin Marsh, Mildred Allen, Carlo Bergonzi, William Olvis, Carlotta Ordassy, Gerhard Pechner, Leonie Rysanek & Leonard Warren

ALBUMWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro - Marriage of FigaroThe Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Max Rudolf, Lucine Amara, Martial Singher, Nadine Conner & Giorgio Tozzi

Listen to Gounod: Roméo et Juliette (Highlights) by Bidú Sayão, Jussi Björling, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Emil Cooper

ALBUMGounod: Roméo et Juliette (Highlights)Bidú Sayão, Jussi Björling, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Emil Cooper

ALBUMLudwig van Beethoven: Fidelio. Opus 72 Highlights December 31, 1938Kristen Flagstad, Fredrich Schoor, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Company Chorus, Artur Bodansky, Rene Maisao & Arnold Gabor

Listen to Saint-Saëns : Samson et Dalida by The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera, Fausto Cleva, Ramon Vinay & Norman Scott

ALBUMSaint-Saëns : Samson et DalidaThe Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera, Fausto Cleva, Ramon Vinay & Norman Scott

Listen to Wagner: Der Fliegende Holländer by The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Giorgio Tozzi & Thomas Schippers

ALBUMWagner: Der Fliegende HolländerThe Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Giorgio Tozzi & Thomas Schippers

Listen to Mozart: Don Giovanni by The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Karl Böhm & The Metropolitan Opera

ALBUMMozart: Don GiovanniThe Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Karl Böhm & The Metropolitan Opera

Listen to Verdi: Macbeth by The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf & The Metropolitan Opera

ALBUMVerdi: MacbethThe Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf & The Metropolitan Opera

Listen to Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527 & Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 by Bruno Walter & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMMozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527 & Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492Bruno Walter & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann by The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Maurice De Abravanel, René Maison, Louis D'Anglo, Louis D'Aglo, Vina Bovy, Norman Cordon, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Lawrence Tibbet, Angelo Bada, Arnlod Gabor, George Rasely, Wilfred Engelmann, Lawrence Tibbett & Irra Petina

ALBUMOffenbach: Les contes d'HoffmannThe Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Maurice De Abravanel, René Maison, Louis D'Anglo, Louis D'Aglo, Vina Bovy, Norman Cordon, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Lawrence Tibbet, Angelo Bada, Arnlod Gabor, George Rasely, Wilfred Engelmann, Lawrence Tibbett & Irra Petina

Listen to Verdi: Macbeth - Complete Recording (Opera in 4 Acts, Rec. 1959) by The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Leonie Rysanek, Carlotta Ordassy, Carlo Bergonzi, William Olvis, Gerhard Pechner, Harold Sternberg, Osie Hawkins, Calvin Marsh, Emila Cundari, Mildred Allen, Leonard Warren & Jerome Hines

ALBUMVerdi: Macbeth - Complete Recording (Opera in 4 Acts, Rec. 1959)The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Leonie Rysanek, Carlotta Ordassy, Carlo Bergonzi, William Olvis, Gerhard Pechner, Harold Sternberg, Osie Hawkins, Calvin Marsh, Emila Cundari, Mildred Allen, Leonard Warren & Jerome Hines

Listen to Heroes and Heroines of Bayreuth: Wolfgang Windgassen (1952, 1954) by Arthur Rother, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Wolfgang Windgassen, Martha Modl, Johanna Blatter, Hermann Weigert, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Astrid Varnay

ALBUMHeroes and Heroines of Bayreuth: Wolfgang Windgassen (1952, 1954)Arthur Rother, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Wolfgang Windgassen, Martha Modl, Johanna Blatter, Hermann Weigert, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Astrid Varnay

Listen to Wagner: Die Meistersinger by The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Hans Hopf, Victoria de los Ángeles, Hertha Glaz, Richard Holm, Josef Greindl, Paul Schöffler, Thomas Hayward, Gerhard Pechner, Algerd Brazis, Mack Harrell, Osie Hawkins, Alessio De Paolis, Joseph Folmer, Emery Darcy, Lorenzo Alvary, Clifford Harvuot & Lawrence Davidson

ALBUMWagner: Die MeistersingerThe Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Hans Hopf, Victoria de los Ángeles, Hertha Glaz, Richard Holm, Josef Greindl, Paul Schöffler, Thomas Hayward, Gerhard Pechner, Algerd Brazis, Mack Harrell, Osie Hawkins, Alessio De Paolis, Joseph Folmer, Emery Darcy, Lorenzo Alvary, Clifford Harvuot & Lawrence Davidson

