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Friday 13, February

"Wuthering Heights"

"Wuthering Heights"

Rfor sexual content, some violent content and language.

Crime 101

Crime 101

Rfor language throughout, some violence and sexual material/nudity.

GOAT

GOAT

PGfor some rude humor and brief mild language.

Send Help

Send Help

Rfor strong/bloody violence and language.

Saturday 14, February

Melania

Melania

PGfor some thematic elements

Saturday 14, February

GOAT

GOAT

PGfor some rude humor and brief mild language.

"Wuthering Heights"

"Wuthering Heights"

Rfor sexual content, some violent content and language.

Crime 101

Crime 101

Rfor language throughout, some violence and sexual material/nudity.

Send Help

Send Help

Rfor strong/bloody violence and language.

Saturday 14, February

Sunday 15, February

GOAT

GOAT

PGfor some rude humor and brief mild language.

"Wuthering Heights"

"Wuthering Heights"

Rfor sexual content, some violent content and language.

Melania

Melania

PGfor some thematic elements

Sunday 15, February

Crime 101

Crime 101

Rfor language throughout, some violence and sexual material/nudity.

Send Help

Send Help

Rfor strong/bloody violence and language.

Sunday 15, February

The Apocalypse of St. John

The Apocalypse of St. John

TBC

Sunday 15, February

Monday 16, February

GOAT

GOAT

PGfor some rude humor and brief mild language.

Melania

Melania

PGfor some thematic elements

Monday 16, February

"Wuthering Heights"

"Wuthering Heights"

Rfor sexual content, some violent content and language.

Crime 101

Crime 101

Rfor language throughout, some violence and sexual material/nudity.

Send Help

Send Help

Rfor strong/bloody violence and language.

Monday 16, February

Tuesday 17, February

GOAT

GOAT

PGfor some rude humor and brief mild language.

Crime 101

Crime 101

Rfor language throughout, some violence and sexual material/nudity.

Tuesday 17, February

"Wuthering Heights"

"Wuthering Heights"

Rfor sexual content, some violent content and language.

Send Help

Send Help

Rfor strong/bloody violence and language.

Tuesday 17, February

GOAT (OC)

GOAT (OC)

PG

Tuesday 17, February

Flashback Series: Sleepless in Seattle

Flashback Series: Sleepless in Seattle

PGfor some language

Tuesday 17, February

Wednesday 18, February

GOAT

GOAT

PGfor some rude humor and brief mild language.

Crime 101

Crime 101

Rfor language throughout, some violence and sexual material/nudity.

"Wuthering Heights"

"Wuthering Heights"

Rfor sexual content, some violent content and language.

Send Help

Send Help

Rfor strong/bloody violence and language.

Wednesday 18, February

Melania

Melania

PGfor some thematic elements

Wednesday 18, February

Thursday 19, February

GOAT

GOAT

PGfor some rude humor and brief mild language.

Thursday 19, February

"Wuthering Heights"

"Wuthering Heights"

Rfor sexual content, some violent content and language.

Thursday 19, February

Send Help

Send Help

Rfor strong/bloody violence and language.

Thursday 19, February

Crime 101

Crime 101

Rfor language throughout, some violence and sexual material/nudity.

