The Metropolitan Opera’s Summer HD Festival Returns to

Lincoln Center Plaza with 11 Free Screenings

August 22–September 1 

 

Photo: Richard Termine

 

Screenings feature highlights from the 2024–25 season, including Verdi’s Aida, starring Angel Blue; Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann, starring Benjamin Bernheim, Erin Morley, and Pretty Yende; Strauss’s Salome, starring Elza van den Heever and Peter Mattei; and Puccini’s Tosca, starring Lise Davidsen and Freddie De Tommaso

 

The festival kicks off on Friday, August 22, with a screening of Academy Award–nominated film Maestro, directed by and starring Bradley Cooper, co-presented with Film at Lincoln Center and Netflix

 

More than 2,500 free seats available nightly; no tickets required

 

New York, NY (June 25, 2025)—The Metropolitan Opera’s annual Summer HD Festival returns to Lincoln Center Plaza, Friday, August 22, through Monday, September 1. The free festival features ten screenings from the Met’s celebrated Live in HD series—projected onto a large screen on the façade of the opera house—including three new productions from the 2024–25 season and beloved classics: Verdi’s Aida, Beethoven’s Fidelio, Strauss’s Salome, Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Jeanine Tesori’s Grounded, Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Daniel Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas, Puccini’s Tosca, Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West.

 

A special screening of the 2023 film Maestro, directed by and starring Bradley Cooper, alongside Carey Mulligan, opens the festival on August 22, co-presented with Film at Lincoln Center and Netflix. The subsequent screenings feature many of today’s most renowned opera stars.

 

For each presentation, more than 2,500 seats will be available on the plaza on a first-come, first-served basis. No tickets are required, and there are no rain dates. For more information, please visit metopera.org/hdfestival.

 

The complete listing of operas and start times can be found below.

 

The Summer HD Festival is generously supported by The Robert W. Wilson Charitable Trust.

 

The Met: Live in HD series is made possible by a generous grant from its founding sponsor, the Neubauer Family Foundation. Digital support of The Met: Live in HD is provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Met: Live in HD is in partnership with Rolex.

 

THE 2025 MET SUMMER HD FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Friday, August 22, at 8PM

마에스트로 Maestro (영화)

Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan star in the Academy Award–nominated biopic about the legendary American conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein and his wife, Felicia Montealegre.

Approximate running time: 2 hours, 10 minutes

Maestro is a co-presentation with Film at Lincoln Center and Netflix.

 

Saturday, August 23, at 8PM

Verdi’s Aida 아이다

Michael Mayer’s spectacular new production of Verdi’s epic drama brings the towering pyramids and gilded tombs of ancient Egypt to life with intricate projections and dazzling animations.

Original transmission: January 25, 2025

Approximate running time: 2 hours, 40 minutes

 

Sunday, August 24, at 8PM

Beethoven’s Fidelio 피델리오

Filled with glorious music and celebrating the ideals of liberty, justice, and human dignity, Beethoven’s only opera features a star-studded cast in the Met’s striking, modern-day production.

Original transmission: March 15, 2025

Approximate running time: 2 hours, 15 minutes

 

Monday, August 25, at 8PM

Strauss’s Salome 살로메 

Strauss’s riveting adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s play receives an illuminating new production that explores the darkest shadows of the mind.

Original transmission: May 17, 2025

Approximate running time: 1 hour, 55 minutes

 

Tuesday, August 26, at 7:30PM

Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro 피가로의 결혼 

A dynamic young cast stars in Mozart’s comic masterpiece, packed with hilarious hijinks, glorious melody, and sharp social commentary.

Original transmission: April 26, 2025

Approximate running time: 3 hours

 

Wednesday, August 27, at 8PM

Jeanine Tesori’s Grounded 그라운디드 

Tony Award–winner Jeanine Tesori’s powerful new opera centers on a servicewoman’s struggle to balance family, career, and the psychological toll of modern warfare.

Original transmission: October 19, 2024

Approximate running time: 1 hour, 55 minutes

 

Thursday, August 28, at 7:30PM

Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann 호프만의 이야기

Offenbach’s sumptuous fantasy follows the tormented poet E. T. A. Hoffmann as he recounts three catastrophic love affairs, in an evocative production by Broadway’s Bartlett Sher.

Original transmission: October 5, 2024

Approximate running time: 2 hours, 55 minutes

 

Friday, August 29, at 8PM

Daniel Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas

Inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Daniel Catán’s enchanting tale follows an opera diva in search of her long-lost love.

Original transmission: December 9, 2023

Approximate running time: 1 hour, 55 minutes

 

Saturday, August 30, at 8PM

Puccini’s Tosca 토스카 

Soaring melodies, searing passion, and a volatile diva: No story is more operatic than Tosca, and no opera is more thrillingly dramatic than Puccini’s fiery classic.

Original transmission: November 23, 2024

Approximate running time: 2 hours, 10 minutes

 

Sunday, August 31, at 7:30PM

Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia 세빌리아의 이발사 

Rossini’s ever-popular comedy features a stellar cast in Tony Award–winner Bartlett Sher’s madcap staging.

Original transmission: May 31, 2025

Approximate running time: 2 hours, 40 minutes

 

Monday, September 1, at 8PM

Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West 서부의 아가씨

Set during the California Gold Rush, Puccini’s sweeping romance tells the tale of a gunslinging saloon owner caught between the law and her bandit lover.

Original transmission: October 27, 2018

Approximate running time: 2 hours, 25 minutes