The concert will be available to stream on demand on pbs.org/gperf and the PBS Video app the next day.

The Great Performances program premieres Saturday, September 11, at 8:00pm ET on PBS (check local listings) and will live stream in select markets. The performance will be transmitted live with closed captioning as part of Great Performances on PBS, with ballet star Misty Copeland hosting the program from nearby the site of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum.

The concert marks the first performance inside the Metropolitan Opera House since the March 2020 closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.Īudiences in New York City and beyond will also be able to see and hear live transmissions of Verdi’s Requiem: The Met Remembers 9/11. On Saturday, September 11, 2021, at 7:45pm ET, Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will conduct the Met Orchestra and Chorus with a quartet of star soloists: soprano Ailyn Pérez, mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung, tenor Matthew Polenzani, and bass-baritone Eric Owens. New York, NY (August 20, 2021)-The Metropolitan Opera will present a pre-season performance of Verdi’s Requiem to commemorate the 20th anniversary of September 11. Live transmission of the concert to be presented by Great Performances on PBS, hosted by Misty Copeland The concert on September 11, 2021, at 7:45pm ET marks the first performance inside the Metropolitan Opera House since the March 2020 closure The Met commemorates the 20th anniversary of September 11 with a pre-season performance of Verdi’s Requiem, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting the Met Orchestra and Chorus and soloists Ailyn Pérez, Michelle DeYoung, Matthew Polenzani, and Eric Owens

The Metropolitan Opera Announces Verdi’s Requiem: The Met Remembers 9/11

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