Following a string of acclaimed Live in HD performances, renowned Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen stars in the title role for the first time at the Met. Joining the distinguished cast is tenor Freddie De Tommaso in his highly anticipated company debut as Cavaradossi and baritone Quinn Kelsey, who makes a Met role debut as Scarpia. Bass-baritone Patrick Carfizzi returns as the Sacristan, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Met’s Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director, takes the podium to conduct Met veteran David McVicar’s production.

 ESTIMATED RUN TIME: 2 HRS 55 MINS

On the Stanley Subaru Stage

sponsored by eaton peabody

Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker is an enchanting holiday tradition perfect for audiences of all ages. The story of Clara and her magical Christmas toy continues to inspire, and it is brought to magical life in this full production featuring the choreography of the Robinson Ballet.

$15 Adults, $10 Youth (12&under) Reserved Seating

On the Stanley Subaru Stage

sponsored by eaton peabody

Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker is an enchanting holiday tradition perfect for audiences of all ages. The story of Clara and her magical Christmas toy continues to inspire, and it is brought to magical life in this full production featuring the choreography of the Robinson Ballet.

$15 Adults, $10 Youth (12&under) Reserved Seating

On the Stanley Subaru Stage

sponsored by eaton peabody

Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker is an enchanting holiday tradition perfect for audiences of all ages. The story of Clara and her magical Christmas toy continues to inspire, and it is brought to magical life in this full production featuring the choreography of the Robinson Ballet.

$15 Adults, $10 Youth (12&under) Reserved Seating

On the Stanley Subaru Stage

The Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers are back with their holiday hilarity and the great curmudgeon character, The Grinch! 

$12 Adults, $8 Youth (12&under) General Admission

On the Stanley Subaru Stage

The Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers are back with their holiday hilarity and the great curmudgeon character, The Grinch! 

$12 Adults, $8 Youth (12&under) General Admission

FINAL DRESS REHEARSAL - PAY WHAT YOU WISH

On the Stanley Subaru Stage

Sponsored by H&R Block of Ellsworth & Bucksport

Directed by Nick Turner, Musical Direction by Stephanie Bradshaw.

Accompanied by Rosemary Osann.

Based on the movie classic that runs round-the-clock on television every Christmas. Set in the 1940s in the fictional town of Hohman, Indiana, the musical follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his quest for the Holy Grail of Christmas gifts—an Official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. A Christmas Story, The Musical will bring an exciting new dimension to those who have seen the movie and will certainly stand on its own for those who haven't.

THE CAST

• Jean Shepherd - Blane Shaw

• Ralphie - Anthony Paulette

• Mother - Colleen Burton

• Randy - Paxton Bradshaw

• The Old Man - Jeremy Charette

• Flick - Malakai Bradshaw

• Schwartz - Mersedes Kane

• Esther Jane - Maria Averill

• Mary Beth - Faith Gurney

• Scut Farkus - Rein Hanson

• Grover Dill - Owen Charette

• Miss Shields - Vanessa Hawkins

• Santa Claus - Don Pendley

• MULTIPLE ROLES/ENSEMBLE - Caitlin Averill, Dez Averill, Evelinah Averill, Hannah Averill, Jeremy Averill, Olivia Charette, Reagan Gardner, Aaron Hanson, Anna Hanson, Evangeline Hanson, Noelle Hanson, Qohl Hanson, Chris Madigan, Tim McCluskey, Amelia McKay, Adele Vacchiano, Helen Vacchiano.

On the Stanley Subaru Stage

Sponsored by H&R Block of Ellsworth & Bucksport

• Directed by Nick Turner, Musical Direction by Stephanie Bradshaw.

• Accompanied by Rosemary Osann.

Based on the movie classic that runs round-the-clock on television every Christmas. Set in the 1940s in the fictional town of Hohman, Indiana, the musical follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his quest for the Holy Grail of Christmas gifts—an Official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. A Christmas Story, The Musical will bring an exciting new dimension to those who have seen the movie and will certainly stand on its own for those who haven't.

