MET: 2026 Summer HD Festival

 

2026 Summer HD Festival

The Met’s 17th Summer HD Festival features five thrilling performances from the company’s Live in HD series of cinema transmissions. The free showings run September 2–7, with approximately 2,500 seats set up in front of the opera house each night. Seating is general admission on a first-come, first-served basis. No advance tickets or reservations are required. 

Wednesday, September 2, 8PM
Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, Act I
Wagner’s transcendent meditation on love and death features a powerhouse pair as the Irish princess Isolde and the love-drunk Tristan in a revelatory new production by director Yuval Sharon.
Original transmission: March 21, 2026
Approximate running time: 1 hour, 25 minutes 

Thursday, September 3, 8PM
Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, Acts II and III
Original transmission: March 21, 2026
Approximate running time: 2 hours, 35 minutes 

Friday, September 4, 7:30PM
Bellini’s I Puritani
A world-beating quartet of stars takes the stage in the Met’s first new production of Bellini’s bel canto masterpiece in nearly 50 years.
Original transmission: January 10, 2026
Approximate running time: 3 hours

Saturday, September 5, 8PM
Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin 
A timeless story of love and regret, Tchaikovsky’s ardent adaptation of Pushkin follows the naïve country girl Tatiana, whose youthful passion for the aloof Onegin is rejected—until they meet again years later.
Original transmission: May 2, 2026
Approximate running time: 2 hours, 40 minutes

Sunday, September 6, 8PM
Gabriela Lena Frank’s El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego
Gabriela Lena Frank’s celebrated new opera offers a magical-realist portrait of Mexico’s painterly power couple Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, who reunite on the Day of the Dead to relive their tumultuous love.
Original transmission: May 30, 2026
Approximate running time: 2 hours

Monday, September 7, 8PM
Puccini’s La Bohème
Franco Zeffirelli’s picture-perfect production brings 19th-century Paris to the Met stage as Puccini’s young friends and lovers navigate the joy and struggle of bohemian life.
Original transmission: November 8, 2025
Approximate running time: 2 hours, 5 minutes 

In accordance with entry protocols and security measures for the Metropolitan Opera’s 2026 Summer HD Festival, please be advised that Josie Robertson Plaza will be cleared and secured approximately two hours prior to each HD screening. All guests will be welcomed back at designated access points one hour prior to the start of the presentation.

The Met’s HD Festival presentations will include full open captions.

Cancellation Policy

Summer HD Festival screenings will go on as scheduled in the case of rain but will be canceled in the event of thunder/lightning or high wind. We will make announcements on the Met website and social media channels in the event we need to cancel. Canceled screenings will not be rescheduled. Thank you for your understanding.

The Summer HD Festival is generously supported by the Robert W. Wilson Charitable Trust.

The Met: Live in HD series is made possible by a generous grant from its founding sponsor, the Neubauer Family Foundation.

Digital support of The Met: Live in HD is provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

The Met: Live in HD series is in partnership with Rolex.