Great Performances at the Met: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Opera lovers, rejoice! If you can't make it to New York to see a performance at the Metropolitan Opera, the next best thing to being there is to see one of its Saturday matinees broadcast on PBS on Great Performances at the Met. Originally aired as part of its "Great Performances" series, the programs got their own title in 2006. With operatic standards like "Aida", "The Barber of Seville" and "Turandot" and performances by some of opera's biggest names, including Reneé Flemming, Placido Domingo and Anna Netrebko, the series brings the best of modern opera into American homes.

Series details

• Title: Great Performances at the Met
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Music
• Premiere date: 2007-01-24
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 181 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11080

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 2007: premiered 2007-01-24; final listed air date 2007-01-24.
• Season 2015: premiered 2015-01-16; final listed air date 2015-01-16.
• Season 2016: premiered 2016-01-22; final listed air date 2016-09-30; episode order: 11.
• Season 2017: premiered 2017-01-29; final listed air date 2017-04-14.
• Season 2025: premiered 2025-03-21; final listed air date 2025-06-13.
• Season 2026: premiered 2026-03-20; final listed air date 2026-08-21.

Source and licence

Adapted from Great Performances at the Met on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.