Listen to L'elisir d'Amore (The Elixir of Love) by The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Thomas Schippers

ALBUML'elisir d'Amore (The Elixir of Love)The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Thomas Schippers

Listen to Elektra by Joseph Rosenstock & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMElektraJoseph Rosenstock & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Bizet: Carmen (New York 1956) by The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Max Rudolf, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Calvin Marsh, Lucine Amara, Norman Scott, Giuseppe di Stefano & Risë Stevens

ALBUMBizet: Carmen (New York 1956)The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Max Rudolf, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Calvin Marsh, Lucine Amara, Norman Scott, Giuseppe di Stefano & Risë Stevens

ALBUMDie WalkuereThe Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Dimirti Mitropoulos, Margaret Harshaw, Marianne Schech, Blanche Thebon, Ramon Vinay, Herman Uhde & Norman Scott

ALBUMJohanna Strauss: Die FledermausThomas Hayward, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Laurel Hurley, Mildred Miller, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Tibor Kozman, Clifford Harvuot, John Brownlee, Brian Sullivan & Heidi Krall

ALBUMPiotr Illrich Tchaikovsky: Eugene OneginGeorge Cehanovsky, Dimirti Mitropoulos, Richard Tucker, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Frank Guarrera, Belen Amparab, Giorgio Tozzi, Martha Lipton, Rosalind Elias, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Lucine Amara

ALBUMGiacomo Puccini: Madama ButterflyThe Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Dimirti Mitropoulos, Dorothy Kirsten, Daniele Barioni, Clifford Harvnot, Mildred Miller, Madeline Chambers, Alessio De Paolis, Osie Hawkins & Calvin Marsh

Listen to Les contes d'Hoffmann by The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Pierre Monteux

ALBUMLes contes d'HoffmannThe Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Pierre Monteux

Listen to Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore by Thomas Schippers & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMDonizetti: L'elisir d'amoreThomas Schippers & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Leoncavallo: Pagliacci - Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana (Metropolitan Opera) by Nello Santi & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMLeoncavallo: Pagliacci - Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana (Metropolitan Opera)Nello Santi & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Verdi: Ernani (Metropolitan Opera) by Thomas Schippers & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMVerdi: Ernani (Metropolitan Opera)Thomas Schippers & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Verdi: Luisa Miller (Metropolitan Opera) by Thomas Schippers & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMVerdi: Luisa Miller (Metropolitan Opera)Thomas Schippers & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Twilight of the Gods - The Ultimate Wagner Ring Collection (Deluxe Version) by Stephanie Blythe, Jonas Kaufmann, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel, Eric Owens, Deborah Voigt, Eva-Maria Westbroek, James Levine, Fabio Luisi, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

ALBUMTwilight of the Gods - The Ultimate Wagner Ring Collection (Deluxe Version)Stephanie Blythe, Jonas Kaufmann, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel, Eric Owens, Deborah Voigt, Eva-Maria Westbroek, James Levine, Fabio Luisi, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Listen to Bizet: Carmen (Metropolitan Opera) by Fritz Reiner, Risë Stevens, Nadine Conner, Richard Tucker, Paolo Silveri & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMBizet: Carmen (Metropolitan Opera)Fritz Reiner, Risë Stevens, Nadine Conner, Richard Tucker, Paolo Silveri & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Donizetti: La fille du régiment (Metropolitan Opera) by Gennaro Papi, Lily Pons, Raoul Jobin, Irra Petina, Salvatore Baccaloni & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMDonizetti: La fille du régiment (Metropolitan Opera)Gennaro Papi, Lily Pons, Raoul Jobin, Irra Petina, Salvatore Baccaloni & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Metropolitan Opera) by Pierre Monteux, Roberta Peters, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Risë Stevens, Lucine Amara, Martial Singher & Richard Tucker

ALBUMOffenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Metropolitan Opera)Pierre Monteux, Roberta Peters, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Risë Stevens, Lucine Amara, Martial Singher & Richard Tucker

