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An elegant, detailed study of food as avant-garde art, the film is a tasty peek at some of the world’s most innovative and exciting cooking. Presented in conjunction with The Music Hall’s 21st Annual Kitchen Tour.

Gianni (Gianni Di Gregorio) is a middle-aged retiree who has become invisible to all distaff Romans, regardless of age or relation. He tries his polite, utterly gracious best to generate some kind of extracurricular love life-with both hilarious and poignant results.

Gianni (Gianni Di Gregorio) is a middle-aged retiree who has become invisible to all distaff Romans, regardless of age or relation. He tries his polite, utterly gracious best to generate some kind of extracurricular love life-with both hilarious and poignant results.

Set in the inner-city of Memphis, Undefeated chronicles the Manassas Tigers’ 2009 football season, on and off-the-field, as they strive to win the first playoff game in the high school’s 110-year history. Oscar-winner, Best Documentary Feature.

Set in the inner-city of Memphis, Undefeated chronicles the Manassas Tigers’ 2009 football season, on and off-the-field, as they strive to win the first playoff game in the high school’s 110-year history. Oscar-winner, Best Documentary Feature.

Set in the inner-city of Memphis, Undefeated chronicles the Manassas Tigers’ 2009 football season, on and off-the-field, as they strive to win the first playoff game in the high school’s 110-year history. Oscar-winner, Best Documentary Feature.

Set in the inner-city of Memphis, Undefeated chronicles the Manassas Tigers’ 2009 football season, on and off-the-field, as they strive to win the first playoff game in the high school’s 110-year history. Oscar-winner, Best Documentary Feature.

Set in the inner-city of Memphis, Undefeated chronicles the Manassas Tigers’ 2009 football season, on and off-the-field, as they strive to win the first playoff game in the high school’s 110-year history. Oscar-winner, Best Documentary Feature.

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and a Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, the deeply moving new film by the Dardenne brothers delves into the emotional life of troubled 11-year-old Cyril (Thomas Doret).

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and a Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, the deeply moving new film by the Dardenne brothers delves into the emotional life of troubled 11-year-old Cyril (Thomas Doret).

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and a Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, the deeply moving new film by the Dardenne brothers delves into the emotional life of troubled 11-year-old Cyril (Thomas Doret).

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and a Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, the deeply moving new film by the Dardenne brothers delves into the emotional life of troubled 11-year-old Cyril (Thomas Doret).

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and a Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, the deeply moving new film by the Dardenne brothers delves into the emotional life of troubled 11-year-old Cyril (Thomas Doret).

We are sad to announce that the distributor has postponed the release of The Beatles: The Lost Concert. But we are extremely happy to sail the digitally re-mastered animated fantasy film, Yellow Submarine, in to take its place for our Beatlemania Night!

Jiro Dreams of Sushi is the story of 85 year-old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the world’s greatest sushi chef. He is the proprietor of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat, sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station.

Jiro Dreams of Sushi is the story of 85 year-old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the world’s greatest sushi chef. He is the proprietor of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat, sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station.

Master chronicler of post-War England, Terence Davies directs Rachel Weisz as a woman whose overpowering love threatens her well-being and alienates the men in her life.

Master chronicler of post-War England, Terence Davies directs Rachel Weisz as a woman whose overpowering love threatens her well-being and alienates the men in her life.

Master chronicler of post-War England, Terence Davies directs Rachel Weisz as a woman whose overpowering love threatens her well-being and alienates the men in her life.

Master chronicler of post-War England, Terence Davies directs Rachel Weisz as a woman whose overpowering love threatens her well-being and alienates the men in her life.

Master chronicler of post-War England, Terence Davies directs Rachel Weisz as a woman whose overpowering love threatens her well-being and alienates the men in her life.

Mother, the film, breaks a 40-year taboo by bringing to light an issue that silently fuels our largest environmental, humanitarian and social crises - population growth. Since the 1960s the world population has nearly doubled, adding more than 3 billion people.

In Montreal, an elementary school teacher dies abruptly. Having learned of the incident in the newspaper, Bachir Lazhar (Mohamed Fellag), a 55-year-old Algerian immigrant, goes to the school to offer his services as a substitute teacher.

