The opera has not been presented at the Met since the 1925-26 season.
Remarkably, the opera has not been presented at the Met in two decades.
"I like very much the idea of presenting opera in concert form," he said.
There, on Sept. 24, the opera will be presented again.
The opera was revived in 1836 and presented for 11 performances.
Often, operas are presented in their original languages, which may be different from the first language of the audience.
When no Ring is staged, five other operas are presented.
Smyth had hopes of seeing her opera presented in America.
Other rare Italian operas of the 18th century were presented in 1979 and subsequent years.
Yet if opera is presented simply as one continuing long shot of the stage, it could hardly hold the viewer's attention on the home screen.