Listen to Thomas: Mignon (Metropolitan Opera) by Wilfrid Pelletier, Ezio Pinza, Risë Stevens, Mimi Benzell, James Melton & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMThomas: Mignon (Metropolitan Opera)Wilfrid Pelletier, Ezio Pinza, Risë Stevens, Mimi Benzell, James Melton & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Verdi: Don Carlo (Metropolitan Opera) by Kurt Herbert Adler, Franco Corelli, Giorgio Tozzi, Irene Dalis, Leonie Rysanek, Nicolae Herlea & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMVerdi: Don Carlo (Metropolitan Opera)Kurt Herbert Adler, Franco Corelli, Giorgio Tozzi, Irene Dalis, Leonie Rysanek, Nicolae Herlea & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Verdi: Il trovatore (Metropolitan Opera) by Fausto Cleva, Franco Corelli, Irene Dalis, Leontyne Price, Mario Sereni & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMVerdi: Il trovatore (Metropolitan Opera)Fausto Cleva, Franco Corelli, Irene Dalis, Leontyne Price, Mario Sereni & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Verdi: Rigoletto (Metropolitan Opera) by Fausto Cleva, Richard Tucker, Robert Merrill, Roberta Peters & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMVerdi: Rigoletto (Metropolitan Opera)Fausto Cleva, Richard Tucker, Robert Merrill, Roberta Peters & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (Metropolitan Opera) by Dimitri Mitropoulos, Jan Peerce, Marian Anderson, Robert Merrill, Roberta Peters, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Zinka Milanov

ALBUMVerdi: Un ballo in maschera (Metropolitan Opera)Dimitri Mitropoulos, Jan Peerce, Marian Anderson, Robert Merrill, Roberta Peters, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Zinka Milanov

Listen to Beethoven: Fidelio (Metropolitan Opera) by Karl Böhm, Birgit Nilsson, Jon Vickers & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMBeethoven: Fidelio (Metropolitan Opera)Karl Böhm, Birgit Nilsson, Jon Vickers & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro by Erich Leinsdorf & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMMozart: Le Nozze di FigaroErich Leinsdorf & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Metropolitan Opera) by Thomas Schippers, James King, Pilar Lorengar, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Theo Adam

ALBUMWagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Metropolitan Opera)Thomas Schippers, James King, Pilar Lorengar, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Theo Adam

Listen to Wagner: Die Walküre (Metropolitan Opera) by Berislav Klobucar, Birgit Nilsson, Christa Ludwig, Jon Vickers, Leonie Rysanek, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Thomas Stewart

ALBUMWagner: Die Walküre (Metropolitan Opera)Berislav Klobucar, Birgit Nilsson, Christa Ludwig, Jon Vickers, Leonie Rysanek, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Thomas Stewart

Listen to Gounod: Roméo et Juliette (Metropolitan Opera) by Bidú Sayão, Emil Cooper, Jussi Björling & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMGounod: Roméo et Juliette (Metropolitan Opera)Bidú Sayão, Emil Cooper, Jussi Björling & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Puccini: La bohème (Metropolitan Opera) by Licia Albanese, Carlo Bergonzi, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Thomas Schippers

ALBUMPuccini: La bohème (Metropolitan Opera)Licia Albanese, Carlo Bergonzi, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Thomas Schippers

Listen to Puccini: Tosca (Metropolitan Opera) by Leontyne Price, Franco Corelli, Cornell MacNeil, Kurt Herbert Adler & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMPuccini: Tosca (Metropolitan Opera)Leontyne Price, Franco Corelli, Cornell MacNeil, Kurt Herbert Adler & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Metropolitan Opera) by Lily Pons, Giuseppe di Stefano, Giuseppe Valdengo, Alberto Erede & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMRossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Metropolitan Opera)Lily Pons, Giuseppe di Stefano, Giuseppe Valdengo, Alberto Erede & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Puccini: Manon Lescaut by Jussi Björling, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Dorothy Kirsten, Giuseppe Valdengo, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

ALBUMPuccini: Manon LescautJussi Björling, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Dorothy Kirsten, Giuseppe Valdengo, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Listen to Metropolitan Opera Brass by The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMMetropolitan Opera BrassThe Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Rossini: the Barber of Seville by Robert Merrill, Roberta Peters, Cesare Valletti, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Erich Leinsdorf

ALBUMRossini: the Barber of SevilleRobert Merrill, Roberta Peters, Cesare Valletti, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Erich Leinsdorf

Listen to Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 by Victoria de los Ángeles, Nadine Conner, Cesare Siepi, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Fritz Reiner

ALBUMMozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492Victoria de los Ángeles, Nadine Conner, Cesare Siepi, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Fritz Reiner

Listen to Donizetti: Don Pasquale by Thomas Schippers, Cesare Valletti, Fernando Corena, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