THE CAST

• Jean Shepherd - Blane Shaw

• Ralphie - Anthony Paulette

• Mother - Colleen Burton

• Randy - Paxton Bradshaw

• The Old Man - Jeremy Charette

• Flick - Malakai Bradshaw

• Schwartz - Mersedes Kane

• Esther Jane - Maria Averill

• Mary Beth - Faith Gurney

• Scut Farkus - Rein Hanson

• Grover Dill - Owen Charette

• Miss Shields - Vanessa Hawkins

• Santa Claus - Don Pendley

• MULTIPLE ROLES/ENSEMBLE - Caitlin Averill, Dez Averill, Evelinah Averill, Hannah Averill, Jeremy Averill, Olivia Charette, Reagan Gardner, Aaron Hanson, Anna Hanson, Evangeline Hanson, Noelle Hanson, Qohl Hanson, Chris Madigan, Tim McCluskey, Amelia McKay, Adele Vacchiano, Helen Vacchiano.

On the Stanley Subaru Stage

Sponsored by H&R Block of Ellsworth & Bucksport

• Directed by Nick Turner, Musical Direction by Stephanie Bradshaw.

• Accompanied by Rosemary Osann.

Based on the movie classic that runs round-the-clock on television every Christmas. Set in the 1940s in the fictional town of Hohman, Indiana, the musical follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his quest for the Holy Grail of Christmas gifts—an Official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. A Christmas Story, The Musical will bring an exciting new dimension to those who have seen the movie and will certainly stand on its own for those who haven't.

THE CAST

• Jean Shepherd - Blane Shaw

• Ralphie - Anthony Paulette

• Mother - Colleen Burton

• Randy - Paxton Bradshaw

• The Old Man - Jeremy Charette

• Flick - Malakai Bradshaw

• Schwartz - Mersedes Kane

• Esther Jane - Maria Averill

• Mary Beth - Faith Gurney

• Scut Farkus - Rein Hanson

• Grover Dill - Owen Charette

• Miss Shields - Vanessa Hawkins

• Santa Claus - Don Pendley

• MULTIPLE ROLES/ENSEMBLE - Caitlin Averill, Dez Averill, Evelinah Averill, Hannah Averill, Jeremy Averill, Olivia Charette, Reagan Gardner, Aaron Hanson, Anna Hanson, Evangeline Hanson, Noelle Hanson, Qohl Hanson, Chris Madigan, Tim McCluskey, Amelia McKay, Adele Vacchiano, Helen Vacchiano.

On the Stanley Subaru Stage

Sponsored by H&R Block of Ellsworth & Bucksport

• Directed by Nick Turner, Musical Direction by Stephanie Bradshaw.

• Accompanied by Rosemary Osann.

Based on the movie classic that runs round-the-clock on television every Christmas. Set in the 1940s in the fictional town of Hohman, Indiana, the musical follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his quest for the Holy Grail of Christmas gifts—an Official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. A Christmas Story, The Musical will bring an exciting new dimension to those who have seen the movie and will certainly stand on its own for those who haven't.

THE CAST

• Jean Shepherd - Blane Shaw

• Ralphie - Anthony Paulette

• Mother - Colleen Burton

• Randy - Paxton Bradshaw

• The Old Man - Jeremy Charette

• Flick - Malakai Bradshaw

• Schwartz - Mersedes Kane

• Esther Jane - Maria Averill

• Mary Beth - Faith Gurney

• Scut Farkus - Rein Hanson

• Grover Dill - Owen Charette

• Miss Shields - Vanessa Hawkins

• Santa Claus - Don Pendley

• MULTIPLE ROLES/ENSEMBLE - Caitlin Averill, Dez Averill, Evelinah Averill, Hannah Averill, Jeremy Averill, Olivia Charette, Reagan Gardner, Aaron Hanson, Anna Hanson, Evangeline Hanson, Noelle Hanson, Qohl Hanson, Chris Madigan, Tim McCluskey, Amelia McKay, Adele Vacchiano, Helen Vacchiano.

