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

Don’t miss Puccini’s grandest opera Turandot, in Franco Zeffirelli’s spectacular staging—live from the Met stage to cinemas worldwide May 7. | The Metropolitan Opera

519 reactions · 91 shares | Live from The Metropolitan Opera, watch Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, on 9 November for one night only at a cinema near you. Anthony Minghella’s cinematic production returns, with soprano Hui He in the heart breaking title role, with tenor Andrea Carè as the American naval officer who abandons her. | The Metropolitan Opera | Facebook

Stream full-length Met performances, including the new production of Tristan und Isolde. | The Metropolitan Opera