About this event
The Met: Live in HD series at Ridgefield Playhouse is made possible by the generous support of Liz & Steven Goldstone and Whistle Stop Bakery. The Met: Live in HD is the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of opera performances transmitted live from the stage of the Met into movie theaters worldwide. Experience extraordinary opera performances live from the Metropolitan Opera in your local cinema. The Met Live in HD: Otello (Verdi) – Encore Verdi’s monumental Shakespearean tragedy follows a triumphant war hero driven to destruction by jealousy and his enemies’ hatred. The ultimate Italian opera returns to cinemas with tenor Brian Jagde ( La Forza del Destino ) taking on the tour-de-force title role, opposite soprano Ailyn Pérez ( Florencia en el Amazonas , Falstaff ) as Desdemona. CAST : Ailyn Pérez, Deborah Nansteel, Brian Jagde, Piotr Buszewski, Artur Ruciński, Vitalij Kowaljow CONDUCTOR : Michele Mariotti DIRECTOR : Bartlett Sher ESTIMATED RUNTIME : 3 hours and 20 minutes, with one intermission This event is rescheduled from Sunday, May 23, 2026.