‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ Opera Streams for Free Nov. 14

Arts & Humanities Peter Mattei as Abraham Lincoln and Everett Sobers as Willie Lincoln in Missy Mazzoli's "Lincoln in the Bardo." (Photo by Karen Almond / Met Opera) Arts & Humanities ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ Opera Streams for Free Nov. 14 The Met’s sold-out world premiere, adapted from the Man Booker Prize-winning novel by Professor George Saunders G’88, ends with a YouTube broadcast he will introduce. Kelly Homan Rodoski Nov. 13, 2026 Estimated Reading Time: Share × Video Player A grieving president, a graveyard full of restless ghosts and a story first told on the page by professor of English George Saunders G’88 are about to reach a worldwide audience. The Metropolitan Opera will close the sold-out run of composer Missy Mazzoli’s acclaimed world-premiere opera, “Lincoln in the Bardo,” with a libretto by Royce Vavrek, with a free live stream on its YouTube channel on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 8 p.m. The stream will remain available through midnight on Wednesday, Nov. 18.

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