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For the third consecutive year, Anna Netrebko starred in the opening production of the season at the Metropolitan Opera, New York; a performance enjoyed by her legion of fans in more than 64 countries, as part of the Met's Live In HD cinema broadcasts. The Met's new staging of Tchaikovsky's passionately lyrical masterpiece is the first video release featuring Anna Netrebko in one of Russian opera's greatest and most demanding roles.

• Disc
• 1. Act I; Extra features
• Disc
• 2. Act II - Act III.

"François Girard's stunning post-apocalyptic production of Wagner's last opera Parsifal trailblazed the way for the Metropolitan Opera's centennial celebrations of the great composer"--Container.
Amfortas, the ruler of the knights of the Holy Grail is ailing from a wound given to him by Klingsor, who had been rejected by the knighthood. A prophecy says that he can only be saved by a "pure fool, enlightened by compassion." Klingsor knows that Parsifal is the person mentioned in the prophecy, and he enlists the mysterious woman Kundry, against her will, to seduce Parsifal and complete his revenge.

Story of the sorcerer, Prospero, and his daughter who have been stranded on an island for twelve years.

"The enchanted island [was] inspired by Shakespeare's The tempest and A midsummer night's dream. Music by George Frederic Handel, Antonio Vivaldi, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Andre Campra, Jean-Marie Leclair, Henry Purcell, Jean-Fery Rebel, and Giovanni Battista Ferrandi."--Container.

Opera depicting U.S. President Richard Nixon's historic state visit to mainland China in February 1972.

An Egyptian soldier falls in love with a princess-turned-slave girl.

John Adams's mesmerizing score, in the powerful production of Penny Woolcock, tells the story of one of the pivotal moments in human history: the creation of the atomic bomb. Baritone Gerald Finley gives a powerful star turn in the title role as the brilliant J. Robert Oppenheimer. Alan Gilbert conducts the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus in his Met debut.

Ernesto is in love with Norina and refuses to marry a more suitable woman chosen by his uncle, Don Pasquale.

Set in Peking, Princess Turandot will become the bride of the royal suitor who can successfully answer three riddles. Unsuccessful suitors lose not only the hand of the princess, but their heads as well.

• DVD
• 1: Act 1 ; Special features
• DVD
• 2: Acts 2 and 3.

Tchaikovsky's most popular opera, the tale of a lovelorn girl and a jaded aristocrat.

An abridged production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera The Magic Flute for television.

The comic misadventures of a down-on-his-luck knight looking to earn some money by romancing rich men's wives, a jealous husband, and his wife.

The comic misadventures of a down-on-his-luck knight looking to earn some money by romancing rich men's wives, a jealous husband, and his wife.

Recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera House in October 2014, the performance of Verdi's Macbeth features star soprano Anna Netrebko as the scheming Lady Macbeth. Netrebko is joined by Joseph Calleja, Zeljko Lucic, and Rene Pape. Fabio Luisi leads the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus.

Starring Renee Fleming in the title role, the lush 2015 Met production fo Franz Lehar.

Starring Renee Fleming in the title role, the lush 2015 Met production fo Franz Lehar.