Over the course of his 20-year Met career, beloved baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky starred in four new-production premieres, including in 2012, when he sang Count Anckarström in David Alden’s staging of Un Ballo in Maschera. Enjoy Verdi’s stirring drama as tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream—the full performance, which also features tenor Marcelo Alvarez as Gustavo, is available starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, February 28, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.org and on all Met Ope

Puccini’s great drama comes to life on the Met stage in Anthony Minghella’s striking production. | The Metropolitan Opera

Anthony Minghella’s classic production of Puccini’s masterpiece is “an inspired vision.” | The Metropolitan Opera