Great Performances: Madame Butterfly Sunday, July 19: 2 p.m. Patricia Racette returns to the title role in Anthony Minghella’s striking production, a new classic of the Met repertory. Patrick Summers conducts Puccini’s heartbreaking tale of a Japanese geisha betrayed by her American lover.

Inside: Lord of the Rings on Stage  Friday, July 31: 10 p.m. "Inside" follows the team of more than 120 cast, crew and creatives as they puzzle over how to make Middle Earth come alive on a London stage.