(Credit: Metropolitan Opera)

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra has announced its first international tour in over 20 years.

The company revealed that it would perform concerts in London, Paris, and Baden-Baden.

“It has been more than 20 years since the Met Orchestra was last on tour in Europe, and I am so delighted to lead these wonderful musicians in programs that reflect the new vision of the Met,” said music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin in an official press statement. “We spend many hours together in the pit, and it is a joy to stand before them as they bring their unique artistry to the greatest stages of the world.”

The company will present two programs. The first of these, which opens in Paris will feature the fourth act of Verdi’s “Otello” starring Angel Blue and Russell Thomas. That program also includes music by Bernstein, Aucoin, and Tchaikovsky.

Performance Date: June 27 at Philharmonie, Paris /  June 29 at Barbican Centre, London / July 2, 2023 at Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden 

The other program will center on the music of Berlioz and includes excerpts from “Les Troyens” starring Joyce DiDonato.

Performance Date: June 28, 2023 at Philharmonie, Paris & July 1, 2023 at Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden