Verdi’s Ernani - Angela Meade takes center stage in Verdi’s thrilling early gem. Marcello Giordani is her mismatched lover, and all-star Verdians Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Ferruccio Furlanetto round out the cast.
Massenet’s Manon– New Production - 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 Guest Conductor Fabio Luisi on the podium.
Verdi’s La Traviata - Natalie Dessay will put on the red dress in Willy Decker’s stunning production, in her first Violetta at the Met. Matthew Polenzani sings Alfredo, Dmitri Hvorostovsky is Germont, and Principal Guest Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.
L’Elisir d’Amore – Gaetano Donizetti (Approximate running time: 125 minutes) Conductor: Maurizio Benini Production: Bartlett Sher Set Designer: Michael Yeargan Costume Designer: Catherine Zuber Lighting Designed by: Jennifer Tipton Cast: Anna Netrebko (Adina), Matthew Polenzani (Nemorino), Mariusz Kwiecien (Belcore), Ambrogio Maestri (Doctor Dulcamara) The Live in HD season begins October 13 with a new production […]
Otello – Giuseppe Verdi – October 27, 2012 at 9:55 a.m. (Approximate running time: 185 minutes) Conductor: Semyon Bychkov Production: Elijah Moshinsky Set Designer: Michael Yeargan Costume Designer: Peter J. Hall Lighting Designer: Duane Schuler Choreographer: Eleanor Fazan Cast: Renée Fleming (Desdemona), Johan Botha (Otello), Michael Fabiano (Cassio), Falk Struckmann (Iago) Verdi’s towering masterpiece, based […]
The Tempest – Thomas Adès – November 10, 2012 at 9:55 a.m. (Approximate running time: 120 minutes) Met Premiere Conductor: Thomas Adès Libretto: Meredith Oakes Production: Robert Lepage Set Designer: Jasmine Catudal Costume Designer: Kym Barrett Lighting Designer: Michel Beaulieu Video Designer: David Leclerc Cast: Audrey Luna (Ariel), Isabel Leonard (Miranda), Iestyn Davies (Trinculo), Alek Shrader […]
Aida – Giuseppe Verdi – December 15, 2012 at 9:55 a.m. (Approximate running time: 220 minutes) Conductor: Fabio Luisi Production: Sonja Frisell Set Designer: Gianni Quaranta Costume Designer: Dada Saligeri Lighting Designer: Gil Wechsler Choreographer: Alexei Ratmansky Cast: Liudmyla Monastyrska (Aida), Olga Borodina (Amneris), Roberto Alagna (Radamès), George Gagnidze (Amonasro), Štefan Kocán (Ramfis), Miklós Sebestyén (The […]
Les Troyens – Hector Berlioz – January 5, 2013 at 8:55 a.m. (Approximate running time: 300 minutes) Conductor: Fabio Luisi Production: Francesca Zambello Set Designer: Maria Bjørnson Costume Designer: Anita Yavich Lighting Designer: James F. Ingalls Choreographer: Doug Varone Cast: Deborah Voigt (Cassandra), Susan Graham (Dido), Marcello Giordani (Aeneas), Dwayne Croft (Coroebus), Kwangchul Youn (Narbal) […]
Maria Stuarda - Gaetano Donizetti – January 19, 2013 at 9:55 a.m. (Approximate running time: 180 minutes) Met Premiere Conductor: Maurizio Benini Production: David McVicar Set & Costume Designer: John MacFarlane Lighting Designed By: Jennifer Tipton Choreographer: Leah Hausman Cast: Joyce DiDonato (Maria Stuarda), Elza van den Heever (Elisabetta), Francesco Meli (Leicester), Joshua Hopkins (Cecil), […]
La Clemenza di Tito – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – January 26, 2013 at 9:55 a.m. (Approximate running time: 175 minutes) Conductor: Harry Bicket Production: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Set & Costume Designer: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Lighting Designer: Gil Wechsler Cast: Lucy Crowe (Servilia), Barbara Frittoli (Vitellia), Elna Garana (Sesto), Kate Lindsey (Annio), Giuseppe Filianoti (Tito) Mozart’s final Italian […]
