The season's new productions will include John Adams' Doctor Atomic, directed by Penny Wilcox and designed by Julian Crouch, Catherine Zuber, and Brian MacDevitt (October 13); Berlioz's La Damnation de Faust, directed by Robert Lepage (November 7), and Bellini's La Sonambula, directed by Tony Award winner Mary Zimmerman, starring Natalie Dessay and Juan Diego Florez (March 2), as well as Massenet's Thais, starring Fleming in the title role (December 8), Puccini's La Rondine (December 31), and Verdi's Il Trovatore with Salvatore Licitra in the title role (February 16).

In addition, the Met will present 18 revivals of repertory productions, including Zimmerman's 2007 production of Lucia de Lamermoor with Diana Damrau and Anna Netrbeko sharing the title role.

For more information, call 212-362-6000 or visit www.metopera.org.