The MET Opera LIVE in HD

APPROXIMATE LENGTH: 4 hours (2 intermissions)

LOCATION: O’Shaughnessy Center 

LANGUAGE: French

In this fantastical opera, the poet Hoffmann tells the unhappy story of his three former loves. In Paris, he loved Olympia, the beautiful singing mechanical doll whom he took for a real girl. In Munich, he fell in love with Antonia, the diva condemned to die at the slightest vocalization. And in Venice, he fell in love with Giulietta who stole his reflection and ran away. As Hoffmann is now in love with Stella, a renowned opera singer, will his passion for her suffer the same fate? Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Jacques Offenbach’s opéra fantastique, tells the story of a man facing the eternal choice between love and art.

APPROXIMATE LENGTH: 2 hours, 45 minutes (1 intermission)

LOCATION: Whitefish Performing Arts Center 

LANGUAGE: English

Jeanine Tesori’s new opera Grounded wrestles with complex, often-overlooked issues created by 21st-century warmaking: the ethical conflicts created by the use of modern military technology and the psychological and emotional toll supposedly safe remote technology takes on our servicepersons. As hot-shot fighter pilot Jess finds herself in Las Vegas operating a Reaper drone halfway around the world, she must fight to hold on to her sanity—and her soul - in this new way of doing battle. 

MET PREMIERE.

   APPROXIMATE LENGTH: 3 hours, 30 minutes (2 intermissions)

LOCATION: Whitefish Performing Arts Center 

LANGUAGE: Italian

Secrets. Lies. A lethal ultimatum. Tenacious opera singer, Floria Tosca, is thrust into a no-win situation after her lover, painter Mario Cavaradossi, assists the escape of a political prisoner. As they become cornered by the corrupt police chief Baron Scarpia, each decision that Floria makes brings fate - and disaster - one step closer. With Giacomo Puccini‘s richly romantic score, Toscais a roller coaster story of love, lust, jealousy, murder and political intrigue, leaving you questioning just how far you would go to save the one you love. 

APPROXIMATE LENGTH: 3 hours, 40 minutes (1 intermission)

LOCATION: O’Shaughnessy Center 

LANGUAGE: Italian

An enslaved Ethiopian princess, Aida, finds her heart entangled with Radames, an Egyptian soldier who is betrothed to the Pharaoh's daughter, Amneris. As their forbidden love blossoms, Aida is forced to weigh her heart against her loyalty to her country and the responsibility that she faces as the leader of her people. One of the most famous operas in the world and a profoundly personal love story told on a grand scale, Aida showcases Guiseppe Verdi's power to translate human emotions into magnificent music, rousing choruses and a glorious spectacle.

   APPROXIMATE LENGTH: 3 hours (1 intermission)

LOCATION: O’Shaughnessy Center 

LANGUAGE: German

Fidelio, the only opera ever completed by Ludwig van Beethoven, is a deftly crafted story of love and adventure. Inspired by a true story from the French Revolution, it centers on Leonore, whose husband Florestan has been secretly imprisoned by his political rival – the villainous Don Pizarro. Determined to rescue him, Leonore disguises herself as a young man named ‘Fidelio’ and gets a job in the prison where Florestan is being held. Will Leonore be in time to save him? Fidelio’s glorious score is a hymn to freedom and human dignity that is not to be missed!

APPROXIMATE LENGTH: 3 hours, 55 minutes (1 intermission)

LOCATION: O’Shaughnessy Center 

LANGUAGE: Italian

Something old, something new, something borrowed and something… threatening to throw Figaro’s wedding plans into disarray! Count Almaviva's wandering eye has landed on his wife's maid Susanna, who is about to marry his own manservant Figaro. Racing against the clock, Figaro quickly concocts a cunning plan with Susanna – along with the despondent Countess and a girl-crazy page boy named Cherubino - to outwit his master. Will the wily troupe outmaneuver the Count in time to save the day? Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s greatest comedy sparkles with disguises, wit, and trickery and promises a warm welcome to newcomers of the opera!

    APPROXIMATE LENGTH: 2 hours, 15 minutes (no intermission)

LOCATION: Whitefish Performing Arts Center 

LANGUAGE: German

Based on the sensational one-act play by Oscar Wilde, Richard Strauss wrote Salomeas an operatic retelling of the Biblical story of John the Baptist's martyrdom, brought on by Salome herself, daughter of the mystical Queen Herodias and step-daughter of King Herod. Similar to the dizzily sweet and thrilling music, this opera is filled with shock, excitement, and scandal: a royal, Succession-like power struggle, lust and death at every turn, a king who desires his wild and willful step-daughter, her strange infatuation with imprisoned prophet John the Baptist, and the ultimate tragic ending. A psychological thriller, Salomeis the twisted tale of opera’s femme fatale.

APPROXIMATE LENGTH: 3 hours, 35 minutes (1 intermission)

LOCATION: Whitefish Performing Arts Center 

LANGUAGE: Italian

Sometimes, it is helpful to have a friend who knows how to solve a problem. That’s exactly what Count Almaviva finds out when he enlists local barber Figaro to help him win the heart of the clever and kind-hearted Rosina in Gioachino Rossini’s comic masterpiece. While Almaviva faces several challenges, Figaro is up to the task of thwarting the plans of Bartolo - Rosina’s controlling guardian - and ensuring that she has a choice in her own future. The score of Il Barbiere di Sivigliadelights with some of opera’s most beloved melodies, including Figaro’s well-known aria “Largo al factotum”, and Rossini’s classic tale of misdirection and deception promises to both enchant and entrance you in this perennial favorite!