Lise Davidsen, Jonas Kaufmann, Angel Blue, Aigul Akhmetshina & Bradley Cooper Lead Metropolitan Opera’s Summer HD Festival
By Francisco SalazarThe Metropolitan Opera has announced its annual Summer HD Festival, which will return to Lincoln Center Plaza.
The festival will run between August 22 and September 1.
THE 2025 MET SUMMER HD FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
The festival opens with “Maestro” starring Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan. The Academy Award–nominated biopic tells the story of the legendary American conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein and his wife, Felicia Montealegre.
Date: August 22, 2025
Verdi’s “Aida” will be presented in Michael Mayer’s new production with Angel Blue and Piotr Beczala.
Date: August 23, 2025
Beethoven’s “Fidelio“ will be presented from the March 2025 broadcast starring Lise Davidsen.
Date: August 24, 2025
Elza van den Heever stars in Strauss’s “Salome“ in Claus Guth’s production.
Date: August 25, 2025
Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” will be shown from an April 2025 broadcast.
Date: August 26, 2025
Jeanine Tesori’s “Grounded“ will be showcased starring Emily D’Angelo.
Date: August 27, 2025
Benjamin Bernheim and Christian Van Horn lead Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” in Bartlett Sher’s production.
Date: August 28, 2025
Daniel Catán’s “Florencia en el Amazonas” is broadcast starring Ailyn Perez.
Date: August 29, 2025
Lise Davidsen and Freddie de Tommaso star in Puccini’s “Tosca” from a November 2024 broadcast.
Date: August 30, 2025
Date: August 31, 2025
The festival ends with Puccini’s “La Fanciulla del West” from 2018 featuring Jonas Kaufmann.
Date: Sept. 1, 2025
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