05/05/12 – The Makropulos Case – 1:00pm
By Leoš Janáček
Librettist: Leoš Janáček
Sung in Czech
Approximate running time 2 hrs. 40 min.
Count on a tour-de-force performance from Karita Mattila in Janácek’s absorbing drama of a diva’s supernatural fight against her destiny. Czech expert Jirí Behlolávek conducts.
Cast
Conductor: Jiri Belohlávek
Emilia Marty: Karita Mattila
Albert Gregor: Kurt Streit
Jaroslav Prus: Johan Reuter
Dr. Kolenaty: Tom Fox
The Production Team
Production: Elijah Moshinsky
Set Designer: Anthony Ward
Costume Designer: Dona Granata
Lighting Designer: Howard Harrison
Tags:Metropolitan Opera