On Saturday, April 25 at 1pm (EST), 6pm (BST) and 7pm (CET), the Metropolitan Opera will host a live-streamed At-Home Gala featuring a galaxy of the planet’s greatest opera stars. Each singer (or couple) will be perform from their own home. The event will be hosted by the Met’s General Manager, Peter Gelb, and its Music Director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

‘While the Met is famous for its high-definition transmissions into cinemas, this will be a great artistic but low-tech operation,’ said Peter Gelb. ‘We will be providing operatic uplift to our audiences, as well as for our singers, who are eager to connect with their fans.’

The gala will start at the regularly scheduled time for the Met’s Saturday matinee performances, and will be available via the Met’s website. After the live showing, the programme will continue to be available on demand on the Met website until 6.30pm (EST) the following day.

The line-up so far is:

Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurzak (from Le Raincy, France)
Marco Armiliato (Lugano, Switzerland)
Jamie Barton (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
Piotr Beczała (Zabnica, Poland)
Angel Blue (Alpine, New Jersey, USA)
Lawrence Brownlee (Niceville, Florida, USA)
Joseph Calleja (Mellieha, Malta)
Javier Camarena (Zurich, Switzerland)
Nicole Car and Etienne Dupuis (Paris, France)
David Chan (Closter, New Jersey, USA)
Anthony Roth Costanzo (New York City, USA)
Stephen Costello and Yoon Kwon Costello (New York City, USA)
Diana Damrau (Visan, France)
Michael Fabiano (Bonita Springs, Florida, USA)
Renée Fleming (Virginia, USA)
Elīna Garanča (Riga, Latvia)
Christine Goerke (Teaneck, New Jersey, USA)
Gunther Groissböck (Lugano, Switzerland)
Jonas Kaufmann (Munich, Germany)
Isabel Leonard (New York City, USA)
Ambrogio Maestri (Lugano, Switzerland)
Peter Mattei (Bromma, Sweden)
Erin Morley (New Haven, Connecticut, USA)
Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov (Vienna, Austria)
Lisette Oropesa (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA)
René Pape (Dresden, Germany)
Ailyn Pérez and Soloman Howard (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Matthew Polenzani (Pelham, New York, USA)
Anita Rachvelishvili (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Golda Schultz (Bavaria, Germany)
Nadine Sierra (Valencia, Spain)
Bryn Terfel and Hannah Stone (Wales)
Elza van den Heever (Montpellier, France)
Michael Volle (Berlin, Germany)
Pretty Yende (Piet Retief, South Africa)
Sonya Yoncheva (Geneva, Switzerland)