# Met Opera on Demand — Stream 900+ Met performances

> Stream over 950 full-length Metropolitan Opera performances on demand. (iPhone/iPad app by Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/met-opera-on-demand/id505026963 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/505026966)
- Category: Music, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 2.30/5 from 35 App Store ratings · 159 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 74 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2012-03-13
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/met-opera-on-demand/id505026963/reviews.md

## What is Met Opera on Demand?

Start your 7-day Free Trial or subscribe now in the app, through your iTunes account!

Met Opera on Demand delivers instant and unlimited streaming of more than 950 full-length Metropolitan Opera performances on your iPad & iPhone—and on your HDTV or connected sound system as well via Apple TV with AirPlay.

The Met Opera on Demand iPad/iPhone app is free to download.  Explore the app and the catalog, and enjoy a sampling of free preview content.  Now you can sign-up for the 7-day Free Trial or purchase a subscription right inside the app for complete and unlimited access to everything available.

Highlights of this unparalleled collection of opera performances include:

• More than 180 presentations from every season of the Met’s award-winning "Live in HD" series of global movie-theater transmissions, featuring opera superstars Angel Blue, Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming, Roberto Alagna, Elīna Garanča, Jonas Kaufmann, Deborah Voigt, and many more 

• Classic Met telecasts dating from 1977, including "Aida" starring Leontyne Price, "La Bohème" starring Luciano Pavarotti and Renata Scotto, and more 

• More than 600 radio broadcast performances dating back to 1935, representing nearly all of the most popular operas ever composed and many of the greatest singers in Met history including Björling, Callas, Corelli, Horne, Nilsson, Sutherland, Tebaldi, Te Kanawa, and Tucker 

• Met Opera on Demand: Now Playing, a new 24-hour audio stream of extraordinary Met performances 

• Select live radio broadcasts

All Met Opera on Demand videos include English subtitles, and many recent HD performances also include subtitles in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish, as well as English Closed Captions (CC.) Videos released 2022 and later will also include Audio Description (AD). Subscribers can use AirPlay to watch all videos with the full offering of multi-language subtitles on their TV via Apple TV.  New operas are added every month.  The app also offers a “Continue Watching and Listening” feature that allows you to stop at any time and resume right where you left off whenever you’re ready.  You can bookmark your favorite performances for easy access at any time as well.

If you subscribe in the app:
Met Opera on Demand offers two auto-renewing subscription types available for purchase through your iTunes Account: Monthly (with a free 7-day trial for first time purchasers) and Annual.  Payment will be charged (after any free trial period, if applicable) to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase, at the price listed under "Choose Your Offer" (currently $14.99 US Dollars for a Monthly subscription and $149.99 US Dollars for an Annual subscription.)  Depending on your App Store country or region, prices might be listed and payments charged in your local currency, US Dollars, or Euros.  Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.  Your iTunes Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal.  Subscriptions may be managed by the user and the auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase.  Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription.  The Metropolitan Opera’s Terms & Conditions (http://www.metopera.org/user-information/terms-and-conditions/) and Privacy Policy (http://www.metopera.org/user-information/privacy-policy/) also apply.

## Key features

- Stream 900+ full-length Met performances
- Includes "Live in HD" series
- Access classic telecasts and radio broadcasts
- Multi-language subtitles and audio descriptions
- Continue watching and listening feature
- Bookmark favorite performances

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Met Opera on Demand | $14.99 | per month |
| Met Opera on Demand | $149.99 | per year |


## Chart rankings

- #162 in Top Grossing · Music (US App Store)

## What do users think of Met Opera on Demand?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🎨 Excellent content and performance quality
- 🎥 Immersive opera viewing experience
- 🎶 Vast catalog of operas and recordings

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and technical issues
- 💾 Inability to save progress or favorites
- 🔊 Subpar audio quality
- 📱 Lack of support for mobile devices and TVs
- 🔍 Poor search and navigation features
- 🔒 Unreliable login and subscription management

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes on launch
- Playback issues and freezing
- Subscription and login problems
- Inconsistent performance across devices

**Most requested features**

- Offline viewing and download options
- Improved Airplay and TV integration
- Bookmark and resume playback functionality
- Enhanced search and browsing capabilities
- Smoother login and subscription experience

## Recent user reviews (10 of 159)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/met-opera-on-demand/id505026963/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Not working anymore

*2026-05-19*

The app has stopped working. It opens for a second and then crashes. It worked a few weeks ago. I don’t know what changed.

### 1/5 — I cannot use my subscription!

*2026-04-08*

I have been a Met Opera on Demand subscriber for a couple of years now. I don’t think I watch enough of it to justify $150/year but still get the annual subscription because I love having immediate access to great opera content on my Apple TV and also love supporting opera/classical music companies. I’ve had minimal issues with the app until a few weeks ago when it started prompting me to “login or subscribe” (even though I’m already subscribed to it annually, which got automatically renewed earlier this year). Unfortunately, logging in or restoring the purchase options “cannot find purchase”!  I confirmed via the Apple TV settings that I have an active subscription! I tried contacting their customer support several weeks ago but I received nothing but radio silence 😤

### 3/5 — Subtitle Settings Need Work

*2026-03-29*

Many of the operas require you to manually turn on the subtitles for each and every track. This means you’ll have to stop and turn them on as often as every five to ten minutes. They should certainly be able to program this to keep subtitles on consistently. The operas themselves are fantastic but the app needs a bit of work.