Thursday 19, February

Melania

Melania

PGfor some thematic elements

Thursday 19, February

Paul McCartney: Man on the Run

Paul McCartney: Man on the Run

TBC

Thursday 19, February

Psychic Medium Patricia Griffin

Psychic Medium Patricia Griffin

Thursday 19, February

I Can Only Imagine 2

I Can Only Imagine 2

TBC

Thursday 19, February

Sunday 22, February

Sunday AM Classics: Chicago

Sunday AM Classics: Chicago

for sexual content and dialogue, violence and thematic elements

Sunday 22, February

Tuesday 24, February

Flashback Series: The Bodyguard

Flashback Series: The Bodyguard

Rfor language

Tuesday 24, February

Thursday 26, February

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

TBC

Thursday 26, February

Scream 7

Scream 7

TBC

Thursday 26, February

Friday 27, February

Scream 7

Scream 7

TBC

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

TBC

Friday 27, February

Saturday 28, February

Scream 7

Scream 7

TBC

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

TBC

Saturday 28, February

Tuesday 3, March

Florence and the Uffizi Gallery

Florence and the Uffizi Gallery

NR

Tuesday 3, March

Flashback Series: Bonnie and Clyde

Flashback Series: Bonnie and Clyde

Rfor violence

Tuesday 3, March

Thursday 5, March

FRIDA VIVA LA VIDA

FRIDA VIVA LA VIDA

NR

Thursday 5, March

Hoppers

Hoppers

TBCfor action/peril, some scary images and mild language.

Thursday 5, March

Friday 6, March

Hoppers

Hoppers

TBCfor action/peril, some scary images and mild language.

The Bride!

The Bride!

Rfor strong/bloody violent content, sexual content/nudity and language.

Friday 6, March

Saturday 7, March

Hoppers

Hoppers

TBCfor action/peril, some scary images and mild language.

The Bride!

The Bride!

Rfor strong/bloody violent content, sexual content/nudity and language.

Saturday 7, March

Sunday 8, March

Hoppers

Hoppers

TBCfor action/peril, some scary images and mild language.

Tuesday 10, March

FRIDA VIVA LA VIDA

FRIDA VIVA LA VIDA

NR

Tuesday 10, March

Flashback Series: The Bridges of Madison County

Flashback Series: The Bridges of Madison County

on appeal for some sexuality and brief strong language

Tuesday 10, March

Thursday 12, March

Florence and the Uffizi Gallery

Florence and the Uffizi Gallery

NR

Thursday 12, March

Tuesday 17, March

Flashback Series: Gran Torino

Flashback Series: Gran Torino

Rfor language throughout, and some violence

Tuesday 17, March

Saturday 21, March

The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde (2026)

The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde (2026)

NR

Saturday 21, March

Sunday 22, March

Sunday AM Classics: The Bridges of Madison County

Sunday AM Classics: The Bridges of Madison County

on appeal for some sexuality and brief strong language

Sunday 22, March

Tuesday 24, March

Flashback Series: Argo

Flashback Series: Argo

Rfor language and some violent images

Tuesday 24, March

Sunday 12, April

Watching Mr. Pearson

Watching Mr. Pearson

Sunday 12, April

Sunday 26, April

Sunday AM Classics: Breakfast at Tiffany's

Sunday AM Classics: Breakfast at Tiffany's

Sunday 26, April

Saturday 2, May

The Metropolitan Opera: Eugene Onegin (2026)

The Metropolitan Opera: Eugene Onegin (2026)

NR

Saturday 2, May

Sunday 17, May

Sunday AM Classics: You've Got Mail

Sunday AM Classics: You've Got Mail

PGfor some language

Sunday 17, May

Saturday 30, May

The Metropolitan Opera: El Último Sueño de Frida y

The Metropolitan Opera: El Último Sueño de Frida y

NR

Saturday 30, May

OC Captions on Screen
"Wuthering Heights"

"Wuthering Heights"

Rfor sexual content, some violent content and language.

A passionate and tumultuous love story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, exploring the intense and destructive relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw.

Crime 101

Crime 101

Rfor language throughout, some violence and sexual material/nudity.

Crime 101 finds three lives collide in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse. Set against the sun-bleached grit of Los Angeles, a master jewel thief eyes the score of a lifetime—his final job, if he plays it right. An insurance broker, disillusioned and desperate, is looking for a way out before the system grinds her down. And a relentless detective, haunted by unfinished business, is closing in. As their fates converge in the lead-up to a multimillion-dollar heist, the line between hunter and hunted blurs. One wrong move, and it won’t just be diamonds on the line—it’ll be their lives.

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

TBC

EPiC features long-lost footage from Presely's legendary Las Vegas residency in the 1970s, woven together with rare 16mm footage from Elvis on Tour, and precious 8mm from the Graceland archive, plus recordings of Elvis telling "his side of the story" rediscovered during Luhrmann's research for his Best Picture Oscar-nominated 2022 film Elvis.

