The Metropolitan Opera: Arabella

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The Metropolitan Opera: Arabella

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On November 22, Strauss's elegant romance brings the glamour and enchantment of 19th-century Vienna to cinemas worldwide in a sumptuous production by legendary director Otto Schenk that "is as beautiful as one could hope" (The New York Times). Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen stars as the title heroine, a young noblewoman in search of love on her own terms. Radiant soprano Louise Alder is her sister, Zdenka, and bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny is the dashing count who sweeps Arabella off her feet.

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Olga C

Great production. However the theatre (Landmark Bethesda Row) needs to work on sound. We were hearing strong noise which I wonder if it was because of the other films or simply the equipment was not handling the orchestra music well.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/24/25

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Stephen W

Not a real fan of Strauss operas, and this one reinforced my opinion (atonal, not very interesting). Stage direction was boring.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/24/25

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Marilyn L

Wonderful to see the expressions of the actors close up and their beautiful ostjumes. The broadcast ended before the curtain call.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/23/25

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Leslie

The music and the performers were excellent, but this opera wasn't very engaging. The story is lightweight and the opera is about an hour too long considering that not much really happens. The experience of seeing The Met in HD was very enjoyable, as usual.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/23/25

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Leighton

I like opera, but Arabella is a stinker. We left at the first intermission.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/23/25

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Patrick B

Regal does a good job. I thought Arabella was a bit long and boring. I don't enjoy opera sung in German language.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/23/25

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On November 22, Strauss's elegant romance brings the glamour and enchantment of 19th-century Vienna to cinemas worldwide in a sumptuous production by legendary director Otto Schenk that "is as beautiful as one could hope" (The New York Times). Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen stars as the title heroine, a young noblewoman in search of love on her own terms. Radiant soprano Louise Alder is her sister, Zdenka, and bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny is the dashing count who sweeps Arabella off her feet.

Distributor: Fathom Entertainment
Genre: Drama, Musical
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 22, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 4h 12m