# Met Opera on Demand

> 750+ Met performances: Live in HD videos, classic telecasts, & radio broadcasts

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.metopera](https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.metopera)

## Overview

- **ID:** `org.metopera`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** The Metropolitan Opera
- **Category:** MUSIC\_AND\_AUDIO
- **Downloads:** 136,513
- **Rating:** 3.06 / 5 (573 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.956
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-30
- **First published:** 2015-09-15
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 31 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.metopera)
- **Website:** [http://www.metoperaondemand.org](http://www.metoperaondemand.org/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://metopera.org/user-information/privacy-policy/](http://metopera.org/user-information/privacy-policy/)

## Description

**Met Opera on Demand** offers unlimited streaming of over 750 full-length Metropolitan Opera performances directly to your Android devices and TV via Chromecast. The app features more than 175 "Live in HD" series presentations with renowned opera stars like Nadine Sierra and Renée Fleming, alongside classic telecasts dating back to 1977, including legendary performances by Luciano Pavarotti and Leontyne Price.

Subscribers can access an unparalleled collection of over 500 historic radio broadcasts dating back to 1935, featuring opera icons such as Maria Callas and Birgit Nilsson. All videos include English subtitles, and many HD performances provide multilingual subtitle options. The app supports offline viewing and allows bookmarking favorite performances, with new operas added monthly. A free 7-day trial is available for new users, making it an essential app for opera enthusiasts worldwide.

## Rankings

- #191,961 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `org.metopera.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Met Opera on Demand offers excellent opera content and strong features like subtitles and TV casting, with a good-value subscription. However, users consistently report the Android app as unstable and slow: frequent crashes and freezes, especially with recent updates or on older devices; unreliable streaming and playback, including long loading times, audio gaps between operas, and not maintaining playback when the screen sleeps or the app runs in background. Additional pain points include missing offline download support, no multiple-user profiles, subpar search and sorting, and inconsistent login behavior. Overall, content quality isn’t matched by the app’s reliability.

### Pros

- Excellent catalog of operas with high-quality video and audio.
- Subtitles are well implemented, readable and easy to enable via CC.
- Chromecast/TV casting works well and the app supports cross-device streaming.
- Good value subscription with content becoming available soon after live streams.

### Cons

- Unstable Android app with frequent crashes and freezes, including on older devices.
- Playback/streaming problems: long loading times, audio gaps, and stops when the screen sleeps or the app is backgrounded.
- Missing offline downloads and lack of multiple user profiles (and basic playback controls like a 15-second skip).
- Search and sorting issues; broken search results and missing sorting options.
- Login persistence and overall UX regressions (persistent login prompts, etc.).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.metopera)