Thursday 26, February

Friday 27, February

Saturday 28, February

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Flashback Series: Argo

Flashback Series: Argo

Rfor language and some violent images

Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1980.

Tuesday 24, March

Flashback Series: Bonnie and Clyde

Flashback Series: Bonnie and Clyde

Rfor violence

Depicting the real-life crime spree and love story of bank robbers Bonnie Parker (Dunaway) and Clyde Barrow (Beatty) in depression-era America. As young gangsters in love, who attack the wealthy establishment and live by their own rules, Bonnie and Clyde capture the attention of an entire country as they try to elude law enforcement.

Tuesday 3, March

Flashback Series: Gran Torino

Flashback Series: Gran Torino

Rfor language throughout, and some violence

Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino.

Tuesday 17, March

Flashback Series: Sleepless in Seattle

Flashback Series: Sleepless in Seattle

PGfor some language

After his wife Maggie passes away, Sam Baldwin and his 8-year-old son Jonah relocate from Chicago to Seattle to escape the grief associated with Maggie's death. Eighteen months later Sam is still grieving and can't sleep. Although Jonah misses his mother, he wants his father to get a new wife despite Sam having not even contemplated dating again. On Christmas Eve, Sam (on Jonah's initiative) ends up pouring his heart out on a national radio talk show about his magical and perfect marriage to Maggie, and how much he still misses her. Among the many women who hear Sam's story and fall in love with him solely because of it is Annie Reed, a Baltimore-based newspaper writer. Annie's infatuation with Sam's story and by association Sam himself is despite being already engaged. But Annie's relationship with her straight-laced fiance Walter is unlike her dream love life in the movie An Affair to Remember (1957)

Tuesday 17, February

Flashback Series: The Bodyguard

Flashback Series: The Bodyguard

Rfor language

A former Secret Service agent takes on the job of bodyguard to a pop singer, whose lifestyle is most unlike a President's.

Tuesday 24, February

Flashback Series: The Bridges of Madison County

Flashback Series: The Bridges of Madison County

on appeal for some sexuality and brief strong language

Photographer Robert Kincaid (Clint Eastwood) wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson (Meryl Streep) for four days in the 1960s.

Tuesday 10, March

Florence and the Uffizi Gallery

Florence and the Uffizi Gallery

NR

A JOURNEY INTO THE HEART OF THE RENAISSANCE The most anticipated art film of the season The first 3D film tour through the wonders of Florence and the Uffizi Gallery, a new production of Sky in collaboration with Nexo Digital and Magnitudo. A film that will take viewers on a multidimensional and multi-sensory journey as never before.

Tuesday 3, March

Thursday 12, March

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FRIDA VIVA LA VIDA

FRIDA VIVA LA VIDA

NR

The film highlights the two sides of Frida Kahlo’s spirit: on one side the revolutionary, pioneering artist of contemporary feminism and on the other, the human being, victim of her tortured body and a tormented relationship. With Asia Argento as narrator, the two faces of the artist will be revealed, by pursuing a common thread consisting of Frida’s own words: letters, diaries and private confessions. The film alternates interviews, with original documents, captivating reconstructions and Frida Kahlo’s own paintings, kept in some of the most amazing museums in Mexico.

Thursday 5, March

Tuesday 10, March

Show Future Dates
GOAT

GOAT

PGfor some rude humor and brief mild language.

From Sony Pictures Animation, the studio behind Spider-Man TM: Across the Spider-Verse and the artists that made KPop Demon Hunters, comes GOAT, an original action-comedy set in an all-animal world. The story follows Will, a small goat with big dreams who gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball–a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world. Will’s new teammates aren’t thrilled about having a little goat on their roster, but Will is determined to revolutionize the sport and prove once and for all that “smalls can ball!”

GOAT (OC)

GOAT (OC)

PG

OPEN CAPTION SHOWING: From Sony Pictures Animation, the studio behind Spider-Man TM: Across the Spider-Verse and the artists that made KPop Demon Hunters, comes GOAT, an original action-comedy set in an all-animal world. The story follows Will, a small goat with big dreams who gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball–a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world. Will’s new teammates aren’t thrilled about having a little goat on their roster, but Will is determined to revolutionize the sport and prove once and for all that “smalls can ball!”

