Summer HD Festival at Lincoln Center Returns!

August 25 – September 4

The Metropolitan Opera’s Summer HD Festival returns to Lincoln Center Plaza from August 26 to September 4, 2023. The festival will feature 10 free screenings of opera performances from the Met’s Live in HD series, as well as a special screening of Moonstruck, co-presented with Film at Lincoln Center.

The operas in the festival lineup include some of the Met’s most celebrated productions, such as Verdi’s La Traviata, and Puccini’s La Bohème. The festival will also feature a number of new productions, including Kevin Puts’s The Hours, Terence Blanchard’s Champion, and Giordano’s Fedora.

The festival will be held on consecutive evenings from late August to early September. Seat access is free and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. The festival is a great opportunity to see some of the Met’s best productions for free.

Following is the schedule as provided by the official page here…

‘Moonstruck’
Film Screening

Friday, August 25, 8:00 pm
Co-presented with Film at Lincoln Center
Approximate running time: 1 hour, 40 minutes

Giuseppe Verdi
La Traviata

Saturday, August 26, 8:00 pm
Original transmission: November 5, 2022
Approximate running time: 2 hours, 15 minutes

Luigi Cherubini
Medea

Sunday, August 27, 8:00 pm
Original transmission: October 22, 2022
Approximate running time: 2 hours, 20 minutes

Kevin Puts / Libretto by Greg Pierce
The Hours

Monday, August 28, 8:00 pm
Original transmission: December 10, 2022
Approximate running time: 2 hours, 30 minutes

Giuseppe Verdi
Falstaff

Tuesday, August 29, 8:00 pm
Original transmission: April 1, 2023
Approximate running time: 2 hours, 15 minutes

Brett Dean / Libretto by Matthew Jocelyn
Hamlet

Wednesday, August 30, 7:30 pm
Original transmission: June 4, 2022
Approximate running time: 2 hours, 45 minutes

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Così fan tutte

Thursday, August 31, 7:30 pm
Original transmission: March 31, 2018
Approximate running time: 3 hours

Umberto Giordano
Fedora

Friday, September 1, 8:00 pm
Original transmission: January 14, 2023
Approximate running time: 1 hour, 55 minutes

Terence Blanchard / Libretto by Michael Cristofer
Champion

Saturday, September 2, 8:00 pm
Original transmission: April 29, 2023
Approximate running time: 2 hours, 30 minutes

Giuseppe Verdi
Rigoletto

Sunday, September 3, 8:00 pm
Original transmission: January 29, 2022
Approximate running time: 2 hours, 15 minutes

Giacomo Puccini
La Bohème

Monday, September 4, 8:00 pm
Original transmission: February 24, 2018
Approximate running time: 2 hours, 5 minutes