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The Best Episodes of Great Performances at the Met Season 3

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Great Performances at the Met Season 3 Episode 1 - Doctor Atomic
    8.2/10(9 votes)

    #1 - Doctor Atomic

    S3:E1

    The Season 3 premiere features a production of the John Adams opera "Doctor Atomic," about physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (Gerald Finley) and the testing of the first atomic bomb in 1945 New Mexico. Kitty Oppenheimer: Sasha Cooke. Edward Teller: Richard Paul Fink. Gen. Leslie Groves: Eric Owens.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Great Performances at the Met Season 3 Episode 2 - Salome
    6.4/10(25 votes)

    #2 - Salome

    S3:E2

    A production of the Richard Strauss opera "Salome," about a wild-child princess (Karita Mattila) who performs the Dance of the Seven Veils for King Herod (Kim Bagley) in return for anything she wants---which happens to be the head of a prophet (Juha Uusitalo). Herodias: Ildikó Komlósi.

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  3. Great Performances at the Met Season 3 Episode 3 - John Adams' Doctor Atomic
    7.4/10(32 votes)

    #3 - John Adams' Doctor Atomic

    S3:E3

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Great Performances at the Met Season 3 Episode 4 - The Metropolitan Opera Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming
    8.2/10(24 votes)

    #4 - The Metropolitan Opera Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming

    S3:E4

    The Met's 125th opening-night gala features soprano Renée Fleming in excerpts from three of her favorite operas, Verdi's "La Traviata," Massenet's "Manon" and Strauss' "Capriccio." Joining her are tenor Ramon Vargas, baritones Thomas Hampson and Dwayne Croft, and bass Robert Lloyd; and she wears costumes designed by John Galliano, Christian Lacroix and Karl Lagerfeld.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Great Performances at the Met Season 3 Episode 5 - Thaïs
    9.0/10(35 votes)

    #5 - Thaïs

    S3:E5

    Soprano Renée Fleming stars in the title role of Jules Massenet's "Thaïs," about an Egyptian courtesan who causes the fall from grace of a monk (Thomas Hampson). Nicias: Michael Schade. Palémon: Alain Vernhes. La Charmeuse: Leah Partridge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Great Performances at the Met Season 3 Episode 6 - Lucia di Lammermoor
    8.7/10(35 votes)

    #6 - Lucia di Lammermoor

    S3:E6

    A production of Gaetano Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor," a tragic opera about a young woman (Anna Netrebko) whose brother (Mariusz Kwiecien) pressures her to marry a nobleman despite her love for another (Piotr Beczala).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Great Performances at the Met Season 3 Episode 7 - La Rondine
    7.8/10(25 votes)

    #7 - La Rondine

    S3:E7

    Soprano Angela Gheorghiu and tenor Roberto Alagna star in a production of Puccini's "La Rodine," about a kept woman who faces a difficult decision when she falls for the son of a respectable family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Great Performances at the Met Season 3 Episode 8 - Orfeo et Euridice
    8.2/10(51 votes)

    #8 - Orfeo et Euridice

    S3:E8

    A production of Christoph Willibald Gluck's "Orfeo et Euridice," in which the grieving Orfeo (Stephanie Blythe) braves the underworld to retrieve his beloved wife (Danielle de Niese).

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  9. Great Performances at the Met Season 3 Episode 9 - Madama Butterfly
    8.5/10(33 votes)

    #9 - Madama Butterfly

    S3:E9

    Puccini's classic "Madama Butterfly," about a Japanese geisha (Patricia Racette) who marries an American naval officer (Marcello Giordani).

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Great Performances at the Met Season 3 Episode 10 - La Sonnambula
    8.4/10(26 votes)

    #10 - La Sonnambula

    S3:E10

    A reimagining of the Bellini opera "La Sonnambula," about a young woman (Natalie Dessay) whose sleepwalking compromises her virtue and causes her beloved (Juan Diego Flórez) to cancel their wedding, adds a play-within-a-play format.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Great Performances at the Met Season 3 Episode 11 - La Cenerentola
    8.1/10(28 votes)

    #11 - La Cenerentola

    S3:E11

    A production of "La Cenerentola," Rossini's adaptation of the "Cinderella" fable, starring mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca in the lead role and tenor Lawrence Brownlee as her Prince Charming. Don Magnifico: Alessandro Corbelli. Alidoro: John Relyea.

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Doctor Atomic" is the best rated episode of "Great Performances at the Met" season 3. It scored 8.2/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/22/2008. This episode is rated 1.8 points higher than the second-best, "Salome".