Tuesday 17, February

Hoppers

Hoppers

TBCfor action/peril, some scary images and mild language.

What if you could talk to animals and understand what they’re saying? In Disney and Pixar’s all-new feature film “Hoppers,” scientists have discovered how to “hop” human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals! The adventure introduces Mabel, an animal lover who seizes an opportunity to use the technology, uncovering mysteries within the animal world that are beyond anything she could have imagined.

I Can Only Imagine 2

I Can Only Imagine 2

TBC

After the breakout success of I Can Only Imagine, MercyMe’s Bart Millard is living the dream—sold-out arenas, a devoted fanbase, and a thriving career. But Bart’s world begins to shift under the weight of devastating challenges, including a life-changing diagnosis for his young son, Sam. As Bart struggles to hold his family together, his wife Shannon becomes the steady anchor—caring for Sam, supporting Bart, and holding on to hope when it feels far away. When Sam and newcomer Tim Timmons join the band for their biggest tour yet, Bart must navigate the demands of fatherhood and the pressures of fame, all while helping his son find the courage to sing his own song. Directed by Andrew Erwin and Brent McCorkle, written by Brent McCorkle, and starring John Michael Finley, Milo Ventimiglia, Sophie Skelton, Arielle Kebbel, Joshua Bassett, Sammy Dell, with Trace Adkins, and Dennis Quaid, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE 2 is a heartfelt story of faith, family, and finding hope through the storm.

Thursday 19, February

Melania

Melania

PGfor some thematic elements

Amazon MGM Studios' film MELANIA offers unprecedented access to the 20 days leading up to the 2025 Presidential Inauguration — through the eyes of the First Lady herself. Step inside Melania Trump's world as she orchestrates inauguration plans, navigates the complexities of the White House transition, and moves her family back to the Nation’s Capital. With exclusive footage capturing critical meetings, private conversations, and never-before-seen environments, MELANIA showcases Mrs. Trump’s return to one of the world’s most powerful roles.

Saturday 14, February

Sunday 15, February

Monday 16, February

Wednesday 18, February

Thursday 19, February

Show Future Dates
Paul McCartney: Man on the Run

Paul McCartney: Man on the Run

TBC

Paul forms new band Wings after Beatles breakup. Archival home footage shows Paul's life with Linda, who influenced his music. Film follows Wings from formation through 1970s during which Paul wrote hit songs.

Thursday 19, February

Psychic Medium Patricia Griffin

Psychic Medium Patricia Griffin

Patricia is an evidential Medium. She reads with great Accuracy Integrity, Humor and Love. She gives messages to audience members from your loved Ones in Spirit as she receives them. These messages help to bring us Peace, Closure and Comfort and let us know that even though we leave our physical body, our spirit, our essence, our soul live on. Death does not separate love. Love sees all, believes all and never ends. Patricia Griffin is a natural born medium who in 2014 came to a point where she could no longer deny her gifts and went professional. Patricia was born and raised in Waterbury, CT. Her CT shows include Comix Roadhouse @ Mohegan Sun as many other venues in the state spreading the message that love sees all, believes all and never ends. Communicating with loved ones brings peace, validation and closure to let us know they are still with us. Patricia has been featured on Anna and Raven , Plum foods podcast , WPLR, WPKN, WATR,She does private readings, group sessions, galleries, and fundraisers. Patricia is a strong proponent of education within her field. She teaches psychic development circles and mediumship courses for Milford Adult Education ,Shoreline Adult Education in Branford and Valley Regional Adult Education.

Thursday 19, February

Scream 7

Scream 7

TBC

When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter (Isabel May) becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all.

Send Help

Send Help

Rfor strong/bloody violence and language.

