The initiative expands the reach of the Met’s simulcasts to another 171 countries and territories, in addition to the more than 50 countries with some 2,000 cinemas that currently receive the Live in HD transmissions. Tickets for Live at Home streams will be available for sale starting Monday, October 17. A complete list of participating countries and territories can be found here. In countries that do not have participating cinemas, the live programs will be available nationwide. Using location services technology and geo-fencing, the streams will be available to opera-lovers and newcomers alike in the United States and Canada who do not live near movie theaters that carry the Met’s transmissions. The program was created for audiences who do not have access to a participating movie theater for the Met’s Live in HD cinema transmissions. New York, NY (OctoRevised October 6, 2022)-The Metropolitan Opera today announced the launch of The Met: Live at Home, a streaming platform that allows audiences to watch the Met’s acclaimed series of live simulcasts from any device in the comfort of their homes-the latest effort by the company to reach as broad a public as possible. Tickets will be available for sale starting Monday, October 17.Live Met performances now viewable on all seven continents.Streams introduced to people without access to movie theaters showing the Met’s Live in HD series.“We don’t want to replace the movie theater experience at this point,” he said. He said the company had no plans to phase out the movie theater broadcasts, which have sold nearly 30 million tickets and are now available in about 2,000 cinemas in 50 countries. The new streaming service poses the possibility of cannibalizing some of those sales, though Gelb said using technology to limit its geographic reach would help mitigate that risk. The Met’s movie theater program began in 2006 and before the pandemic generated about $18 million in net profit for the Met each year.
The San Francisco Opera last year began broadcasting some performances live for $27.50. The Met is one of many cultural institutions experimenting with livestreaming, which became a popular way of staying connected with audiences during the pandemic, when in-person performances were curtailed. Depending on the location, each opera will cost $10 or $20 to stream viewers can watch the operas an unlimited number of times during a seven-day window.
It will also be accessible nationwide in another 170 countries and territories where the Met does not offer live transmissions. The service will be available in the United States and Canada to customers who live at a distance from movie theaters that broadcast the Met’s “Live in HD” series of operas each season the exact distance will vary depending on the market.
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