Release Date

15 Mar, 1977

Total Episode/Season

47/29

Synopsis

Live from the Metropolitan Opera is an American television program that presented performances of complete operas from the Metropolitan Opera, New York City, on the Public Broadcasting Service television network. The program began in 1977, and was telecast live for its first few seasons. The first telecast, La Bohème, featured Luciano Pavarotti as Rodolfo and Renata Scotto as Mimi, with James Levine conducting; all three were interviewed during the intermission. In 1988, the program title was changed to The Metropolitan Opera Presents, to reflect the fact that the performances were now taped prior to broadcast. Live from the Met functioned as a supplement to the regular Saturday Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts. During its first fifteen years, the program was frequently simulcast, enabling some audiences to hear the opera in stereo via radio as well.

Original Title

Great Performances at the Met

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Season 1

15 Mar, 1977

Season 2

07 Nov, 1977

Season 3

25 Sep, 1978

Season 4

24 Sep, 1979

Season 5

27 Sep, 1980

Season 6

30 Sep, 1981

Season 7

07 Oct, 1982

Season 8

28 Sep, 1983

Season 9

31 Oct, 1984

Season 10

11 Jan, 1986

Season 11

31 Dec, 1986

Season 12

27 Jan, 1988

Season 13

18 Sep, 1988

Season 14

11 Sep, 1989

Season 15

31 Oct, 1990

Season 16

16 Oct, 1991

Season 17

12 Sep, 1992

Season 18

12 Sep, 1993

Season 19

12 Sep, 1994

Season 20

27 Oct, 1995

Season 21

11 Sep, 1996

Season 22

29 Oct, 1997

Season 23

28 Sep, 1998

Season 24

08 Sep, 1999

Season 25

27 Dec, 2000

Season 26

27 Dec, 2001

Season 27

26 Dec, 2002

Season 28

24 Jan, 2007

Season 29

26 Mar, 2008

Season 30

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