On the Stanley Subaru Stage

Sponsored by H&R Block of Ellsworth & Bucksport

• Directed by Nick Turner, Musical Direction by Stephanie Bradshaw.

• Accompanied by Rosemary Osann.

Based on the movie classic that runs round-the-clock on television every Christmas. Set in the 1940s in the fictional town of Hohman, Indiana, the musical follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his quest for the Holy Grail of Christmas gifts—an Official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. A Christmas Story, The Musical will bring an exciting new dimension to those who have seen the movie and will certainly stand on its own for those who haven't.

THE CAST

• Jean Shepherd - Blane Shaw

• Ralphie - Anthony Paulette

• Mother - Colleen Burton

• Randy - Paxton Bradshaw

• The Old Man - Jeremy Charette

• Flick - Malakai Bradshaw

• Schwartz - Mersedes Kane

• Esther Jane - Maria Averill

• Mary Beth - Faith Gurney

• Scut Farkus - Rein Hanson

• Grover Dill - Owen Charette

• Miss Shields - Vanessa Hawkins

• Santa Claus - Don Pendley

• MULTIPLE ROLES/ENSEMBLE - Caitlin Averill, Dez Averill, Evelinah Averill, Hannah Averill, Jeremy Averill, Olivia Charette, Reagan Gardner, Aaron Hanson, Anna Hanson, Evangeline Hanson, Noelle Hanson, Qohl Hanson, Chris Madigan, Tim McCluskey, Amelia McKay, Adele Vacchiano, Helen Vacchiano.

On the Stanley Subaru Stage

Sponsored by H&R Block of Ellsworth & Bucksport

• Directed by Nick Turner, Musical Direction by Stephanie Bradshaw.

• Accompanied by Rosemary Osann.

Based on the movie classic that runs round-the-clock on television every Christmas. Set in the 1940s in the fictional town of Hohman, Indiana, the musical follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his quest for the Holy Grail of Christmas gifts—an Official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. A Christmas Story, The Musical will bring an exciting new dimension to those who have seen the movie and will certainly stand on its own for those who haven't.

THE CAST

• Jean Shepherd - Blane Shaw

• Ralphie - Anthony Paulette

• Mother - Colleen Burton

• Randy - Paxton Bradshaw

• The Old Man - Jeremy Charette

• Flick - Malakai Bradshaw

• Schwartz - Mersedes Kane

• Esther Jane - Maria Averill

• Mary Beth - Faith Gurney

• Scut Farkus - Rein Hanson

• Grover Dill - Owen Charette

• Miss Shields - Vanessa Hawkins

• Santa Claus - Don Pendley

• MULTIPLE ROLES/ENSEMBLE - Caitlin Averill, Dez Averill, Evelinah Averill, Hannah Averill, Jeremy Averill, Olivia Charette, Reagan Gardner, Aaron Hanson, Anna Hanson, Evangeline Hanson, Noelle Hanson, Qohl Hanson, Chris Madigan, Tim McCluskey, Amelia McKay, Adele Vacchiano, Helen Vacchiano.

On the Stanley Subaru Stage

Sponsored by H&R Block of Ellsworth & Bucksport

• Directed by Nick Turner, Musical Direction by Stephanie Bradshaw.

• Accompanied by Rosemary Osann.

Based on the movie classic that runs round-the-clock on television every Christmas. Set in the 1940s in the fictional town of Hohman, Indiana, the musical follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his quest for the Holy Grail of Christmas gifts—an Official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. A Christmas Story, The Musical will bring an exciting new dimension to those who have seen the movie and will certainly stand on its own for those who haven't.

