The following is a list of live opera and ballet productions announced to be shown in movie theatres and on television. Please submit updates to [email protected].
DEAD MAN WALKING
• U.S. Broadcast Date: October 21, 2023
• Genre: Opera
• Theatre: Metropolitan Opera House, New York
• Director: Ivo van Hove
• Composer: Jake Heggie
• Cast: Joyce DiDonato, Ryan McKinny, Latonia Moore, Susan Graham
• The Metropolitan Opera performs Heggie's opera based on Sister Helen Prejean’s memoir about her fight for the soul of a condemned murderer.
• More Information: The Metropolitan Opera
NEW YORK CITY BALLET IN MADRID
• Channel: PBS
• U.S. Broadcast Date: October 27, 2023
• Genre: Ballet
• Theatre: Teatro Real, Madrid
• Choreographers: George Balanchine, Justin Peck
• Composers: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonio Vivaldi, Arcangelo Corelli, Dan Deacon
• A Great Performances broadcast of an evening of works performed by New York City Ballet: George Balanchine's Serenade and Square Dance, and Justin Peck's The Times Are Racing.
• More Information: PBS
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
• Channel: PBS
• U.S. Broadcast Date: November 3, 2023
• Genre: Ballet
• Theatre: Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
• Choreographer: Kate Prince
• Composer: Sting
• A Great Performances broadcast of Kate Prince’s dance and theatre work, set to the songs of Sting, that tells the story of a migrant family.
• More Information: PBS
CHAMPION
• Channel: PBS
• U.S. Broadcast Date: November 5, 2023
• Genre: Opera
• Theatre: Metropolitan Opera House, New York
• Director: James Robinson
• Composer: Terence Blanchard
• Cast: Ryan Speedo Green, Eric Owens, Latonia Moore, Stephanie Blythe
• A Great Performances broadcast of The Metropolitan Opera production of Blanchard's opera about a young boxer who rises from obscurity to become a world champion.
• More Information: PBS
X: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MALCOLM X
• U.S. Broadcast Date: November 18, 2023
• Genre: Opera
• Theatre: Metropolitan Opera House, New York
• Director: Robert O’Hara
• Composer: Anthony Davis
• Cast: Will Liverman, Leah Hawkins, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Michael Sumuel, Victor Ryan Robertson
• The Metropolitan Opera performs Davis' opera based on the life of civil rights leader Malcolm X.
• More Information: The Metropolitan Opera
FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONAS
• U.S. Broadcast Date: December 9, 2023
• Genre: Opera
• Theatre: Metropolitan Opera House, New York
• Director: Mary Zimmerman
• Composer: Daniel Catán
• Cast: Ailyn Pérez, Gabriella Reyes, Greer Grimsley, Mattia Olivieri, Mario Chang, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Michael Chioldi
• The Metropolitan Opera performs Catán's opera about an opera diva who returns to her native Brazil to perform and search for her lost lover, who has vanished into the jungle.
• More Information: The Metropolitan Opera
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
• Channel: PBS
• U.S. Broadcast Date: December 10, 2023
• Genre: Opera
• Theatre: Metropolitan Opera House, New York
• Director: Simon McBurney
• Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Cast: Erin Morley, Lawrence Brownlee, Thomas Oliemans, Kathryn Lewek, Stephen Milling
• A Great Performances broadcast of The Metropolitan Opera production of Mozart's opera about a noble prince on a quest to rescue a maiden
• More Information: PBS
NABUCCO
• U.S. Broadcast Date: January 6, 2024
• Genre: Opera
• Theatre: Metropolitan Opera House, New York
• Director: Elijah Moshinsky
• Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
• Cast: George Gagnidze, Liudmyla Monastyrska, Maria Barakova, SeokJong Baek, Dmitry Belosselskiy
• The Metropolitan Opera performs Verdi's opera about the fall of ancient Jerusalem at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar.
• More Information: The Metropolitan Opera
CARMEN
• U.S. Broadcast Date: January 27, 2024
• Genre: Opera
• Theatre: Metropolitan Opera House, New York
• Director: Carrie Cracknell
• Composer: Georges Bizet
• Cast: Aigul Akhmetshina, Piotr Beczała, Angel Blue, Kyle Ketelsen
• The Metropolitan Opera performs Bizet's opera about a soldier who falls in love with a seductress.
• More Information: The Metropolitan Opera
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO
• U.S. Broadcast Date: March 9, 2024
• Genre: Opera
• Theatre: Metropolitan Opera House, New York
• Director: Mariusz Treliński
• Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
• Cast: Lise Davidsen, Brian Jagde, Igor Golovatenko, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Patrick Carfizzi, Soloman Howard
• The Metropolitan Opera performs Verdi's opera about ill-fated love, deadly vendettas, and family strife.
• More Information: The Metropolitan Opera
ROMÉO ET JULIETTE
• U.S. Broadcast Date: March 23, 2024
• Genre: Opera
• Theatre: Metropolitan Opera House, New York
• Director: Bartlett Sher
• Composer: Charles Gounod
• Cast: Nadine Sierra, Benjamin Bernheim, Will Liverman, Frederick Ballentine, Samantha Hankey, Alfred Walker
• The Metropolitan Opera performs Charles Gounod's opera based on the Shakespeare play about two star-crossed lovers.
• More Information: The Metropolitan Opera
LA RONDINE
• U.S. Broadcast Date: April 20, 2024
• Genre: Opera
• Theatre: Metropolitan Opera House, New York
• Director: Nicolas Joël
• Composer: Giacomo Puccini
• Cast: Angel Blue, Jonathan Tetelman, Emily Pogorelc, Bekhzod Davronov
• The Metropolitan Opera performs Puccini's opera about a young woman who leaves behind her luxurious existence to follow her heart.
• More Information: The Metropolitan Opera
MADAMA BUTTERFLY
• U.S. Broadcast Date: May 11, 2024
• Genre: Opera
• Theatre: Metropolitan Opera House, New York
• Director: Anthony Minghella
• Composer: Giacomo Puccini
• Cast: Asmik Grigorian, Jonathan Tetelman, Elizabeth DeShong, Lucas Meachem
• The Metropolitan Opera performs Puccini's opera about a young Japanese geisha who falls in love with a visiting American naval officer.
• More Information: The Metropolitan Opera