In Montreal, an elementary school teacher dies abruptly. Having learned of the incident in the newspaper, Bachir Lazhar (Mohamed Fellag), a 55-year-old Algerian immigrant, goes to the school to offer his services as a substitute teacher.

In Montreal, an elementary school teacher dies abruptly. Having learned of the incident in the newspaper, Bachir Lazhar (Mohamed Fellag), a 55-year-old Algerian immigrant, goes to the school to offer his services as a substitute teacher.

In Montreal, an elementary school teacher dies abruptly. Having learned of the incident in the newspaper, Bachir Lazhar (Mohamed Fellag), a 55-year-old Algerian immigrant, goes to the school to offer his services as a substitute teacher.

In Montreal, an elementary school teacher dies abruptly. Having learned of the incident in the newspaper, Bachir Lazhar (Mohamed Fellag), a 55-year-old Algerian immigrant, goes to the school to offer his services as a substitute teacher.

In Montreal, an elementary school teacher dies abruptly. Having learned of the incident in the newspaper, Bachir Lazhar (Mohamed Fellag), a 55-year-old Algerian immigrant, goes to the school to offer his services as a substitute teacher.

Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik are both eccentric professors, dedicating their lives to their work in Talmudic Studies. Eliezer, is a stubborn purist who fears the establishment and has never been recognized for his work. While his son, Uriel, is an up-and-coming star in the field, endlessly seeking recognition. Then one day, the tables turn.

Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik are both eccentric professors, dedicating their lives to their work in Talmudic Studies. Eliezer, is a stubborn purist who fears the establishment and has never been recognized for his work. While his son, Uriel, is an up-and-coming star in the field, endlessly seeking recognition. Then one day, the tables turn.

Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik are both eccentric professors, dedicating their lives to their work in Talmudic Studies. Eliezer, is a stubborn purist who fears the establishment and has never been recognized for his work. While his son, Uriel, is an up-and-coming star in the field, endlessly seeking recognition. Then one day, the tables turn.

Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik are both eccentric professors, dedicating their lives to their work in Talmudic Studies. Eliezer, is a stubborn purist who fears the establishment and has never been recognized for his work. While his son, Uriel, is an up-and-coming star in the field, endlessly seeking recognition. Then one day, the tables turn.

Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik are both eccentric professors, dedicating their lives to their work in Talmudic Studies. Eliezer, is a stubborn purist who fears the establishment and has never been recognized for his work. While his son, Uriel, is an up-and-coming star in the field, endlessly seeking recognition. Then one day, the tables turn.

Boasting several festival wins, First Position is an upbeat and visually dramatic documentary of children’s ballet, displaying the potential of the human spirit when fostered at a young age.

Boasting several festival wins, First Position is an upbeat and visually dramatic documentary of children’s ballet, displaying the potential of the human spirit when fostered at a young age.

Boasting several festival wins, First Position is an upbeat and visually dramatic documentary of children’s ballet, displaying the potential of the human spirit when fostered at a young age.

The story of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, a man confronting a problem greater than any other world leader has ever faced - the literal survival of his country and everyone in it.

The latest from Whit Stillman. A comedy about a trio of beautiful girls as they set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university.

The latest from Whit Stillman. A comedy about a trio of beautiful girls as they set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university.

The latest from Whit Stillman. A comedy about a trio of beautiful girls as they set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university.

The latest from Whit Stillman. A comedy about a trio of beautiful girls as they set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university.

The latest from Whit Stillman. A comedy about a trio of beautiful girls as they set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university.

Bob Marley’s universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. Made with the support of the Marley family, the film features rare footage, incredible performances and revelatory interviews with the people that knew him best.

Bob Marley’s universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. Made with the support of the Marley family, the film features rare footage, incredible performances and revelatory interviews with the people that knew him best.

A Weekend Festival of New Cinema! Films fresh from their debuts at the 39th Telluride Film Festival in Colorado will be on screen at The Music Hall as Telluride by the Sea gets its 14th year under way. In keeping with the tradition, film titles will be announced, and individual film tickets will go on sale, over Labor Day weekend. Patron and Weekend Passes are on sale to members Saturday June 2 and to non-members June 16.