### 1/5 — Is MetOpera App’s Fat Lady Singing?

*2026-03-24*

I wish I knew. I can’t tell. You’d think that pressing a play button arrow would start a song, but no. No music begins. Click the track list? Shows “now playing” but no sound from iPhone. I’ve had this annoying app for several months and generally give up. On one occasion, I kept clicking on any opera, any song! Just play something!! This opera, that opera. Audio. Video. Ugh! Nothing but frustration. No sound. Put down the phone. Then about 5 minutes later I heard something! It was playing some random opera I had never heard of, but hallelujah it was playing!! Unfortunately I had to stop it to take a call, and I’ve never gotten it to play again. What a waste of money! I use opera for relaxation. This app has the opposite effect. If anyone knows how to make it play, please let me know

### 1/5 — Terrible, no good, very bad app

*2026-02-28, version 2.3.12*

This app truly sucks. It doesn’t Ave your progress. Want to watch 2 hours of Das Rehingold? Good luck finding your place when you come back. Favorites? You can save them, but who knows if your list will show up when you come back to the app. Search features are terrible and counter intuitive. The operas are amazing, the app is worthless. And it costs as much as my Amazon prime subscription. The Metropolitan Opera needs to fix this app. People have been complaining for years. It isn’t much better than when I started streaming their operas in 2006.

### 1/5 — Content Great. App SUUUUUUCKS!

*2026-02-21*

It genuinely blows my mind that the greatest Opera House in the world, in my opinion, has had an app for over a decade and a half that doesn’t even pretend to work on any kind of consistent level. I probably cancel my subscription every couple of months and wait several years before downloading this app again. There is nothing more frustrating than trying to watch all of your favorite operas with your favorite singers with an outstanding Orchestra and all of this design be literally impossible to view because of how poorly the app is run.

There is no excuse for this. We’ve had streaming services for almost 20 years now and people like the Berlin Philharmonic, Medici, in the Royal Opera House don’t have these kinds of problems whatsoever. I wish I could say that I might as well flip a coin but that assumes that the app even works half the time. Why is it that even videos downloaded for off-line usage don’t work? It’s genuinely embarrassing to the point that I would have thought that at some point over the last 15 years somebody somewhere in some data area would spend. The two weeks that it would take to basically start from scratch. But alas, here we are. 

I’m running out of space to write, but this app just angers me so much. The content is so good, why can’t I freaking see it?

### 2/5 — And You Thought Met was the Cadillac of Opera

*2026-02-04*

I recently got a smart TV and was so excited to get this app as I am a huge opera fan and amateur vocalist myself. I got the app on TV first but it was having trouble creating an account and subscribing. So I downloaded on my phone, eventually I got the subscription to work and can access operas.  I love watching them but here’s the problem - it doesn’t save favorites, and doesn’t save your place so you can resume, which is a big problem because its pretty common to not watch a 4 hour opera in one sitting. So every time I go into the app I have to find my opera all over again and toggle to approximately where I left off. This is especially disappointing since Met considers themselves such the elites, but the can’t get a programmer to fix this simple problems. I see now in the reviews everyone has the same problem with these apps. What a disappointment.

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work.

*2026-02-01*

Although I am logged in and have a monthly subscription, I cannot use the app. Re-installing is of no use. Very annoying.

### 1/5 — Unfortunately Awful

*2026-01-15*

Most of the app simply doesn’t work. Some performances download fine, others don’t. Sometimes screens freeze. Sometimes it asks you to login when you’re already logged in. Too many issues to detail here.

There are so many bugs just in 60 seconds of using the app, but they only release fixes 1-2x per year, so don’t count on them being fixed soon (probably not ever). 

This is essentially a dead app. Don’t waste your money.

### 1/5 — Instant FAIL

*2025-10-03*

App is Cee RAP.  omg.  It fails during the set up!!!  It won’t accept the password to create a profile.  

Epic FAIL.

## Frequently asked questions about Met Opera on Demand

### What is Met Opera on Demand?

Met Opera on Demand is a service that provides instant and unlimited streaming of over 950 full-length Metropolitan Opera performances. You can access classic telecasts, "Live in HD" series transmissions, and historical radio broadcasts on your iPad, iPhone, and HDTV.

### What kind of performances are available?

The app features over 180 presentations from the "Live in HD" series, classic telecasts dating back to 1977, and more than 600 radio broadcast performances from 1935. New operas are added monthly.

### How much does Met Opera on Demand cost?

The app is free to download and offers a sampling of free preview content. Subscriptions are available for unlimited access, with options for a monthly or annual plan. A 7-day free trial is offered for first-time purchasers of the monthly subscription.

### What devices is Met Opera on Demand compatible with?

You can stream performances on your iPad and iPhone. Additionally, you can watch on your HDTV or connected sound system via Apple TV with AirPlay.

### Can I watch performances with subtitles?

Yes, all Met Opera on Demand videos include English subtitles. Many recent HD performances also offer subtitles in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish, as well as English Closed Captions. Videos released from 2022 onwards include Audio Description.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.3.16 — 2026-04-30

Bug fixes

### 2.3.15 — 2026-03-06

New features
Bug fixes

### 2.3.12 — 2025-09-12

-Bug fixes

### 2.3.10 — 2025-04-05

-Bug fixes

### 2.3.9 — 2025-03-04

-Bug Fixes

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