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“Her account of the great aria ‘Vissi d’arte’ was at once intensely anguished and surpassingly beautiful,” said The New York Times of Sondra Radvanovsky, who headlines our current revival of Puccini’s Tosca. Only two performances remain to experience the star soprano’s “melting lyricism,” conducted by Music Director Yannick Nezet-Seguin. Next on stage tonight, December 15: bit.ly/3ggoqDu Videography by Pete Scalzitti / Met Opera | The Metropolitan Opera

In this excerpt from the final dress rehearsal of Puccini’s Tosca, soprano Aleksandra Kurzak sings the title character’s Act II aria, “Vissi d’arte.” Here, Tosca laments about how she feels punished and abandoned by God after being so steadfast in her faith, while her beloved Cavaradossi is in the merciless hands of Baron Scarpia. Maestro Carlo Rizzi conducts David McVicar’s magnificent production. Opens Tuesday, October 4: bit.ly/3HG2Chb Videography by Neville Braithwaite / Met Opera | The Metr