20th Century Studios’ Send Help, the upcoming darkly comedic psychological thriller from genre-bending visionary director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, The Evil Dead). The all-original film stars Oscar® and Tony Award® nominated actress Rachel McAdams (Spotlight, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret., Mean Girls), Dylan O’Brien (Twinless, Saturday Night), Edyll Ismail (La Brea), Dennis Haysbert (Far from Heaven), Xavier Samuel (Elvis), Chris Pang (Crazy Rich Asians), Thaneth Warakulnukroh (Thai Cave Rescue), and Emma Raimi (Happy Pills), and releases in theaters nationwide on January 30, 2026. Linda Liddle (Rachel McAdams) and Bradley Preston (Dylan O’Brien), two colleagues who find themselves stranded on a deserted island after they are the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it becomes an unsettling and darkly humorous battle of wills and wits to make it out alive. “I’ve always loved stories where interesting, dynamic characters are pushed to extremes,” says director Sam Raimi. “In our story, the power shifts create an escalating situation that’s brimming with unexpected turns and suspense.” Send Help is produced by Raimi and Zainab Azizi (65), executive produced by JJ Hook (The Amateur), and written by Damian Shannon & Mark Swift (Friday the 13th, Baywatch), with original music by Danny Elfman (The Nightmare Before Christmas, Batman).

Saturday 14, February

Sunday 15, February

Monday 16, February

Tuesday 17, February

Wednesday 18, February

Thursday 19, February

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Sunday AM Classics: Breakfast at Tiffany's

Sunday AM Classics: Breakfast at Tiffany's

Based on Truman Capote's novel, this is the story of a young woman in New York City who meets a young man when he moves into her apartment building. He is with an older woman who is very wealthy, but he wants to be a writer. She is working as an expensive escort and searching for a rich, older man to marry.

Sunday 26, April

Sunday AM Classics: Chicago

Sunday AM Classics: Chicago

for sexual content and dialogue, violence and thematic elements

Roxie Hart is a small-time chorus dancer who will kill for fame. After doing just that, she lands behind bars alongside vaudeville star Velma Kelly, who, with the help of hotshot lawyer Billy Flynn, has spun her crime into a media frenzy. When Flynn takes Roxie's case, he makes her the latest tabloid sensation, setting the stage for a singing, dancing catfight between the all-too-willing rivals.

Sunday 22, February

Sunday AM Classics: The Bridges of Madison County

Sunday AM Classics: The Bridges of Madison County

on appeal for some sexuality and brief strong language

Photographer Robert Kincaid (Clint Eastwood) wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson (Meryl Streep) for four days in the 1960s.

Sunday 22, March

Sunday AM Classics: You've Got Mail

Sunday AM Classics: You've Got Mail

PGfor some language

Two business rivals who despise each other in real life unwittingly fall in love over the internet.

Sunday 17, May

The Apocalypse of St. John

The Apocalypse of St. John

TBC

The Apocalypse of St. John invites viewers on an epic journey through the visions revealed to the Apostle John on Patmos. This cinematic experience brings the Book of Revelation to life through striking visuals, immersive sound, and powerful dramatizations that draw audiences deep into the apocalyptic narrative. Beyond its spectacle, the film offers clear and engaging explanations of each vision, illuminating their theological meaning through the lens of ancient Christian tradition. It presents Revelation not as distant symbolism, but as a living prophecy with profound relevance for our age. Blending drama, documentary insight, and faithful exegesis, the film guides viewers through the mysteries of the End Times and the great spiritual battle at the heart of the prophecy. Prepare to witness the true Apocalypse as never before.

Sunday 15, February

The Bride!

The Bride!

Rfor strong/bloody violent content, sexual content/nudity and language.

A lonely Frankenstein (Bale) travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious (five-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening) to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride (Buckley) is born. What ensues is beyond what either of them imagined: Murder! Possession! A wild and radical cultural movement! And outlaw lovers in a wild and combustible romance!

