Don Giovanni (New Production) – Mozart

Saturday, October 29, 2011 (1:00 pm ET)
Expected Running time: 3 hours, 25 minutes

Mariusz Kwiecien brings his youthful and sensual interpretation of Mozart’s timeless anti-hero to the Met for the first time, under the direction of Tony Award®-winning director Michael Grandage and with James Levine conducting.

Satyagraha – Glass

Saturday, November 19, 2011 (1:00 pm ET)
Expected Running time: 3 hours, 44 minutes

The Met’s visually extravagant production is back for an encore engagement. Richard Croft once again is Gandhi in Philip Glass’s unforgettable opera, which the Washington Post calls “a profound and beautiful work of theater.”

Faust (New Production) - Gounod

Saturday, December 10, 2011 (1:00 pm ET)
Expected Running time: 3 hours, 37 minutes

With Jonas Kaufmann in the title role, René Pape as the devil, and Marina Poplavskaya as Marguerite, Gounod’s classic retelling of the Faust legend couldn’t be better served. Tony Award-winning director Des McAnuff updates the story to the first half of the 20th century with a production that won praise in London last season.

The Enchanted Island – New Production

Saturday, January 21, 2012 (1:00 pm ET)
Expected Running time: 3 hours, 5 minutes

Inspired by the musical pastiches and masques of the 18th century, the Met presents an original Baroque fantasy, featuring a who’s who of Baroque stars led by eminent conductor William Christie. With music by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, and others, the new libretto by Jeremy Sams combines elements of The Tempest and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. David Daniels is Prospero, Joyce DiDonato is Sycorax, Danielle de Niese is Ariel, Luca Pisaroni is Caliban, and Plácido Domingo makesa special appearance as Neptune.

Manon (New Production) – Massenet

Saturday, April 7, 2012 (12:00 pm ET)
Expected Running time: 3 hours, 38 minutes

Anna Netrebko’s dazzling portrayal of the tragic heroine in Laurent Pelly’s new production travels to the Met from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Piotr Beczala and Paulo Szot also star, with the Met’s Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi on the podium.