Carmen

Showing: 1st, 5th, 9th, 13th February

What better way to celebrate the new season? Carmen returns to the Royal Opera House with a first-rate cast. Roberto Alagna brings inimitable tenor star quality to the role of Don Jos; and prepare for musical and dramatic fireworks from rising mezzo-soprano Elina Garana as she takes on the passionate title role.

Simon Boccanegra

Showing: 2nd, 6th February

Four decades into a legendary Met career, Plácido Domingo makes history singing the baritone title role. With James Levine on the podium, Adrianne Pieczonka, Marcello Giordani, and James Morris star in Verdi’s gripping political thriller.

Ariadne Auf Naxos

Showing: 4th, 8th, 11th, 15th, 20th February

Tragedy and comedy collide when two sets of performers - one an opera company and the other a commedia dell'arte troupe - are forced to perform together. With stunning melodies and relentless energy, the results are cleverly amusing and touching in this brilliant jewel by Richard Strauss. Andreas Delfs conducts this fanciful production by Christian Alexander.

La Fille Du Regiment

Showing: 6th - 22nd February

La Boheme

Showing: 20th, 24th, 27th February

For a century, the pairing of wonderful melody with great drama have made Puccini's La bohme one of the most loved of all operas.

Attila

Showing: 23rd, 27th February

Riccardo Muti, a champion of the Verdian tradition, makes his Met debut with one of the composer’s rousing early operas. This story of civilization’s encounter with barbarism is explored in a new production by director Pierre Audi. Ildar Abdrazakov sings the title role, joined by Violeta Urmana, Ramón Vargas, and Carlos Alvarez.

Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Showing: 26th February

The most famous of all Italian comic operas features love, laughter and a resourceful heroine, aided and abetted by Figaro, town barber, extraordinaire. This revival of 2005's popular production offers a sensational cast.