News from the Metropolitan Opera

 

 

. A New 'Parsifal' - Jonas Kaufmann stars as the young knight on a heroic quest in Wagner's final masterpiece, also starring Katarina Dalayman, Peter Mattei, Rene Pape, and Evgeny Nikitin. Francois Girard's new production is one of the most highly anticipated stagings of the 2012-13 season.
Opens February 15 - buy tickets .
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. Zeljko Lucic, Diana Damrau, and Piotr Beczala star in 'Rigoletto', 'Live in HD' on February 16  - 'Michael Mayer captures both the emotional depth and surface glitter in an audacious staging... The audience whooped approval at the end' -'Bloomberg'  -  'An entertaining, bold rendition' -'Associated Press' - learn more . 'Don Carlo' Returns to the Met - Ramon Vargas stars in the title role in Verdi's epic masterpiece, with Barbara Frittoli, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, and Ferruccio Furlanetto. Lorin Maazel conducts. Opens February 22. - buy tickets .
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. 'Carmen' - Anita Rachvelishvili returns in the Met's 'gripping and brilliant production' ('New York Times'). Now through March 1. - buy tickets . 'Rigoletto' On Stage through May 1 - 'Rigoletto' 'Hits the Jackpot' -'WQXR'  -  buy tickets . Your Gift Will Go Twice as Far - Become a Met member today and your gift will be matched dollar for dollar. - join today .
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. Met Opera Shop Exclusive! - Purchase CDs and DVDs autographed by Met Opera stars exclusively at metoperashop.org - shop now . Subscribe to ABT's Spring Season - ABT's Full Series and Take 3 packages offer guaranteed same seats starting at only $60 or create-your-own series of 3+ performances for maximum flexability. - learn more . Enjoy 'Elisir' on Demand! - Anna Netrebko and Matthew Polenzani star in 'L'Elisir d'Amore' - now available anytime on your computer or iPad. - free trial .

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