Archive for the ‘Old Met’ Category
4/9/16 – SIMON BOCCANEGRA @ 1:00PM
Metropolitan Opera Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the play Simón Bocanegra (1843) by Antonio García Gutiérrez Approximate running time: 3 HRS 9 MINS The legendary pair of James Levine and Plácido Domingo have defined Verdi’s art for more than four decades. They demonstrate their mastery with this remarkable character study of the […]
4/2/16 – MADAMA BUTTERFLY @ 1:00PM
Metropolitan Opera Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa Approximate running time: 3 HRS 18 MINS Anthony Minghella’s breathtaking production has thrilled audiences ever since its premiere in 2006. Kristine Opolais reprises her acclaimed portrayal of the title role, opposite Roberto Alagna as Pinkerton, the naval officer who breaks Butterfly’s heart. Hei-Kyung Hong, […]
3/26/16 – LE NOZZE DI FIGARO @ 1:00PM
Metropolitan Opera Le Nozze Di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte Approximate running time: 3 HRS 33 MINS Richard Eyre’s stylish 2014 production, set in 1930s Seville, returns with both new and familiar stars. Bass Mikhail Petrenko sings his first Met Figaro. Sopranos Rachel Willis-Sørensen and Amanda Majeski—who both made acclaimed Met debuts last […]
3/19/16 – L’ELISIR D’AMORE @ 1:00PM
Metropolitan Opera L’ELISIR D’AMORE by Gaetano Donizetti. Libretto written by Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto, after Eugène Scribe’s libretto for Daniel Auber’s Le philtre (1831). Approximate run time: 2 HRS 39 MINS Everyone in the village loves the spry Adina and the slow-but-likeable Nemorino—but when will they admit their love for each other? Soprano Aleksandra Kurzak and […]
3/12/16 – DON PASQUALE @ 1:00PM
Metropolitan Opera Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti Libretto by Giovanni Ruffini Approximate running time: 2 HRS 53 MINS Donizetti’s lighthearted farce stars celebrated debutante soprano Eleonora Buratto, tenor Javier Camarena, a new king of the high Cs, and baritone Ambrogio Maestri, the recent and unforgettable Met Falstaff—an ideal team for this comic romp. Otto Schenk’s 2006 production provides […]
3/5/16 – MANON LESCAUT @ 1:00PM
Metropolitan Opera Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo, Marco Praga, Giuseppe Giacosa, Domenico Oliva and Luigi Illica. Estimated Run Time: 3 hrs 8 mins The Met stage ignites when soprano Kristine Opolais and tenor Jonas Kaufmann join forces in Puccini’s obsessive love story. Opolais sings the title role of the country girl who […]
2/27/16 – LULU @ 1:00PM
Metropolitan Opera Lulu by Alban Berg Libretto adapted by Berg from Frank Wedekind’s two Lulu plays, Erdgeist (Earth Spirit, 1895) and Die Büchse der Pandora (Pandora’s Box, 1904) Approximate running time: 3 hrs 51 mins Acclaimed artist and director William Kentridge (The Nose) applies his unique theatrical vision to Berg’s notorious femme fatale who shatters lives, […]
2/20/16 – MARIA STUARDA @ 1:00PM
Metropolitan Opera Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti, Libretto by Giuseppe Bardari Approximate running time: 2 hrs 46 mins The second chapter of soprano Sondra Radvanovsky’s quest to sing all three Donizetti Tudor queens in the same season has her playing the doomed Mary, Queen of Scots. Sir David McVicar’s stunning production turns on the dramatic confrontation […]
2/13/16 – IL TROVATORE @ 1:00PM
Metropolitan Opera Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto written by Salvadore Cammarano, based on the play El trovador (1836) by Antonio García Gutiérrez Approximate running time: 2 HRS 45 MINS Four extraordinary artists lead the cast of Verdi’s thrilling drama: Angela Meade stars as Leonora, the young noblewoman at the center of the story. Marcello Giordani is […]
2/6/16 – CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA/ PAGLIACCI @ 1:00PM
Metropolitan Opera Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni, libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci, adapted from a play and short story written by Giovanni Verga Pagliacci, music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo Approximate running time: 3 hrs 5 mins Opera’s indomitable double bill returns in Sir David McVicar’s searing production from the 2014–15 season. Tenor Yonghoon Lee […]