THE CAST

• Jean Shepherd - Blane Shaw

• Ralphie - Anthony Paulette

• Mother - Colleen Burton

• Randy - Paxton Bradshaw

• The Old Man - Jeremy Charette

• Flick - Malakai Bradshaw

• Schwartz - Mersedes Kane

• Esther Jane - Maria Averill

• Mary Beth - Faith Gurney

• Scut Farkus - Rein Hanson

• Grover Dill - Owen Charette

• Miss Shields - Vanessa Hawkins

• Santa Claus - Don Pendley

• MULTIPLE ROLES/ENSEMBLE - Caitlin Averill, Dez Averill, Evelinah Averill, Hannah Averill, Jeremy Averill, Olivia Charette, Reagan Gardner, Aaron Hanson, Anna Hanson, Evangeline Hanson, Noelle Hanson, Qohl Hanson, Chris Madigan, Tim McCluskey, Amelia McKay, Adele Vacchiano, Helen Vacchiano.

Dec 26-28, 30 & 31

Garfield, an overweight, lethargic, and free-spirited orange cat, lives with his owner Jon Arbuckle. Garfield passes his time by tormenting Jon and outwitting his vicious Dobermann neighbor, Luca. Aside from Jon, Garfield maintains an unlikely friendship with a mouse, Louis, by constantly sparing him, and also socializes with his fellow neighborhood cats, Nermal and Arlene.

$1 General Admission

Sponsored by The City of Ellsworth

• Directed by: Andrew Boodhoo Kightlinger

• Produced by: Sylvester Stallone, Braden Aftergood, Dick Boyce and Ryan Cook

• Written by: Luke Paradise (screenplay) - based on the book by Donn Fendler

Starring Luke David Blumm, Paul Sparks, Caitlin FitzGerald, Ethan Slater, Griffin Wallace Henkel

Lost on a Mountain in Maine tells the inspiring true story of 12-year-old Donn Fendler, who is separated from his family by a fast-moving storm atop a treacherous mountain. For nine days, Donn fights to stay alive as he attempts to survive the unforgiving wilderness of northern Maine without food, proper clothing, or the knowledge of how bad his situation really is. His disappearance sparks a massive search effort that captures national headlines and attracts hundreds of volunteers, including his father, who fears he may never see his son again.

Rated PG

Runtime: 98 minutes

Dec 26-28, 30 & 31

Garfield, an overweight, lethargic, and free-spirited orange cat, lives with his owner Jon Arbuckle. Garfield passes his time by tormenting Jon and outwitting his vicious Dobermann neighbor, Luca. Aside from Jon, Garfield maintains an unlikely friendship with a mouse, Louis, by constantly sparing him, and also socializes with his fellow neighborhood cats, Nermal and Arlene.

$1 General Admission

Sponsored by The City of Ellsworth

• Directed by: Andrew Boodhoo Kightlinger

• Produced by: Sylvester Stallone, Braden Aftergood, Dick Boyce and Ryan Cook

• Written by: Luke Paradise (screenplay) - based on the book by Donn Fendler

Starring Luke David Blumm, Paul Sparks, Caitlin FitzGerald, Ethan Slater, Griffin Wallace Henkel

Lost on a Mountain in Maine tells the inspiring true story of 12-year-old Donn Fendler, who is separated from his family by a fast-moving storm atop a treacherous mountain. For nine days, Donn fights to stay alive as he attempts to survive the unforgiving wilderness of northern Maine without food, proper clothing, or the knowledge of how bad his situation really is. His disappearance sparks a massive search effort that captures national headlines and attracts hundreds of volunteers, including his father, who fears he may never see his son again.

Rated PG

Runtime: 98 minutes

Dec 26-28, 30 & 31

Garfield, an overweight, lethargic, and free-spirited orange cat, lives with his owner Jon Arbuckle. Garfield passes his time by tormenting Jon and outwitting his vicious Dobermann neighbor, Luca. Aside from Jon, Garfield maintains an unlikely friendship with a mouse, Louis, by constantly sparing him, and also socializes with his fellow neighborhood cats, Nermal and Arlene.