Un Ballo in Maschera - Giuseppe Verdi – February 9, 2013 at 9:55 a.m. (Approximate running time: 200 minutes) Conductor: Fabio Luisi Production: David Alden Set Designer: Paul Steinberg Costume Designer: Brigitte Reiffenstuel Lighting Designer: Adam Silverman Choreographer: Maxine Braham Cast: Karita Mattila (Amelia), Kathleen Kim (Oscar), Stephanie Blythe (Ulrica), Marcelo Álvarez (Gustavo III), Dmitri […]
Rigoletto - Giuseppe Verdi – February 16, 2013 at 9:55 a.m. (Approximate running time: 180 minutes) Conductor: Michele Mariotti Production: Michael Mayer Set Designer: Christine Jones Costume Designer: Susan Hilferty Lighting Designer: Kevin Adams Choreographer: Steven Hoggett Cast: Diana Damrau (Gilda), Oksana Volkova (Maddalena), Piotr Beczala (Duke of Mantua), Željko Lu?i? (Rigoletto),Štefan Kocán (Sparafucile) Rising […]
Parsifal - Richard Wagner – March 2, 2013 at 8:55 a.m. (Approximate running time: 320 minutes) Conductor: Daniele Gatti Production: François Girard Set Designer: Michael Levine Costume Designer: Thibault Vancraenenbroeck Lighting Designer: David Finn Video Designer: Peter Flaherty Choreographer: Carolyn Choa Dramaturg: Serge Lamothe Cast: Katarina Dalayman (Kundry), Jonas Kaufmann (Parsifal), Peter Mattei (Amfortas), Evgeny […]
Francesca da Rimini – Riccardo Zandonai – March 16, 2013 at 8:55 a.m. (Approximate running time: 200 minutes) Conductor: Marco Armiliato Production: Piero Faggioni Set Designer: Ezio Frigerio Costume Designer: Franca Squarciapino Lighting Designer: Gil Wechsler Choreographer: Donald Mahler Cast: Eva-Maria Westbroek (Francesca), Marcello Giordani (Paolo), Robert Brubaker (Malatestino), Mark Delavan (Gianciotto) Zandonai’s early 20th-century […]
Giulio Cesare - George Frideric Handel – June 1, 2013 at 8:55 a.m. (Approximate running time: 245 minutes) Conductor: Harry Bicket Production: David McVicar Set Designer: Robert Jones Costume Designer: Brigitte Reiffenstuel Lighting Designer: Paule Constable Choreographer: Andrew George Cast: Natalie Dessay (Cleopatra), Alice Coote (Sesto), Patricia Bardon (Cornelia), David Daniels (Giulio Cesare), Christophe Dumaux […]
Anna Netrebko and Mariusz Kwiecien star as the lovestruck Tatiana and the imperious Onegin in Tchaikovsky’s fateful romance. Deborah Warner’s new production, set in the late 19th century, moves episodically from farmhouse to ballroom, with a powerful snowstorm providing the dramatic setting for the finale. Piotr Beczala is Lenski, Onegin’s friend turned rival. Russian maestro […]
William Kentridge stormed the Met with his inventive production of Shostakovich’s opera, which dazzled opera and art lovers alike in its inaugural run in 2010. Now Paulo Szot reprises his acclaimed performance of a bureaucrat, whose satirical misadventures in search of his missing nose are based on Gogol’s comic story. Valery Gergiev conducts. The Nose […]
Puccini’s timeless verismo score is well served by an exceptional cast, led by Patricia Racette in the title role of the jealous diva, opposite Roberto Alagna as her lover, Cavaradossi. George Gagnidze is the villainous Scarpia. Tosca is a co-production of the Metropolitan Opera, the Bayerische Staatsoper and the Teatro alla Scala.