Il Trittico

Showing: 1st, 5th, 9th, 12th December

This evening of one-acts is like a lavish three-course dinner, prepared by a master and promising something for everyone's taste. Not since 1952 have San Francisco audiences had the rare opportunity to enjoy this unique work the way its creator intendedin its entirety and with an ideal cast.

From The House of the Dead

Showing: 2nd, 5th December

With this new production, voted Europes best opera staging for 2007, one of operas great visionaries makes his Met debut. Patrice Chreau, renowned for his legendary centennial Ring cycle at Bayreuth, directs Janceks drama of human resilience inside a Russian prison. Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen also makes his Met debut, and Peter Mattei leads the ensemble cast.

Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Showing: 3rd - 30th December

A powerhouse team joins forces for Offenbach’s psychological fantasy. James Levine conducts, and Tony Award® winner Bart Sher (South Pacific) returns after the triumph of his Met Barber of Seville to direct. Joseph Calleja sings the tour-de-force title role opposite Anna Netrebko as the tragic Antonia and Elina Garanca as the ambiguous Nicklausse. Alan Held sings the demonic four villains.

Le Nozze Di Figaro

Showing: 4th, 8th, 12th December

Mozarts timeless masterpiece stars Danielle de Niese and John Relyea as the servant couple who outmaneuver their bosses (and everyone else in their world) over the course of one crazy day.

Elektra

Showing: 10th - 29th December

Richard Strauss’s blazing score stars Susan Bullock as the demented princess. Deborah Voigt plays her devoted sister, Chrysothemis, and Fabio Luisi conducts.

Hansel & Gretel

Showing: 14th - 30th December