When did the Met begin producing its own series of televised productions?
With a performance of Puccini’s La Boheme on March 15, 1977, the Metropolitan Opera began its series of televised productions. This program, with a cast including Renata Scotto, Maralin Niska, Luciano Pavarotti, Ingvar Wixell, and Paul Plishka, and conducted by James Levine, was seen by over 4 million people.