ALBUMDonizetti: Don PasqualeThomas Schippers, Cesare Valletti, Fernando Corena, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Listen to Puccini: Madama Butterfly by Dimitri Mitropoulos & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMPuccini: Madama ButterflyDimitri Mitropoulos & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Bizet: Carmen by Risë Stevens, Mario del Monaco, Frank Guarrera, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Dimitri Mitropoulos

ALBUMBizet: CarmenRisë Stevens, Mario del Monaco, Frank Guarrera, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Dimitri Mitropoulos

Listen to Friedrich von Flotow: Martha by Victoria de los Ángeles, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Nino Verchi

ALBUMFriedrich von Flotow: MarthaVictoria de los Ángeles, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Nino Verchi

Listen to Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro by Cesari Siepi, Giuseppe Valdengo, Nadine Conner, Victoria de los Ángeles, Mildred Miller, Jean Madeira, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, Salvatore Baccaloni & Alessio De Paolis

ALBUMMozart: Le Nozze Di FigaroCesari Siepi, Giuseppe Valdengo, Nadine Conner, Victoria de los Ángeles, Mildred Miller, Jean Madeira, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, Salvatore Baccaloni & Alessio De Paolis

Listen to Puccini: Madama Butterfly by Max Rudolf & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMPuccini: Madama ButterflyMax Rudolf & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Metropolitan Opera Gala Honoring Sir Rudolf Bing (1972) by Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Plácido Domingo

ALBUMMetropolitan Opera Gala Honoring Sir Rudolf Bing (1972)Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Plácido Domingo

Listen to Zinka Milanov Sings Verdi by Zinka Milanov, Jan Peerce, Leonard Warren, The RCA Victor Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Renato Cellini & Dimitri Mitropoulos

ALBUMZinka Milanov Sings VerdiZinka Milanov, Jan Peerce, Leonard Warren, The RCA Victor Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Renato Cellini & Dimitri Mitropoulos

Listen to Martha by Victoria de los Ángeles, Friedrich von Flotow, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Nino Vecchi, Rosalind Elias, Richard Tucker, Lorenzo Alvary, Gerhard Pessner & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

ALBUMMarthaVictoria de los Ángeles, Friedrich von Flotow, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Nino Vecchi, Rosalind Elias, Richard Tucker, Lorenzo Alvary, Gerhard Pessner & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Listen to Zhou Long: The Book of Songs by Lan Rao, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon, Muhai Tang, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen & Music From China

ALBUMZhou Long: The Book of SongsLan Rao, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon, Muhai Tang, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen & Music From China

Listen to Verdi: Il trovatore by Ferruccio Calusio, Jussi Björling, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera

ALBUMVerdi: Il trovatoreFerruccio Calusio, Jussi Björling, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera

Listen to GOUNOD: FAUST by Wilfred Pelletier & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMGOUNOD: FAUSTWilfred Pelletier & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro by Fritz Busch & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMMozart: Le Nozze di FigaroFritz Busch & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen by James Levine & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMWagner: Der Ring des NibelungenJames Levine & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Excerpts from 'Otello' by Fausto Cleva & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMExcerpts from 'Otello'Fausto Cleva & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Gounod: Faust by Fausto Cleva & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMGounod: FaustFausto Cleva & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to MOZART: LE NOZZE DI FIGARO by Bruno Walter & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMMOZART: LE NOZZE DI FIGAROBruno Walter & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to VERDI: UN BALLO IN MASCHERA by Ettore Panizza & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMVERDI: UN BALLO IN MASCHERAEttore Panizza & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to WAGNER: DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER by Fritz Reiner & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMWAGNER: DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDERFritz Reiner & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Beethoven: Fidelio by Bruno Walter & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMBeethoven: FidelioBruno Walter & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to BIZET: CARMEN by Sir Thomas Beecham & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMBIZET: CARMENSir Thomas Beecham & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to CHARPENTIER: LOUISE by Sir Thomas Beecham & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMCHARPENTIER: LOUISESir Thomas Beecham & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to DELIBES: LAKMÉ by Wilfred Pelletier & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMDELIBES: LAKMÉWilfred Pelletier & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to DONIZETTI: LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT by Gennaro Papi & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMDONIZETTI: LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENTGennaro Papi & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to DONIZETTI: LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR by Cesare Sodero & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMDONIZETTI: LUCIA DI LAMMERMOORCesare Sodero & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMGOUNOD: FAUSTFausto Cleva & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to GOUNOD: ROMÉO ET JULIETTE by Emil Cooper & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMGOUNOD: ROMÉO ET JULIETTEEmil Cooper & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to MOZART: LE NOZZE DI FIGARO by Ettore Panizza & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMMOZART: LE NOZZE DI FIGAROEttore Panizza & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to MUSSORGSKY: BORIS GODUNOV by Ettore Panizza & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMMUSSORGSKY: BORIS GODUNOVEttore Panizza & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to OFFENBACH: LES CONTES D'HOFFMAN by Maurice De Abravanel & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMOFFENBACH: LES CONTES D'HOFFMANMaurice De Abravanel & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to PONCHIELLI: LA GIOCONDA by Ettore Panizza & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMPONCHIELLI: LA GIOCONDAEttore Panizza & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to PUCCINI: LA BOHÈME by Cesare Sodero & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMPUCCINI: LA BOHÈMECesare Sodero & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to PUCCINI: MADAMA BUTTERFLY by Gennaro Papi & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMPUCCINI: MADAMA BUTTERFLYGennaro Papi & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMPUCCINI: MADAMA BUTTERFLYMax Rudolf & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to VERDI: AIDA by Ettore Panizza & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMVERDI: AIDAEttore Panizza & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Verdi: Il trovatore by Ferruccio Calusio & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMVerdi: Il trovatoreFerruccio Calusio & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to VERDI: LA FORZA DEL DESTINO by Bruno Walter & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMVERDI: LA FORZA DEL DESTINOBruno Walter & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to VERDI: OTELLO by Fritz Busch & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMVERDI: OTELLOFritz Busch & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to VERDI: RIGOLETTO by Gennaro Papi & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMVERDI: RIGOLETTOGennaro Papi & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to Verdi: Un ballo in maschera by Bruno Walter & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMVerdi: Un ballo in mascheraBruno Walter & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Listen to WAGNER: DIE WALKÜRE by Erich Leinsdorf & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