$1 General Admission

Sponsored by The City of Ellsworth

• Directed by: Andrew Boodhoo Kightlinger

• Produced by: Sylvester Stallone, Braden Aftergood, Dick Boyce and Ryan Cook

• Written by: Luke Paradise (screenplay) - based on the book by Donn Fendler

Starring Luke David Blumm, Paul Sparks, Caitlin FitzGerald, Ethan Slater, Griffin Wallace Henkel

Lost on a Mountain in Maine tells the inspiring true story of 12-year-old Donn Fendler, who is separated from his family by a fast-moving storm atop a treacherous mountain. For nine days, Donn fights to stay alive as he attempts to survive the unforgiving wilderness of northern Maine without food, proper clothing, or the knowledge of how bad his situation really is. His disappearance sparks a massive search effort that captures national headlines and attracts hundreds of volunteers, including his father, who fears he may never see his son again.

Rated PG

Runtime: 98 minutes

• Directed by: Andrew Boodhoo Kightlinger

• Produced by: Sylvester Stallone, Braden Aftergood, Dick Boyce and Ryan Cook

• Written by: Luke Paradise (screenplay) - based on the book by Donn Fendler

Starring Luke David Blumm, Paul Sparks, Caitlin FitzGerald, Ethan Slater, Griffin Wallace Henkel

Lost on a Mountain in Maine tells the inspiring true story of 12-year-old Donn Fendler, who is separated from his family by a fast-moving storm atop a treacherous mountain. For nine days, Donn fights to stay alive as he attempts to survive the unforgiving wilderness of northern Maine without food, proper clothing, or the knowledge of how bad his situation really is. His disappearance sparks a massive search effort that captures national headlines and attracts hundreds of volunteers, including his father, who fears he may never see his son again.

Rated PG

Runtime: 98 minutes

Dec 26-28, 30 & 31

Garfield, an overweight, lethargic, and free-spirited orange cat, lives with his owner Jon Arbuckle. Garfield passes his time by tormenting Jon and outwitting his vicious Dobermann neighbor, Luca. Aside from Jon, Garfield maintains an unlikely friendship with a mouse, Louis, by constantly sparing him, and also socializes with his fellow neighborhood cats, Nermal and Arlene.

$1 General Admission

Sponsored by The City of Ellsworth

Dec 26-28, 30 & 31

Garfield, an overweight, lethargic, and free-spirited orange cat, lives with his owner Jon Arbuckle. Garfield passes his time by tormenting Jon and outwitting his vicious Dobermann neighbor, Luca. Aside from Jon, Garfield maintains an unlikely friendship with a mouse, Louis, by constantly sparing him, and also socializes with his fellow neighborhood cats, Nermal and Arlene.

$1 General Admission

Sponsored by The City of Ellsworth

Post-Holiday Shows

On the Stanley Subaru Stage - LIMITED SEATING

• Saturday, January 4th - 8:00pm

Maine’s Own Comedian Bob Marley makes his return to the Stanley Subaru Stage at The Grand - A Grand Tradition!

$39.50 Reserved Seating

Post-Holiday Shows

On the Stanley Subaru Stage - LIMITED SEATING

• Saturday, January 4th - 8:00pm

Maine’s Own Comedian Bob Marley makes his return to the Stanley Subaru Stage at The Grand - A Grand Tradition!

$39.50 Reserved Seating

Post-Holiday Shows

On the Stanley Subaru Stage - LIMITED SEATING

• Saturday, January 4th - 8:00pm

Maine’s Own Comedian Bob Marley makes his return to the Stanley Subaru Stage at The Grand - A Grand Tradition!

$39.50 Reserved Seating

Saturday, January 25 1pm

 Encore Wednesday, January 29 1pm 

Soprano Angel Blue makes her long-awaited Met role debut as the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country, one of opera’s defining roles. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium for the New Year’s Eve premiere of Michael Mayer’s spectacular new staging, which brings audiences inside the towering pyramids and gilded tombs of ancient Egypt with intricate projections and dazzling animations. Mezzo-soprano Judit Kutasi, following her 2024 debut in Verdi’s La Forza del Destino, is Aida’s Egyptian rival Amneris, sharing the role with Elīna Garanča, who returns to the Met for the first time since 2020. Leading tenors Piotr Beczała and Brian Jagde alternate as the soldier Radamès, who completes the greatest love triangle in the repertory. The all-star cast also features baritones Quinn Kelsey and Amartuvshin Enkhbat and bass-baritone Eric Owens as Amonasro and basses Dmitry Belosselskiy, Alexander Vinogradov, and Morris Robinson as Ramfis. Christina Nilsson makes her Met debut in the title role in March, and Alexander Soddy shares conducting duties. 

