The Met Orchestra

The Met's new principal conductor, Fabio Luisi, takes over for the ailing James Levine, who transformed the Met's pit band into one of the world's most compelling orchestras. Today, beloved soprano Renée Fleming warms up a wintry afternoon with a selection of Mahler lieder and arias by Barber and Hermann. The orchestra's crackerjack clarinetists—Anthony McGill and Stephen Williamson—are showcased in concertos by Mozart and Copland.