Brenton Ryan

A Scottish lighthouse goes dark. A visiting supply ship finds the building in order. But the keepers have vanished without trace.

When a precious hoard of gold is stolen from the river Rhine, it unleashes a chain of destructive events, pitting gods and mortals against one another for generations. Wagner’s Ring cycle boasts some of the greatest music ever written for the opera stage. Join us as we embark on a spectacular journey into the world of myth, dream and memory, with the figure of Erda – Mother Earth herself – at its centre.

The Queen of the Night enlists a handsome prince named Tamino to rescue her beautiful kidnapped daughter, Princess Pamina. Aided by the lovelorn bird hunter Papageno and a magical flute that holds the power to change the hearts of men, young Tamino embarks on a quest for true love, leading to the evil Sarastro's temple where Pamina is held captive.

La nouvelle mise en scène audacieuse de Sir David McVicar de Tosca, le thriller lyrique de Puccini sur la Rome napoléonienne, a enthousiasmé le public du Met en 2018. Dans cette retransmission en live HD, la soprano bulgare Sonya Yoncheva incarne la diva éponyme passionnée, face au ténor charismatique Vittorio Grigolo dans le rôle de son amant, le peintre idéaliste Mario Cavaradossi. Le baryton Željko Lučić incarne le menaçant baron Scarpia, le chef de la police qui emploie des tactiques brutales pour piéger à la fois les criminels et ses conquêtes sexuelles. Sur le podium, Emmanuel Villaume dirige la partition électrisante, qui présente certaines des mélodies les plus mémorables de Puccini.

Berg’s 20th-century shocker stars baritone Peter Mattei in the title role, with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium and soprano Elza van den Heever as the long-suffering Marie. Groundbreaking visual artist and director William Kentridge unveils a bold new staging set in an apocalyptic wasteland.