The Metropolitan Opera's 2024-25 Live in HD season comes to a close with Rossini's effervescent comedy. Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside American tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Moldovan baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the ingenious barber of Seville, with Hungarian bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and Russian bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Bartlett Sher's madcap production.

Growing up with wealth and privilege, Pio has always lived a protected life. When his influential father passes away, he is assigned a new chauffeur, Amedeo. Amedeo is from the other side of the tracks and will set Pio on a new life path full of surprises.

Parthenope was the mythical Siren who founded Naples. We follow the beautiful woman who bears the name of her city on a decades-long journey searching for happiness during the long summers of her youth, falling in love and meeting the many memorable characters as she becomes a formidable woman.

The true story of Comandante Salvatore Todaro, Captain of an Italian Royal Navy submarine. When Todaro sinks an enemy ship, he reaches a decision that is destined to make history: putting his crew at huge risk he decides to rescue the 26 survivors.

The extraordinary and unknown story of Josef Myslivecek -"Il Boemo"-one of the most prolific opera composers in 18th century Italy, who was a friend and inspiration to Mozart. He was sought after by the courts of Naples and Venice, while his love life was inextricably entwined with his Musical brilliance.

When a handsome Sicilian deserter arrives at the remote village of Vermiglio high in the snowy Alps of Alto Adige in the last year of WWII, he disrupts the ancient balance of village life. Lucia, the eldest daughter of the Graziadeis family, falls for him, with consequences that will affect everyone in unexpected ways.

The Women's Adventure Film Tour® (WAFT) returns for its 9th year, celebrating extraordinary women and their thrilling adventures. Get ready for an adrenaline-fueled showcase of courage and triumph that will ignite your spirit. Don't miss this unforgettable adventure! Every year, our unique films are carefully chosen to show awesome women achieving their personally adventurous goals. Being adventurous doesn't always mean being the fastest, going the highest, or doing the most extreme things. Adventure for most of us is stepping outside our comfort zone and climbing our own Everest. The films showcase real stories about women from a variety of cultures and sports around the world.

A glamorous Parisian actress flees to Rome to protect her reputation and hide her daughter's learning disability. There, she meets Maria Montessori, a brilliant doctor who is developing a methodology for non-conventional children, but Maria has a secret of her own.

A postal employee from northern Italy feigns a disability to get a transfer, but when he is caught, he is sent to a tiny village near Naples as punishment. Bringing all his prejudices, stereotypes, and fears about the South, he finds something different from what he was expecting.

Di Paolo spent years photographing strikingly beautiful and iconic images of postwar and the glamour of the film scene of the 1950s and ‘60s. One day, he simply ceased to photograph, shutting away his negatives, and not even his own family was aware of his extraordinary legacy until this documentary.

Retired orchestra conductor Fred Ballinger is on vacation with his daughter Lena and his film director best friend Mick Boyle in a glamorous Swiss Alpine resort. When he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip's birthday, much to everyone's surprise, he refuses.

In one volatile summer in the 1970's, Andrea and her family move into a stylish new apartment on the outskirts of Rome. As her marriage breaks down, she is formidable in keeping things buoyant, but Andrea begins to reject her identity and gender, deciding to live like a boy.