Posts Tagged ‘Metropolitan Opera’
Une Voyageuse Fabuleux
The Charles Theater is presenting The Metropolitan Opera’s live HD broadcast of Massenet’s Manon tomorrow & I’ll be on hand to greet audience members, hand out “swag”, & enjoy the show. Not a bad way to spend a Saturday, right? It gets better. Sara Stewart, a wonderful, talented woman who’s a member of […]
Breathing the same air
It was a first for me. I have never before been to the opera when a singer gave an encore of an aria in the middle of the performance. I guess it depends on the opera, and an opera buffa certainly lends itself to it more than, say, Wagner’s Ring Cycle! Well, if you were […]
04/07/12 – Manon – 1:00pm
By Jules Massenet Librettist: Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille Sung in French Approximate running time 3 hrs. 55 min. Anna Netrebko’s dazzling portrayal of the tragic heroine in Laurent Pelly’s new production travels to the Met from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Piotr Beczala and Paulo Szot also star, with the Met’s Principal Conductor […]
03/31/12 – L’Elisir d’Amore – 1:00pm
By Gaetano Donizetti Librettist: Felice Romani Sung in Italian Approximate running time 2 hrs. 35 min. Donizetti’s melodic classic is well served by a quartet of bel canto stars: Juan Diego Flórez and Diana Damrau are the unlikely lovers, Mariusz Kwiecien the vainglorious sergeant, and Alessandro Corbelli the dispenser of the elixir. Cast Conductor: Donato […]
03/24/12 – Macbeth – 1:00pm
By Giuseppe Verdi Librettist: Francesco Maria Piave and Andrea Mattei Sung in Italian Approximate running time 3 hrs. 0 min. As the doomed couple, Thomas Hampson and Nadja Michael deliver the vocal fireworks of two of Verdi’s most challenging roles, Hampson for the first time at the Met and Michael in her company debut. Cast […]
03/17/12 – Khovanshchina – 1:00pm
By Modest Mussorgsky Librettist: Modest Mussorgsky Sung in Russian Approximate running time 4 hrs. 10 min. “Khovanshchina burns white-hot” (New York Times). Mussorgsky’s sweeping epic, set during the reign of Peter the Great, is back on the Met stage for the first time in more than a decade, in a revival that is “blazingly sung, […]
03/10/12 – Don Giovanni – 1:00pm
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Librettist: Lorenzo Da Ponte Sung in Italian Approximate running time 3 hrs. 25 min. Michael Grandage’s elegant new production, which premiered last fall, is back with Gerald Finley in the title role and Andrew Davis on the podium. Kyle Ketelsen and Bryn Terfel share the role of Leporello, and the cast […]
03/03/12 – Aida – 1:00pm
By Giuseppe Verdi Librettist: Antonio Ghislanzoni Sung in Italian Approximate running time 3 hrs. 40 min. Verdi’s vision of ancient Egypt is grandly realized with the help of the Met’s unparalleled musical forces—and every one of its stage elevators. Violeta Urmana and Marcello Giordani star as the ill-fated lovers. Stephanie Blythe sings Amneris for the […]
Opera on-screen!
While skimming friends’ Facebook posts this morning, I came across a few comments relating to Placido Domingo & Stephen Colbert having sung Verdi’s La Donna e Mobile on last night’s “Colbert Report.” Having missed the broadcast, I immediately Googled the performance & was delighted with the video I found. Both men sound great & look […]
Adventures of a Mezzo in Manhattan
Greetings! It’s great to be back on the air. Jim & I took a trip to New York over the weekend, mostly to see Verdi’s Ernani at the Metropolitan Opera. We also got to visit with several friends, one of whom sings in the Met chorus (local opera fans may remember her: Sara Stewart, soprano […]
