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Great Performances at the Met Season 2: Episode Guide & Ratings

Season 2 Plot

The second season of Great Performances at The Met kicks off with a special prime-time broadcast of Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel starring Alice Coote and Christine Schäfer, followed by seven extraordinary performances.

Great Performances at the Met Season 2 aired on March 26th, 2008.

Season 2 Episodes

1. Hansel and Gretel

March 26th, 20083 hr

The second-season opener features the Engelbert Humperdinck opera "Hansel and Gretel," about two children (Alice Coote, Christine Schäfer) who meet a witch (Philip Langridge) in the woods.

2. Roméo et Juliette

April 6th, 20083 hr

A production of "Roméo et Juliette," starring Anna Netrebko and Roberto Alagna as the star-crossed lovers. Placido Domingo conducts the orchestra and chorus for the opera. Tybalt: Marc Heller. Paris: Louis Otey. Capulet: Charles Taylor. Gertrude: Jane Bunnell. Grégorio: David Won. Benvolio: Tony Stevenson. Duke of Verona: Dean Peterson.

3. Macbeth

April 13th, 20083 hr

Adrian Noble's version of Verdi's "Macbeth" sets the opera in a decimated post-WWII landscape and stars baritone Željko Lucic as Lord Macbeth and soprano Maria Guleghina as Lady Macbeth. James Levine conducts. Macduff: Dimitri Pittas. Banquo: John Relyea.

4. Manon Lescaut

April 27th, 20083 hr

Puccini's "Manon Lescaut," about a country girl (Karita Mattila) who's torn between an impoverished student (Marcello Giordani) who loves her and a rich man (Dale Travis) who wants her to be his mistress. Lescaut: Dwayne Croft.

5. Peter Grimes

May 18th, 20083 hr

Anthony Dean Griffey stars in the title role of Benjamin Britten's "Peter Grimes," about an English fisherman blamed for the deaths of two assistants. Ellen Orford: Patricia Racette. Capt. Balstrode: Anthony Michaels-Moore. Mrs. Sedley: Felicity Palmer.

6. Tristan und Isolde

June 1st, 20083 hr

A production of Richard Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde," about the doomed love between a Celtic princess (Deborah Voigt) and a knight (Robert Dean Smith), who's the nephew of King Marke (Matti Salminen), to whom she's betrothed. Brangäne: Michelle DeYoung. Melot: Stephen Gaertner. Kurwenal: Eike Wilm Schulte.

7. La Bohème

June 15th, 20083 hr

A production of Puccini's "La Bohème," about a doomed love affair between poet Rodolfo (Ramón Vargas) and seamstress Mimi (Angela Gheorghiu) in 1830s Paris. Marcello: Ludovic Tézier. Musetta: Ainhoa Arteta. Schaunard: Quinn Kelsey.

8. La Fille du Régiment

June 29th, 20083 hr

Coloratura soprano Natalie Dessay stars as Marie, an orphan adopted by French troops in this production of Donizetti's comedic "Fille du Régiment," which updates the setting from the Napoleonic era to World War I. Tenor Juan Diego Flórez costars as Tonio, the soldier she's promised to wed. Marquise of Berkenfield: Felicity Palmer. Sgt. Sulpice: Alessandro Corbelli. Duchess of Krakenthorp: Marian Seldes.

All Seasons

Season 16

Season 16

Feb 6, 2022
Season 15

Season 15

Mar 19, 2021
Season 14

Season 14

Jan 5, 2020
Season 13

Season 13

Oct 6, 2018
Season 12

Season 12

Jan 28, 2018
Season 11

Season 11

Jan 29, 2017
Season 10

Season 10

Jan 11, 2016
Season 9

Season 9

Jan 16, 2015
Season 8

Season 8

Jan 17, 2014
Season 7

Season 7

Jan 18, 2013
Season 6

Season 6

Jan 20, 2012
Season 5

Season 5

Jan 5, 2011
Season 4

Season 4

Oct 10, 2009
Season 3

Season 3

Sep 22, 2008
Season 2

Season 2

Mar 26, 2008
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Season 1

Jan 24, 2007
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Sep 7, 2007