German Events NYCSilent Night
- Starts
- Location
- Metropolitan Opera House
- Price
- From $10
German soldiers and the multilingual 1914 Christmas truce are central to Kevin Puts’s opera at the Met.
Plan your visit
- Format
- In person
- Location
- Metropolitan Opera House, 30 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, Manhattan
- Organizer
- The Metropolitan Opera
- Age guidance
- Suggested ages 10+; see production content advisory
- Languages
- de, en, fr
About this event
Kevin Puts and librettist Mark Campbell adapt the film Joyeux Noël in an opera about soldiers crossing the trenches during the 1914 Christmas truce. Its German connection is historical and linguistic; the composer is American. James Robinson directs, with Dalia Stasevska conducting a cast including Elza van den Heever, Ben Bliss and Rolando Villazón. The Met lists an estimated runtime of 2 hours 33 minutes.
The production contains violence, depictions of war and gunshot effects, and is suggested for ages 10+.
Tickets start at $33 including a $10 fee on the production page. Each performance has its own seat-selection link. The March 16 and 20 Silent Night performances are filmed for the Met’s Live in HD series; these listings are for attendance at the opera house.
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- Time zone
- America/New_York
Why it belongs on GermanEvents
German soldiers and the multilingual 1914 Christmas truce are central to Kevin Puts’s opera at the Met.