If you are a fan of female opera singers, Week 5 at the Met has some great ones for you: Renée Fleming in two productions, Angela Gheorghiu with former husband Roberto Alagna, Diana Damrau, Patricia Racette and Anna Netrebko. But don’t worry for those wanting a male lead, there’s also René Pape performing Mussorgsky.
Here is this week’s line-up. Remember that each opera becomes available at the Metropolitan Opera website beginning at 7:30 PM EDT each and remains available for free streaming for the next 23 hours.
Monday, April 13 – Dvořák’s Rusalka
Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, starring Renée Fleming and Piotr Beczała.
Tuesday, April 14 – Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov
Conducted by Valery Gergiev, starring René Pape.
Wednesday, April 15 – Puccini’s La Rondine
Conducted by Marco Armiliato, starring Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna.
Thursday, April 16 – Rossini’s Le Comte Ory
Conducted by Maurizio Benini, starring Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, and Juan Diego Flórez.
Friday, April 17 – Puccini’s Madama Butterfly
Conducted by Patrick Summers starring Patricia Racette, Marcello Giordani, and Dwayne Croft.
Saturday, April 18 – Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur
Conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, starring Anna Netrebko, Anita Rachvelishvili, Piotr Beczała, and Ambrogio Maestri.
Sunday, April 19 – R. Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier
Conducted by Sebastian Weigle, starring Renée Fleming, Elīna Garanča, Erin Morley, and Günther Groissböck.
For your fans of some of operas great divas, Week 5 at the Met was tailor-made for you.
Photo: Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez in Le Comte Ory (Photo by Marty Sohl/Courtesy of the Met Opera)