Reviews of Met Opera on Demand

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List of user reviews and ratings for Met Opera on Demand

Total ratings

3.06 (Rating count: 576)

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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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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.10

All time rating average: 3.06

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37% (23)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-11	Pa*****	You should release a version of the app that is compatible with the Google TV Streamer. When using the app to Chromecast, it loses connection after about five minutes. The opera continues playing, but I can no longer control it from within the Met Opera app or follow along with the track listing. I love the selection and video quality, however. And using captioning when casting works better than it used to. Please make a version for Google TV Streamer!
You should release a version of the app that is compatible with the Google TV Streamer. When using the app to Chromecast, it loses connection after about five minutes. The opera continues playing, but I can no longer control it from within the Met Opera app or follow along with the track listing. I love the selection and video quality, however. And using captioning when casting works better than it used to. Please make a version for Google TV Streamer!
2026-06-07	St*****	Great operas, unbelievably awful app.
Great operas, unbelievably awful app.
2026-05-25	Gr*****	I signed up for an account and installed the app on my phone and my Samsung smart tv. I can log into the phone app but that's about all. When I try to log in on the TV app, it keeps telling me I'm entering the wrong information. So it looks like I won't be subscribing. Which is unfortunate because I was really looking forward to watching some good opera.
I signed up for an account and installed the app on my phone and my Samsung smart tv. I can log into the phone app but that's about all. When I try to log in on the TV app, it keeps telling me I'm entering the wrong information. So it looks like I won't be subscribing. Which is unfortunate because I was really looking forward to watching some good opera.
2026-03-24	Lo*****	Great content, shame about the app. The app frequently freezes, has long loading times, could do with a better filter & overall needs a refresh. Oh & it looks awful on a tablet. Love the content though! Edit: why all of a sudden does the 24 hour audio stream now stop between operas? It used to run continuously & there are no autoplay settings to change this. Also, now it stops playing when the screen goes off or if I use the sleep/wake cover on the tablet. Needs fixing.
Great content, shame about the app. The app frequently freezes, has long loading times, could do with a better filter & overall needs a refresh. Oh & it looks awful on a tablet. Love the content though! Edit: why all of a sudden does the 24 hour audio stream now stop between operas? It used to run continuously & there are no autoplay settings to change this. Also, now it stops playing when the screen goes off or if I use the sleep/wake cover on the tablet. Needs fixing.
2026-03-21	C.*****	I'd like to download an opera for a long flight tomorrow. I have a current subscription. I can't figure out how to at all. Lame!
I'd like to download an opera for a long flight tomorrow. I have a current subscription. I can't figure out how to at all. Lame!
2026-03-03	To*****	Excellent
Excellent
2025-12-23	Gr*****	It's functional! So glad it exists. I wish it supported GoogleTV. Would be great to have HD streaming features — especially audio
It's functional! So glad it exists. I wish it supported GoogleTV. Would be great to have HD streaming features — especially audio
2025-11-09	ds*****	No proper payment options (yet). As a Dutchman, I want to pay using iDeal or Google Play - I don't have a credit card nor am I eligible for one.
No proper payment options (yet). As a Dutchman, I want to pay using iDeal or Google Play - I don't have a credit card nor am I eligible for one.
2025-11-03	Py*****	Slow, poor quality app. Downloads don't work. Disappointing paid service.
Slow, poor quality app. Downloads don't work. Disappointing paid service.
2025-10-17	Mi*****	Extremely poor application, nothing works as intended.
Extremely poor application, nothing works as intended.