Friday 6, March

Saturday 7, March

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The Metropolitan Opera: El Último Sueño de Frida y

The Metropolitan Opera: El Último Sueño de Frida y

NR

American composer Gabriela Lena Frank makes her Met debut with her first opera, a magical-realist portrait of Mexico’s painterly power couple Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, with libretto by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Nilo Cruz. Fashioned as a reversal of the Orpheus and Euridice myth, the story depicts Frida, sung by leading mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, leaving the underworld on the Day of the Dead and reuniting with Diego, portrayed by baritone Carlos Álvarez. The famously feuding pair briefly relive their tumultuous love, embracing both the passion and the pain before bidding the land of the living a final farewell. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Met premiere of Frank’s opera, a “confident, richly imagined score” (The New Yorker) that “bursts with color and fresh individuality” (Los Angeles Times). The vibrant new production, taking enthusiastic inspiration from Frida and Diego’s paintings, is directed and choreographed by Deborah Colker, following her remarkable 2024 debut staging of Ainadamar.

Saturday 30, May

The Metropolitan Opera: Eugene Onegin (2026)

The Metropolitan Opera: Eugene Onegin (2026)

NR

ACT I Russia, 19th century. Autumn in the country. On the Larin estate. Madame Larina reflects upon the days before she married, when she was courted by her husband but loved another. She is now a widow with two daughters: Tatiana and Olga. While Tatiana spends her time reading novels, with whose heroines she closely identifies, Olga is being courted by their neighbor, the poet Lenski. He arrives unexpectedly, bringing with him a new visitor, Eugene Onegin, with whom Tatiana falls in love. Tatiana asks her nurse Filippyevna to tell her of her first love and marriage. Tatiana stays up all night writing a passionate letter to Onegin and persuades Filippyevna to have her grandson deliver it in the morning. Tatiana waits for Onegin’s response in the garden. He admits that he was touched by her declaration but explains that he cannot accept it and can only offer her friendship. He advises her to control her emotions, lest another man take advantage of her innocence. ACT II January. The local community has been invited to the Larin estate to celebrate Tatiana’s name day. Onegin has reluctantly agreed to accompany Lenski to what he mistakenly believes will be an intimate family celebration. Annoyed to find himself trapped at an enormous party and bored by the occasion, Onegin takes his revenge on Lenski by flirting and dancing with Olga. Lenski’s jealousy is aroused to such a height that he challenges Onegin to a duel. The party breaks up. Before the duel, Lenski meditates upon his poetry, upon his love for Olga, and upon death. Lenski’s second finds Onegin’s late arrival and his choice of a second insulting. Although both Lenski and Onegin are full of remorse, neither stops the duel. Lenski is killed. ACT III St. Petersburg. Having travelled abroad for several years since the duel, Onegin has returned to the capital. At a ball, Prince Gremin introduces his young wife. Onegin is astonished to recognize her as Tatiana and to realize that he is in love with her. Onegin has sent a letter to Tatiana. He arrives at the Gremin palace and begs her to run away with him. Tatiana admits that she still loves him, but that she has made her decision and will not leave her husband. Onegin is left desperate. —Reprinted courtesy of English National Opera

Saturday 2, May

The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde (2026)

The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde (2026)

