The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning 2026 -2027 series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts exclusively at select Ster-Kinekor and Cinema Nouveau cinemas.
Screenings @ V & A Waterfront IMAX, Blue Route IMAX, Cresta, Brooklyn Commercial, Garden Route, Maerua & Somerset
MACBETH – 1 / 3 NOVEMBER
Verdi’s Macbeth is directed by Louisa Proske, features Quinn Kelsey as Macbeth and Lise Davidsen as Lady Macbeth, with Freddie De Tommaso as Macduff and Ryan Speedo Green as Banquo. The performance is conducted by Yannick Nézet‑Séguin, the Met’s Music Director.
In debuting director Louisa Proske’s season-opening new production of Verdi’s Macbeth, the principal couple is not just power-mad; their violent quest for the throne has a deeply erotic charge. Under the baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Quinn Kelsey and Lise Davidsen star as the Shakespearean couple with a lust for control—and for lust itself. By Nicholas Rinehart READ MORE / SYNOPSIS
Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901) composed 26 operas during his 60 active years in the theater, at least half of which are at the core of today’s opera repertory. Francesco Maria Piave (1810–76), one of the two librettists for Macbeth, collaborated with the composer on ten works, while additional portions of the opera’s libretto were provided by Verdi’s friend Count Andrea Maffei (1798–1885), a cosmopolitan literary amateur who introduced the work of many great foreign writers, including those of Shakespeare (1564–1616), to Italians.
Two of opera’s most extraordinary artists return to The Met: Live in HD for Verdi’s thrilling take on the immortal Shakespearean tale of the scheming couple determined to seize power at any cost. Following past triumphs in many of Verdi’s signature baritone roles, Quinn Kelsey is the Scottish king haunted by the ghosts of his murderous ascent to the throne, opposite Lise Davidsen—the world’s reigning dramatic soprano—as the power-mad Lady Macbeth, whose ruinous ambition damns them both. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium for a penetrating production by Louisa Proske, a brilliant young director making waves around the world. Rounding out the all-star cast are tenor Freddie De Tommaso as the heroic Macduff and bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green as Macbeth’s friend-turned-victim Banquo. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.
SAMSON ET DALILA – 5 DECEMBER
Saint‑Saëns’s Samson et Dalila will be the Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD transmission on 5 December 2026, presented as part of the company’s 2026–27 cinema season. The revival showcases the Met’s grand‑scale production—renowned for its monumental choral scenes and lush French Romantic orchestration—with Aigul Akhmetshina as Dalila and Clay Hilley as Samson, conducted by Giacomo Sagripanti. The staging by Darko Tresnjak returns with its striking visual design by Alexander Dodge and costumes by Linda Cho, bringing to life the biblical drama set in ancient Gaza and the Valley of Sorek. The opera’s sweeping score, celebrated for its sensuality and dramatic power, will be transmitted live to cinemas worldwide as part of the Met’s award‑winning HD series.
Sacred, scandalous, and irresistibly alluring, Saint-Saëns’s spectacular take on the biblical hero of legendary strength and the seductive Philistine whose beauty overpowers him returns in the Met’s larger-than-life production. Featuring a massive orchestra and chorus and some of opera’s most spellbinding tunes, this masterpiece of French grand opera is a feast for the eyes and ears. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts an electrifying cast led by the formidable star pairing of mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina and tenor Clay Hilley, transmitted live to cinemas worldwide. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theatres across the globe. SYNOPSIS
