Live from the Metropolitan Opera

Live from the Metropolitan Opera (often referred to as Live from the Met) is a PBS program that presents entire performances from the Metropolitan Opera. The program started in 1977 and was renamed The Metropolitan Opera Presents in 1988, finally becoming Great Performances at the Met in 2007.
==Appearances==
*Big Bird appeared on the program on Christmas Day 1982, hosting a performance of Engelbert Humperdinck's opera Hansel and Gretel. With the help of some kids, Big Bird introduced each act, outlining the story.Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA), December 29, 1982
==References==
*Sesame Street spoofed the series as "Live from the Nest," where Phil Harmonic would introduce a series of operas starring Placido Flamingo on the stage of the Nestropolitan Opera.
==Sources==
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