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

Our second week of free Nightly Met Opera Streams dedicated entirely to the works of Richard Wagner features seven of the composer’s awe-inspiring masterpieces, including classic telecasts of Otto Schenk’s historic staging of the Ring cycle. Access the exhilarating lineup on metopera.org and all Met Opera on Demand apps. And prepare for each stream with a curated selection of supplementary content at metopera.org/WagnerWeek. | The Metropolitan Opera

It’s finally time for Tannhäuser at the Met.✨ Wagner’s medieval drama returns to the Met stage tonight, November 30. Do you have your tickets? Maestro Donald Runnicles conducts Otto Schenk’s stunning production, which features baritone Christian Gerhaher in his Met debut as Wolfram. Enjoy this clip of him singing Wolfram’s Act III aria, “O! du mein holder Abendstern,” in the final dress rehearsal. Tannhäuser is on stage through December 23. Book your tickets: bit.ly/44776b0 Videography by Nevill

The final opera in our week of myths and legends draws upon the age-old tale of the Flying Dutchman. Bass-baritone Evgeny Nikitin and soprano Anja Kampe star as the ghostly title character and the woman committed to saving his soul in tonight’s Nightly Met Opera Stream of Wagner’s Der Fliegende Holländer. The 2020 performance is available for free tonight, March 28, starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, March 29, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.org and on all Met Opera on Demand apps