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Mozart's Humanist Masterpiece   Director Adrian Noble, whose new production of Macbeth returns on May 9.
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On the Air
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. . Live in HD in 2008-09
Next season, The Met: Live in HD will expand to 10 performances shown in movie theaters around the world, 11 in North America!

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.The Met on PBS . The Met on PBS
As part of its Great Performances series, PBS is presenting each of the 14 operas broadcast in the first two seasons of the Met’s Live in HD series.  Great Performances at the Met continues through June 29. Check your local listings for the broadcast schedule.

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The New Season
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Only Season Subscribers and Patrons have advance access to the entire 2008-09 season, including the Opening Night, New Year’s Eve, and 125th Anniversary Galas, and the final performances of Otto Schenk’s landmark production of Wagner’s
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Met Opera Live
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  . Domingo Returns to The First Emperor
Plácido Domingo created the title role in last season’s world premiere of Tan Dun’s rich pageant of ancient China. Now he returns for three performances only!

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. . Verdi’s Macbeth Closes the Season
A new cast takes on Adrian Noble’s gripping new production. James Levine conducts a remarkable ensemble including Carlos Alvarez, Hasmik Papian, and René Pape.

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. MET Orchestra at Carnegie Hall . MET Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
Valery Gergiev conducts an all-Mussorgsky program with bass René Pape on May 18. Met Music Director James Levine leads the performance on May 22 with pianist Jonathan Biss. Call CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800 for tickets and additional details.

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. American Ballet Theatre at the Met . American Ballet Theatre at the Met
ABT's 2008 Spring Season opens soon on Monday, May 19! See the world's greatest dancers on the world's greatest stage in such classics as The Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, The Merry Widow and Le Corsaire ("The Pirate"). Plus, be the first to see an all-new Twyla Tharp World Premiere ballet. To purchase individual tickets, visit abt.org, call 212.362.6000 or go to the Met Box Office today.


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Photo credits; Clemenza: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera; Emperor: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera; Macbeth: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera; James Levine: Koichi Miura; Renée Fleming: Brigitte Lacombe/Metropolitan Opera; Don Quixote: Rosalie O'Connor.

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