ALBUMWAGNER: DIE WALKÜREErich Leinsdorf & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra's Popular Music Videos

Die Walküre / Dritter Aufzug: The Ride of the Valkyries

Kelly Cae Hogan, Molly Fillmore, Marjorie Elinor Dix, Mary Phillips, Wendy Bryn Harmer, Eve Gigliotti, Mary Ann McCormick, Lindsay Ammann, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & James Levine

Requiem: II. Dies irae: No. 1, Dies irae (The Met Remembers 9/11 - Live)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Requiem: II. Dies irae: No. 2, Tuba mirum (The Met Remembers 9/11 - Live)

Eric Owens, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Requiem: Ia. Requiem: Requiem aeternam (The Met Remembers 9/11 - Live)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Requiem: II. Dies irae: No. 5, Rex tremendae (The Met Remembers 9/11 - Live)

Eric Owens, Ailyn Pérez, Michelle DeYoung, Matthew Polenzani, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Requiem: Ib. Requiem: Kyrie eleison (The Met Remembers 9/11 - Live)

Matthew Polenzani, Eric Owens, Ailyn Pérez, Michelle DeYoung, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Requiem: II. Dies irae: No. 3, Liber scriptus (The Met Remembers 9/11 - Live)

Michelle DeYoung, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Requiem: VII. Libera me: No. 4, Libera me, Domine (Reprise) [The Met Remembers 9/11 - Live]

Ailyn Pérez, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Requiem: II. Dies irae: No. 9, Lacrymosa (The Met Remembers 9/11 - Live)

Michelle DeYoung, Eric Owens, Ailyn Pérez, Matthew Polenzani, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Requiem: II. Dies irae: No. 4, Quid sum, miser! (The Met Remembers 9/11 - Live)

Michelle DeYoung, Matthew Polenzani, Ailyn Pérez, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

About The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Hometown

New York, NY, United States

Formed

1880

Genre

Classical

New York's Metropolitan Opera Orchestra dates back as an established ensemble almost to the Metropolitan Opera's founding in the 1880s. New York upper-crust families launched an effort to establish a world-class opera company in 1880, and the Metropolitan Opera was launched with the 1883-1884 season. Important early conductors included Alfred Hertz, Gustav Mahler, and Arturo Toscanini. Through the middle of the 20th century and beyond, the Metropolitan Opera was led by conductors who were also prominent in the field of orchestral music. The company pioneered operatic broadcasts on radio (from 1930) and television (from 1940), which arguably increased the prominence of the orchestra. Doubtless, the most significant of the orchestra's more recent conductors has been James Levine. Levine was succeeded by Fabio Luisi and by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, music director since 2018. The orchestra has issued several recordings independent of operatic productions, including A Concert for Ukraine in 2022.