7.6K views · 319 reactions | From party guests to handmaidens to bridesmaids, the @Met Opera Actors take on numerous roles during a performance, sometimes changing completely from one scene to the next. Follow along with Anne Dyas and as she describes how the actors literally sprint behind the stage to change costumes, makeup, and wigs in just three minutes. See if you can spot this unique talent on Opening Night! | The Metropolitan Opera | Facebook

1.5K reactions · 323 shares | 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 | Facebook

Relive Diana Damrau’s unforgettable performance as Gilda in Verdi’s Rigoletto—back in theaters August 13. | The Metropolitan Opera | Facebook

2.1K views | Angel Blue and Jonathan Tetelman star in Puccini's glittering romance La Rondine—live in cinemas 20 April. | The Metropolitan Opera | Facebook

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