ESTIMATED RUN TIME: 3 HRS 10 MINS

Soprano Angel Blue makes her long-awaited Met role debut as the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country, one of opera’s defining roles. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium for the New Year’s Eve premiere of Michael Mayer’s spectacular new staging, which brings audiences inside the towering pyramids and gilded tombs of ancient Egypt with intricate projections and dazzling animations. Mezzo-soprano Judit Kutasi, following her 2024 debut in Verdi’s La Forza del Destino, is Aida’s Egyptian rival Amneris, sharing the role with Elīna Garanča, who returns to the Met for the first time since 2020. Leading tenors Piotr Beczała and Brian Jagde alternate as the soldier Radamès, who completes the greatest love triangle in the repertory. The all-star cast also features baritones Quinn Kelsey and Amartuvshin Enkhbat and bass-baritone Eric Owens as Amonasro and basses Dmitry Belosselskiy, Alexander Vinogradov, and Morris Robinson as Ramfis. Christina Nilsson makes her Met debut in the title role in March, and Alexander Soddy shares conducting duties. 

ESTIMATED RUN TIME: 3 HRS 10 MINS

Following a string of awe-inspiring Met performances, soprano Lise Davidsen stars as Leonore, who risks everything to save her husband from the clutches of tyranny. Tenor David Butt Philip is the political prisoner Florestan, sharing the stage with bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny as the villainous Don Pizarro, veteran bass René Pape as the jailer Rocco, and soprano Ying Fang and tenor Magnus Dietrich, in his company debut, as the young Marzelline and Jaquino. Bass Stephen Milling sings the principled Don Fernando, and Susanna Mälkki conducts the Met’s striking production, which finds modern-day parallels in Beethoven’s stirring paean to freedom. 

ESTIMATED RUN TIME: 2 HRS 35 MINS

Conductor Joana Mallwitz makes her Met debut leading two extraordinary casts in Mozart’s comic masterpiece. Bass-baritones Michael Sumuel and Luca Pisaroni star as the clever valet Figaro, opposite sopranos Olga Kulchynska and Rosa Feola as his betrothed, the wily maid Susanna. Baritone Joshua Hopkins and bass-baritone Adam Plachetka alternate as the skirt-chasing Count, sopranos Federica Lombardi and Jacquelyn Stucker (in her Met debut) trade off as his anguished wife, and mezzo-sopranos Marianne Crebassa and Emily D’Angelo share the role of the adolescent page Cherubino. 

ESTIMATED RUN TIME: 3 HRS 30 MINS

Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts his first Met performances of Strauss’s white-hot one-act tragedy, which receives its first new production at the company in 20 years. Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story—already filtered through the beautiful and strange imagination of Oscar Wilde’s play—a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting rich in symbolism and subtle shades of darkness and light. Headlining the new staging is soprano Elza van den Heever as the abused and unhinged antiheroine, who demands the head of Jochanaan, sung by celebrated baritone Peter Mattei. Tenor Gerhard Siegel is Salome’s lecherous stepfather, King Herod, with mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung as his wife, Herodias, and tenor Piotr Buszewski as Narraboth. Derrick Inouye conducts two performances in May.

 ESTIMATED RUN TIME: 1 HRS 40 MINS

Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production. Two star mezzo-sopranos—Isabel Leonard and Aigul Akhmetshina—headline a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside high-flying tenors Lawrence Brownlee and Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Baritones Davide Luciano and Andrey Zhilikhovsky star as Figaro, the infamous barber of Seville, with baritone Nicola Alaimo and bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts. 

ESTIMATED RUN TIME: 3 HRS