The Met: Live in HD 2009-10 Series

Together with the Met's plans for the 2009-10 season's new productions and revivals, General Manager Peter Gelb and Music Director James Levine recently announced the lineup for next season's Live in HD performances. The series will present nine live transmissions in its fourth season. Tickets for the 2009-10 series will go on sale in September, with priority access for Met members (before tickets are made available to the general public). The schedule is as follows:

Tosca  October 10
James Levine; Karita Mattila, Marcelo Álvarez, Juha Uusitalo, Paul Plishka

Aida   October 24
Daniele Gatti; Violeta Urmana, Dolora Zajick, Johan Botha, Carlo Guelfi, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Stefan Kocan

Turandot  November 7
Andris Nelsons; Maria Guleghina, Marina Poplavskaya, Marcello Giordani, Samuel Ramey

Les Contes  Hoffmann    December 19
James Levine; Kathleen Kim, Anna Netrebko, Ekaterina Gubanova, Elina Garanaa, Rolando Villazan, Renae Pape

Der Rosenkavalier  January 9
James Levine; Renee Fleming, Susan Graham, Christine Schafer, Eric Cutler, Thomas Allen, Kristinn Sigmundsson

Carmen  January 16
Yannick Nazet-Seguin; Barbara Frittoli, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Mariusz Kwiecien

Simon Boccanegra   February 6
James Levine; Adrianne Pieczonka, Marcello Giordani, Placido Domingo, James Morris

Hamlet  March 27
Louis Langrae; Natalie Dessay, Jennifer Larmore, Toby Spence, Simon Keenlyside, James Morris

Armida  May 1
Riccardo Frizza; Renee  Fleming, Lawrence Brownlee, Bruce Ford, Josa Manuel Zapata, Barry Banks, Kobie van Rensburg