NR

ACT I Isolde, an Irish princess, is being taken to Cornwall aboard the ship of Tristan, whose uncle, King Marke, plans to marry her. She becomes enraged by a sailor’s song about an Irish girl, and her maid, Brangäne, tries to calm her. Isolde interrogates Tristan, but he replies evasively. His companion Kurwenal loudly ridicules the Irish women and sings a mocking verse about Morold, Isolde’s fiancé, who was killed by Tristan when he came to Cornwall to exact tribute for Ireland. Isolde, barely able to control her anger, tells Brangäne how the wounded Tristan came to her in disguise after his fight with Morold so that he could be healed by Isolde’s knowledge of herbs and magic, which she learned from her mother. Isolde explains to Brangäne that she recognized Tristan, but her determination to take revenge for Morold’s death dissolved when he pleadingly looked her in the eyes. She now bitterly regrets her reluctance to kill him and wishes death for him and herself. Brangäne reminds her that to marry a king is no dishonor and that Tristan is simply performing his duty. Isolde maintains that his behavior shows his lack of love for her, and asks Brangäne to prepare her mother’s death potion. Kurwenal tells the women to prepare to leave the ship, as shouts from the deck announce the sighting of land. Isolde insists that she will not accompany Tristan until he apologizes for his offenses. He appears and greets her with cool courtesy. When she tells him she wants satisfaction for Morold’s death, Tristan offers her his sword, but she will not kill him. Instead, Isolde suggests that she and Tristan make peace with a drink of friendship. He understands that she means to poison them both, but still drinks, and she does the same. Expecting death, they exchange a long look of love, then fall into each other’s arms. Brangäne admits that she has in fact mixed a love potion, as sailors’ voices announce the ship’s arrival in Cornwall. ACT II In the garden of Marke’s castle, Isolde waits impatiently for a rendezvous with Tristan, while distant horns signal the king’s departure on a hunting party. Isolde believes that the party is far off, but Brangäne warns her about spies, particularly Melot, a jealous knight whom she has noticed watching Tristan. Isolde replies that Melot is Tristan’s friend. She sends Brangäne off to stand watch and puts out the warning torch. When Tristan appears, she welcomes him passionately. They praise the darkness that shuts out the light of conventionality and false appearances and agree that they feel secure in the night’s embrace. Brangäne’s distant voice warns that it will be daylight soon, but the lovers are oblivious to any danger and compare the night to death, which will ultimately unite them. Kurwenal rushes in with a warning: the king and his followers have returned, led by Melot, who denounces the lovers. Moved and disturbed, Marke declares that it was Tristan himself who urged him to marry and choose the bride. He does not understand how someone so dear to him could dishonor him in such a way. Tristan cannot answer. He asks Isolde if she will follow him into the realm of death. When she accepts, Melot attacks Tristan, who falls wounded into Kurwenal’s arms. ACT III Back at his castle, the mortally ill Tristan is tended by Kurwenal. A shepherd inquires about his master, and Kurwenal explains that only Isolde, with her magic arts, could save him. The shepherd agrees to play a cheerful tune on his pipe as soon as he sees a ship approaching. Hallucinating, Tristan imagines the realm of night where he will return with Isolde. He thanks Kurwenal for his devotion, then envisions Isolde’s ship approaching, but the shepherd’s mournful tune signals that the sea is still empty. Tristan recalls the melody, which he heard as a child. It reminds him of the duel with Morold, and he wishes Isolde’s medicine had killed him then instead of making him suffer now. The shepherd’s tune finally turns cheerful. Tristan gets up from his sickbed in growing agitation and tears off his bandages, letting his wounds bleed. Isolde rushes in, and he falls, dying, in her arms. When the shepherd announces the arrival of another ship, Kurwenal assumes it carries Marke and Melot, and barricades the gate. Brangäne’s voice is heard from outside, trying to calm Kurwenal, but he will not listen and stabs Melot before he is killed himself by the king’s soldiers. Marke is overwhelmed with grief at the sight of the dead Tristan, while Brangäne explains to Isolde that the king has come to pardon the lovers. Isolde, transfigured, does not hear her, and with a vision of Tristan beckoning her to the world beyond, she sinks dying upon his body.

Saturday 21, March

Watching Mr. Pearson

Watching Mr. Pearson

Mr. Pearson’s days in front of the camera may be a thing of the past, but the actor inside of him is very much alive. Caroline and Miguel split days and nights with legendary Hollywood actor Robert Pearson, a brilliant and talented gentleman battling mental decline. Despite their differences in approach to caring for the cantankerous man, both have the same goal of keeping him safe and connected. Miguel’s caretaking method is pretty straightforward as he spends most of his time with Mr. Pearson meeting his basic needs of eating, sleeping, and grooming. Caroline, on the other hand, has become more than a nurse. A maternal confidante and playful companion, Caroline stops at nothing to keep Mr. Pearson from slipping away, even if that means casting herself opposite the leading man to perform a scene from one of his hit movies from long ago. And it’s working. Their make-believe games cause Mr. Pearson to feel alive again, but as the line between fantasy and reality blurs, his grip loosens and Caroline’s gets tighter. Now, with everyone’s livelihood on the line, Miguel and Caroline must work together to save Mr. Pearson’s luminous star from fading to black.

Sunday 12, April