The romance of Strauss transports audiences to glittering 19th-century Vienna in Otto Schenk's legendary Met production. Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen debuts the role of Arabella, a young noblewoman determined to find love on her own terms. Making her Met debut, soprano Louise Alder plays her sister Zdenka, while bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny portrays the count who ultimately wins Arabella's heart.
Show
Stuff the British Stole
Episode
S53E20
Air Date
May 17, 2026
Season 53 Episodes
S53E01
The Magic of Grace Bumbry
S53E03
Tiler Peck: Suspending Time
S53E04
Twelfth Night
S53E05
Nutcracker from English National Ballet
S53E12
Great Performances at the Met: La Sonnambula
S53E13
Now Hear This – “Everyone Loves Joplin”
S53E15
Now Hear This – “The Call of Istanbul”
S53E16
Now Hear This – “The Iceland Sound”
S53E17
Suffs
S53E18
Irving Berlin’s Top Hat
S53E19
Irving Berlin’s Top Hat
S53E20
Great Performances at the Met: Arabella
S53E21
An Evening with Nicole Scherzinger