67K views · 2.2K reactions | The Met is one of the few opera houses in the world with its own pipe organ! Thomas Lausmann, the Met’s Director of Music, tells us about the instrument, which has nearly 1,300 pipes and weighs almost nine tons, as well as its recent restoration that was completed just in time for the 2022–23 season. Experience the organ now in Puccini’s Tosca (bit.ly/3HG2Chb) and Britten’s Peter Grimes (bit.ly/3aY33Hc). | The Metropolitan Opera | Facebook

This spring, the Met bids farewell to Sonja Frisell’s monumental production of Verdi’s Aida, a Met mainstay since its premiere on December 8, 1988. As a final send-off for this classic Met production, we’ve crunched the numbers for all the people and props (and horses) in one of the most famous scenes in operatic history: the grand Triumphal March in Act II. In this scene, there are: 150 actors, 94 choristers, 62 spears, 41 swords, 31 staffs, 30 bows with quivers, 26 rope manacles, 16 dancers, 1

The Aida we’ve all been waiting for.😍 Soprano Angel Blue makes her long-awaited Met role debut in the title role of Verdi’s Aida on New Year’s Eve. While we put the finishing touches on director Michael Mayer’s stunning new production, enjoy this clip from an early stage rehearsal as Blue sings an excerpt from Aida’s Act I aria. Met Music Director Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducts. Aida opens December 31, starring Blue in the title role and tenor Piotr Beczała as Radamès. Book your tickets: bit.ly/