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The Metropolitan Opera is streaming free operas every night June 22-28

The Metropolitan Opera is streaming free encore opera performances every night during the pandemic. Read on for the performance schedule this week including works by Verdi, Saint-Saëns, Donizetti, Mozart and more.

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The Metropolitan Opera is streaming free encore presentations every night from the Live in HD series on their website.

Each stream becomes available at 7:30 p.m. EDT and remains accessible for on-demand viewing until 6:30 p.m. the following day. See all the details including the schedule for each week on their website.

Nightly Opera Streams Schedule: June 22-28, 2020

This schedule can change at any time so be sure to check the most up to date information on their website.
Monday, June 22
Verdi’s La Traviata

Starring Sonya Yoncheva, Michael Fabiano, and Thomas Hampson, conducted by Nicola Luisotti. From March 11, 2017.

Tuesday, June 23
John Adams’s Doctor Atomic

Starring Sasha Cooke, Thomas Glenn, Gerald Finley, and Richard Paul Fink, conducted by Alan Gilbert. From November 8, 2008.

Wednesday, June 24
Saint-Saëns’s Samson et Dalila

Starring Elīna Garanča, Roberto Alagna, Laurent Naouri, Elchin Azizov, and Dmitry Belosselskiy, conducted by Sir Mark Elder. From October 20, 2018.

Thursday, June 25
Massenet’s Manon

Starring Lisette Oropesa, Michael Fabiano, Carlo Bosi, Artur Ruciński, Brett Polegato, and Kwangchul Youn, conducted by Maurizio Benini. From October 26, 2019.

Friday, June 26
Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore

Starring Kathleen Battle, Luciano Pavarotti, Juan Pons, and Enzo Dara, conducted by James Levine. From November 16, 1991.

Saturday, June 27
Massenet’s Cendrillon

Starring Kathleen Kim, Joyce DiDonato, Alice Coote, Stephanie Blythe, and Laurent Naouri, conducted by Bertrand de Billy. From April 28, 2018.

Sunday, June 28
Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte

Starring Golda Schultz, Kathryn Lewek, Charles Castronovo, Markus Werba, Christian Van Horn, and René Pape, conducted by James Levine. From October 14, 2017.

Schedule courtesy www.metopera.org.

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