MET 2026/27 - Kevin Puts: Silent Nights

Following his smash-hit company debut with The Hours, composer Kevin Puts returns to the Met with his Pulitzer Prize–winning first opera, inspired by the true events of the 1914 Christmas truce, when soldiers spontaneously set aside the horrors of the First World War and crossed the trenches to mingle, exchange gifts, and sing carols with the enemy. A poignant depiction of shared humanity in the most inhumane circumstances, Puts’s grand, cinematic opera—with a libretto by Mark Campbell based on the film Joyeux Noël—has been widely acclaimed since its 2011 premiere, hailed as “an overwhelming emotive experience” by The Guardian. Silent Night receives an evocative staging by James Robinson that takes the audience directly to the battlefields of the Western Front. The star-studded cast, featuring soprano Elza van den Heever and tenors Ben Bliss and Rolando Villazón, among many others, is conducted by debuting maestro Dalia Stasevska.

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Ticket Information:

I. Ground floor 6-10th row and balcony box - 7400 HUF
II. Ground floor 3-5th row and 11-15th row and balcony 1-2nd row - 6900 HUF
III. Ground floor 1-2nd row and balcony 3-5th row - 6400 HUF

A 20% discount is available on the ticket price if someone buys tickets for at least 7 different performances in one purchase, either online or on site. When purchasing online, the discount is automatically generated after adding 7 tickets to the cart, and the 7400 HUF ticket is available for 5920 HUF, the 6900 HUF ticket for 5520 HUF, and the 6400 HUF ticket for 5120 HUF.Please note that after the start of the screening, you can only take a seat on the floor side.

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Director: James Robinson

Conductor: Dalia Stasevska
Cast: Elza van den Heever (Anna Sørensen), Ben Bliss (Nikolaus Sprink), Rolando Villazón (Ponchel), Ben Reisinger (Jonathan Dale), Mattia Olivieri (Lt. Audebert), Justin Austin (Lt. Gordon), Ryan McKinny (Lt. Horstmayer), Kyle Ketelsen (Father Palmer)