With his rich voice and magnetic stage presence, the late Dmitri Hvorostovsky was one of the world’s greatest Verdi baritones, singing seven of the composer’s most commanding roles at the Met. In tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream, enjoy his final Live in HD appearance, as Count di Luna in Il Trovatore. Stream the full 2015 performance tonight, August 25, starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, August 26, at 6:30PM ET. Enhance your viewing experience with curated supplementary content—includi

Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida: The Eternal Jewel of the Opera World Among the countless masterpieces that grace the operatic stage, Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida stands as one of the most beloved and universally admired works of all time. Since its premiere in Cairo in 1871, Aida has captured the hearts of audiences and the devotion of the opera community like few others—a magnificent fusion of grand spectacle, emotional depth, and timeless human drama. At its core, Aida is more than an opera—it is a profound s