Mar.
22
2015
05/09/15 – The Rake’s Progress – 1pm
Metropolitan Opera
The Rake’s Progress by Igor Stravinsky
Libretto by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman
Approximate running time 3 hrs. 10 min.
James Levine revisits one of his favorite 20th-century classics: Stravinsky’s only full-length opera, with its wondrous neo-classical score, back on the Met stage for the first time in 12 years. Paul Appleby adds another leading role as Tom Rakewell, opposite Layla Claire as Anne Trulove, Stephanie Blythe as the bearded lady Baba the Turk, and Gerald Finley as the devilish Nick Shadow.
Sung in English
Cast
Conductor: James Levine
Anne Trulove: Layla Claire
Baba the Turk: Stephanie Blythe
Tom Rakewell: Paul Appleby
Nick Shadow: Gerald Finley
Trulove: Brindley Sherratt
Production Team
Production: Jonathan Miller
Set Designer: Peter J. Davison
Costume Designer: Judy Levin
Lighting Designed by: Jennifer Tipton
Photo credits: Jack Vartoogian/Metropolitan Opera
