At the Met Opera in Lincoln Center, NYC: Missy Mazzoli's 'Lincoln in the Bardo' Streams Free on YouTube

The Metropolitan Opera will stream Missy Mazzoli's new opera Lincoln in the Bardo free on YouTube, live on November 14 at 8 pm Eastern. It is open to viewers worldwide, so no ticket is needed to see one of the Met's world premieres.

The opera is based on George Saunders's award-winning novel, with a libretto by Royce Vavrek. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts, and the production is by Lileana Blain-Cruz. The Met describes the work as critically acclaimed.

The recording stays available through November 18. From November 20, it moves to paid on-demand viewing. Anyone who can't tune in at showtime still has several days to catch it.

The Met's house is at Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side, and the opera is also on stage there at 8 pm on the 14th. The stream suits people who can't get to the theater, or anyone curious to try contemporary opera without committing to a ticket.

Elsewhere at the Met this week, Cherubini's Medea and Puccini's Tosca are on stage, and Janáček's Jenůfa opens in a new production on November 16. For New Yorkers, the company also runs Opera for All, a partnership with the Mayor's Office that offers free tickets to eligible residents through a lottery on the Met Opera app.