Enjoy a Free Weekend of Met Player!
April 24, 2009
Met Player, the company’s new online streaming service, will be available for free as a special promotion for the entire weekend of May 1–3. Beginning at 5 pm ET on Friday, May 1, all visitors to metplayer.org will enjoy free and unlimited access to more than 200 full-length operas—including 20 performances from the first three seasons of the Met's award-winning Live in HD series. The offer ends at midnight on Sunday, May 3.
To take advantage of this special promotion, visitors will need to be logged in to the site:
- If you already have a Met username and password, simply log in.
- If you don't have a username and password, Register now by following this link or clicking on “Register” in the top left corner of this page. New users are encouraged to register ahead of time.
- If the site informs you that your selected username and/or email address is already in use, you are most likely already registered on the Met website. Please try to log in with your username and password, or click the “Forgot your password?” link on the login page to have the username and password linked to your email address sent to you immediately.
- Please remember your username and password for easy access!
Once logged in, users can explore and experience the entire Met Player catalog, including the 20 HD presentations, more than 40 classic telecasts, and 150 historic audio broadcasts dating back to 1937. All video titles include English subtitles; subtitles in French, German, and Spanish have recently been added to the current season’s HD productions on Met Player.
Please visit Met Player's FAQs section for details on technical requirements, troubleshooting tips, and answers to customers’ frequently asked questions. You may also want to visit metplayer.org ahead of the free weekend and watch one of the preview clips (available at all times), to ensure your computer and internet connection are sufficient to enjoy this service. Met Customer Care will be available from 10 am to 8 pm on Friday and Saturday, and from noon to 6 pm on Sunday.
We hope you’ll take the time to explore Met Player and enjoy the free weekend. Then consider one of the affordable Met Player subscription offers to have this unparalleled online collection of opera available to you anytime!