Archive for the ‘Old Met’ Category
02/17/18-Parsifal- NOON
METROPOLITAN OPERA RICHARD WAGNER Parsifal Met Music Director Designate Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Wagner’s transcendental score, in François Girard’s remarkable production, a mystical theatrical journey. Tenor Klaus Florian Vogt, renowned across Europe, returns to the Met following his appearances in the 2016–17 season as Florestan in Fidelio. Evelyn Herlitzius is Kundry, and Peter Mattei and René Pape […]
02/10/18-L’Elisir d’Amore-1pm
METROPOLITAN OPERA GAETANO DONIZETTI L’Elisir d’Amore Pretty Yende debuts a new role at the Met with her first Adina opposite Matthew Polenzani, who enthralled Met audiences as Nemorino in 2013 with his ravishing “Una furtiva lagrima.” Bartlett Sher’s production is charming, with deft comedic timing, but also emotionally revealing. Domingo Hindoyan conducts. SUNG IN ITALIAN ESTIMATED […]
02/03/18-Il Trovatore-1pm
METROPOLITAN OPERA GIUSEPPE VERDI Il Trovatore Sir David McVicar’s exhilarating production of Verdi’s thrilling depiction of life on the edge features Maria Agresta as the noble heroine, Leonora, Yonghoon Lee as the troubadour who loves her, Quinn Kelsey as his rival, and Anita Rachvelishvili as the Gypsy Azucena, whose bloodthirsty curse propels the story. Marco […]
01/27/18 – Tosca – 1pm
METROPOLITAN OPERA GIACOMO PUCCINI Tosca Sir David McVicar’s “smashing new production” is “a grand triumph” (Huffington Post), featuring an exciting cast led by soprano Sonya Yoncheva in the title role of the fiery diva and Vittorio Grigolo as her passionate lover, Cavaradossi. The pair are “youthful, ardent, and innocent … their duets electric, their kisses […]
01/20/18 – Thais – 1pm
JULES MASSENET Thaïs Ailyn Pérez is the alluring courtesan and Gerald Finley is the holy man who tries to resist her powers of seduction in Massenet’s tale of sensuality versus spirituality. Emmanuel Villaume conducts. SUNG IN FRENCH ESTIMATED RUN TIME: 3 HRS 16 MINS photo credit: Chris Lee/Metropolitan Opera CAST CONDUCTOR Emmanuel Villaume THAÏS Ailyn Pérez NICIAS Jean-François Borras ATHANAËL Gerald […]
01/13/17-Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci-1.00 pm
PIETRO MASCAGNI / RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci Roberto Alagna takes on the leading tenor roles in both parts of opera’s most popular double bill. In Cavalleria Rusticana, Ekaterina Semenchuk and Eva-Maria Westbroek share the role of the woebegone Santuzza, with Aleksandra Kurzak as the hot-blooded Nedda in Pagliacci. Nicola Luisotti conducts Sir David McVicar’s production, […]
01/06/18 – Hansel and Gretel -1pm
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK Hansel and Gretel A Met English-language holiday presentation, Richard Jones’s clever production of Humperdinck’s fairy-tale opera is based on the Brothers Grimm story. Donald Runnicles conducts the sweeping score and a delightful cast, including the legendary Dolora Zajick as the wayward siblings’ mother. Tara Erraught and Ingeborg Gillebo share the role of Hansel, […]
12/30/17 – The Merry Widow – 1pm
Metropolitan Opera FRANZ LEHÁR The Merry Widow Susan Graham sings the title role of the fabulous woman of the world who sets out to conquer glamorous old Paris and get the one thing that has eluded her—a commitment from her playboy first love. Lehár’s delightful score of lush waltzes and beautiful ballads will sparkle […]
12/23/17 – Le Nozze di Figaro – 1pm
Metropolitan Opera WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Le Nozze di Figaro An exceptional ensemble of performers—including Ailyn Pérez, Nadine Sierra, Isabel Leonard, Luca Pisaroni, Mariusz Kwiecien, and Ildar Abdrazakov—share the stage in Mozart’s comic yet profound look at human nature and one crazy day in a wealthy Spanish household. Acclaimed Mozartean maestro Harry Bicket conducts Richard […]
12/16/17 – Norma – 1pm
Metropolitan Opera VINCENZO BELLINI Norma “Ponselle, Milanov, Sutherland, Callas … after last night, Radvanovsky can add her name to the list,” declared the Huffington Post when Sondra Radvanovsky made her Met role debut as Norma in 2013. The 2017–18 season opens with a new production of Bellini’s masterpiece, starring Radvanovsky as the Druid priestess and Joyce DiDonato […]
