How To Stream Opera, Dance, & Classical Music At Home: Met Opera On Demand, OperaVision & More.
Learn what each of the platforms have to offer.
By: Joshua Wright Oct. 10, 2023
In an age where digital technology melds seamlessly with art, the world's premier opera houses, ballet companies, and classical orchestras are now just a click away. Whether you're a seasoned aficionado of the lyrical strains of Verdi, an admirer of Tchaikovsky's sweeping ballets, or simply curious about the magic of the stage, there's a platform tailored just for you.
From the grandeur of the Met Opera to the contemporary innovations of MarqueeTV, this guide unveils a symphony of online streaming services. With subscription plans ranging in price from free to just a few dollars a month, your ticket to the world of high art has never been more accessible.
Met Opera On Demand
Opera
From old-school legends to today’s great stars, experience more than 800 full-length Met performances with our online streaming service.
Where To Watch: Free apps available for Amazon Fire TV and Tablet, iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, Android, Roku, and Samsung Smart TV.
What's Streaming: Lohengrin, Madea, Fedora, La Traviata, The Hours, Hamlet, and many more Met Opera live in HD titles.
Cost: $14.99/month or $149.99/year with an unlimited subscription plan.
San Francisco Opera
Opera
The third performance of every main-stage opera during the 2023 season will be available to view as a livestream. In addition, the opera will be available on-demand for 48 hours after the performance.
Where To Watch: The San Francisco Opera's Front Row App is available for Apple TV, Samsung, Android TV, and Amazon Fire TV.
What's Streaming: All productions in the SF Opera's season including Il Trovatore, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, Lohengrin, Omar, and more.
Cost: Each individual performance will cost $27.50.
OperaVision
Opera
OperaVision is a freeview opera streaming platform, supported by the European Union’s Creative Europe programme. The place to see opera online, OperaVision is a window on the varied landscape of musical theatre for a connected world.
Where To Watch: OperaVision performances stream on their website via YouTube, and the performances can be watched on any device that supports YouTube's app or via browser.
What's Streaming: Performances from renowned European opera companies including the Irish National Opera, Teatr Wielki, Garsington Opera, Teatro Regio di Parma, Dutch National Opera, Royal Swedish Opera, Royal Opera House and many more.
Cost: Free
Royal Opera House
Opera & Ballet
Royal Opera House Stream is a digital service through which you can watch The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet’s most-loved productions. Two full-length Royal Opera House performances and exclusive additional content will be added every month. You can access these productions anytime and anywhere through a range of devices.
Where To Watch: Royal Opera House productions can be viewed on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google TV, or LG Smart TV apps, or use Apple Airplay or Chromecast to watch directly from one of your devices.
What's Streaming: Incredible performances from the Royal Opera House including Swan Lake, Madama Butterfly, Like Water for Chocolate, Rigoletto & More.
Cost: £9.99 or £99.99 a year
Carnegie Hall Plus
Classical Music & Opera
A Premium On-Demand Subscription Channel Curated by Carnegie Hall. Enjoy state-of-the-art audio-visual experiences—4K UHD and Dolby Atmos on select programs.
Where To Watch: Carnegie Hall+ is now available on the Apple TV app, Spectrum, Verizon Fios, DISH, and Sling TV.
What's Streaming: Recent additions include Berlin State Opera's Das Heingold, Die Walkure, Joyce DiDonato: In War and Peace, A Tribute to George and Ira Gershwin and more.
Cost: $7.99 a month
Medici.tv
Classical Music
Discover the world’s largest catalog of classical music videos. Legendary performances, unmissable live events, behind-the-scenes documentaries, and so much more.
Where To Watch: Via computer on their website, on your TV via Airplay and Chromecast, on any Apple device via the iOS Application, or on the Roku app.
What's Streaming: Sir Andras Schiff plays Bach, Klaus Makela conducts Mahler, Renaud Capucon and Martha Argerich play Beethoven and more.
Cost: $12.99 a month, or $129 a year.
Staatsoper.Tv
Opera & Dance
With STAATSOPER.TV, the Bayerische Staatsoper offers viewers around the world selected opera and ballet performances as well as concert recordings of the Bayerische Staatsorchester live or streamed as video-on-demand.
Where To Watch: Production are made available online via their website and YouTube.
Cost: Free
Berliner Philharmoniker
Classical Music
The online home of Berliner Philharmoniker. Live or on-demand in the archive – available for your TV, computer, tablet or smartphone.
Where To Watch: The Digital Concert Hall app is available for streaming devices including Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku Player, as well as for several brands for Smart TV.
What's Streaming: All of the orchestra’s concerts from the Philharmonie Berlin, the Europakonzert and the Waldbühne concert are broadcast live in the Digital Concert Hall and then shown as a repeat.
Cost: $149 for 12 months (on sale through August 25th), $20 per month, $9.90 for 7 days.
NY Phil+
Classical Music
The best of the New York Philharmonic from the best seat in your house.
Where To Watch: NYPhil+ is available on apps for Apple, Android, Amazon Fire, Roku, and other major streaming platforms.
What's Streaming: Examples of recent additions include Zubin Mehta Conducts Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony, Gilbert Conducts Dvořák’s New World Symphony, Itzhak Perlman Plays Mendelssohn, Masur Conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony and more.
Cost: $4.99 a month.
MarqueeTV
Opera, Dance, Classical Music
Discover incredible performances of ballet, contemporary dance, opera, theater, classical music and documentaries, all hand-picked by our experts.
Where To Watch: Available via their website, AppleTV, Roku, Chromecast, LG TVs, AndroidTV, Samsung TVs, and Fire TV devices.
What's Streaming: Watch classics like The Magic Flute from The Royal Opera House, something new and innovative like Upload from the Dutch National Opera, Dr. Who star David Tennant in The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Richard II, and more.
Cost: £89.99 a year or £8.99 a month
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