A Weekend Festival of New Cinema! Films fresh from their debuts at the 39th Telluride Film Festival in Colorado will be on screen at The Music Hall as Telluride by the Sea gets its 14th year under way. In keeping with the tradition, film titles will be announced, and individual film tickets will go on sale, over Labor Day weekend. Patron and Weekend Passes are on sale to members Saturday June 2 and to non-members June 16.

A Weekend Festival of New Cinema! Films fresh from their debuts at the 39th Telluride Film Festival in Colorado will be on screen at The Music Hall as Telluride by the Sea gets its 14th year under way. In keeping with the tradition, film titles will be announced, and individual film tickets will go on sale, over Labor Day weekend. Patron and Weekend Passes are on sale to members Saturday June 2 and to non-members June 16.

Anna Netrebko makes her Met role debut as the beautiful landowner Adina, with Matthew Polenzani as Nemorino, the simple peasant who falls in love with her. Mariusz Kwiecien sings Adina’s arrogant fiancé, Sergeant Belcore, and Ambrogio Maestri will sing the role of the magic potion-peddling Doctor Dulcamara.

Verdi’s towering masterpiece, based on Shakespeare’s tragedy, makes its first Live in HD appearance. Semyon Bychkov conducts an extraordinary cast led by Johan Botha in the title role of the jealous Moor of Venice, opposite Renée Fleming in one of her greatest roles, Otello’s innocent wife Desdemona.

British composer Thomas Adès makes his company debut conducting the Met premiere of his opera The Tempest, which has been widely praised as a modern masterpiece. Robert Lepage’s innovative production recreates the interior of the La Scala opera house as the magical island venue for the otherworldly arts of Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan.

Mozart’s final Italian opera, La Clemenza di Tito, features a charismatic cast conducted by Baroque specialist Harry Bicket and led by Giuseppe Filianoti as the title character, a Roman emperor.

Verdi’s vivid drama of jealousy and vengeance will be seen in a new production by acclaimed opera director David Alden, returning to the Met for the first time in more than 20 years.

Verdi’s iconic opera set in ancient Egypt stars powerhouse Ukrainian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska, who makes her Met debut in the title role of an enslaved Ethiopian princess. Olga Borodina, one of the world’s best-known interpreters of the role, sings Aida’s royal rival, Amneris, and Roberto Alagna is the hero Radamès, who must choose between his love for Aida and his duty to his country.

Francesca Zambello’s acclaimed 2003 production of Berlioz’s Trojan War epic returns to the Met for its first revival. Fabio Luisi conducts a cast led by Marcello Giordani in the central role of Aeneas, the hero who flees the ruins of Troy for a new set of challenges in the North African kingdom of Carthage.

David McVicar, who directed last season’s Met premiere of Anna Bolena, directs the company premiere of the second opera in Donizetti’s famous trilogy of operas about Tudor history. “Donizetti’s three Tudor operas are very different in tone, mood, and musical content,” McVicar says.

Rising Italian conductor Michele Mariotti leads the new production premiere of Rigoletto, seen in a new staging by the Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer in his Met debut. Mayer’s approach transports the story from 16th-century Italy to Las Vegas in 1960, with a cast led by Željko Lučić in the title role.

Jonas Kaufmann makes his Met role debut as the title character in Parsifal, conducted by Daniele Gatti and directed by noted film and opera director François Girard in his Met debut. “Parsifal is not just an opera—it’s a mission. At the end of his life, Wagner was trying to reconcile all the aspects of his spirituality. It’s a sacred piece in the history of music,” Girard says.

Zandonai’s early 20th-century melodrama Francesca da Rimini returns to the Met for its first revival in more than 25 years, in Piero Faggioni’s opulent and realistic production.

David McVicar’s second new production of the season is this dynamic staging of Giulio Cesare, a hit at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2005, which incorporates elements of Baroque theater and 19th-century British imperialism to illuminate the opera’s themes of love, war, and empire building.