Circa 1900, Lina Cavalieri embodied Italian glamour. She was born Natalia Cavalieri in Viterbo on 25 December 1874. She grew up in Rome amid hardship. She sang in café-chantants by the 1890s. By circa 1898, she appeared at the Folies Bergère in Paris. Her beauty drew painters, photographers, and journalists. In 1900, she debuted at the Opéra-Comique in Paris. She trained seriously as a soprano. Critics noted her limited range but striking presence. She performed in Saint Petersburg and Monte Car

At long last, grand opera returns to the big screen. The 2021–22 Live in HD season features an extraordinary lineup of Met premieres, new productions, and classic revivals—transmitted live from the Met stage to your local cinema. Tickets are on sale now in the United States. Learn More: bit.ly/3yLpRQu | The Metropolitan Opera

Inspired by the energy of Bizet’s classic score, Richard Eyre’s production of Carmen is filled with dance and movement. See Christopher Wheeldon’s stunning choreography in the 2014 Live in HD transmission of Carmen, tonight’s Nightly Met Opera Stream. The opera is available for free tonight, July 2, starting at 7:30PM EDT until tomorrow, July 3, at 6:30PM EDT. Enhance your viewing experience with curated supplementary content—including Playbills, articles, and more—at metopera.org/week16streams

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Ambroise Thomas's 1868 operatic telling of HAMLET premiered on March...

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