Archive for the ‘Old Met’ Category
01/04/20 – Der Rosenkavalier – 1pm
The Metropolitan Opera Der Rosenkavalier RICHARD STRAUSS ESTIMATED RUN TIME: 4 HRS 20 MINS, 2 intermissions SUNG IN GERMAN photo credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera Robert Carsen’s splendid staging returns for the first time since its blockbuster 2017 premiere, with Sir Simon Rattle on the podium to conduct Strauss’s glittering score. Star soprano Camilla Nylund […]
12/28/19 The Magic Flute -1PM
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA The Magic Flute Mozart ESTIMATED RUN TIME: 1 HR 45 MINS, no intermission SUNG IN ENGLISH photo credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera A beloved holiday tradition continues as Mozart’s delightful fairy tale returns in the Met’s abridged, English-language version for families, perfect for younger audiences, with no intermission and a running […]
12/21/19 – MACBETH -1PM
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA MACBETH Verdi ESTIMATED RUN TIME: 3 HRS 10 MINS, 1 intermission SUNG IN ITALIAN photo credit: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera Soprano Anna Netrebko created a sensation when she made her Met role debut as Lady Macbeth in 2014, opposite baritone Željko Lučić in the title role. Now, the two stars reunite to reprise […]
12/14/19 – The Queen of Spades -1 PM
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA The Queen of Spades Tchaikovsky ESTIMATED RUN TIME: 3 HRS 35 MINS, 1 intermission SUNG IN RUSSIAN photo credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera Tchaikovsky’s eerie thriller of imperial Russia has its first performances at the Met since 2011. Tenor Aleksandrs Antonenko is Hermann, the fanatical gambler whose obsession with a powerful secret […]
12/07/19 – Akhnaten – THE MET RETURNS! – 1PM
The Metropolitan Opera AkhnatenPhilip Glass ESTIMATED RUN TIME: 3 HRS 30 MINS, 2 intermissions SUNG IN VARIOUS photo credit: Paola Kudacki/ Met Opera Director Phelim McDermott tackles another one of Philip Glass’s masterpieces, following the now-legendary Met staging of Satyagraha. Star countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo is the title pharaoh, the revolutionary ruler who transformed ancient Egypt, with […]
05/11/19 – Dialogues des Carmélites – 1pm
The Metropolitan Opera Francis Poulenc Dialogues des Carmélites ESTIMATED RUN TIME: 3 HRS 9 MINS, 1 intermissions SUNG IN FRENCH photo credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the classic John Dexter production of Poulenc’s devastating story of faith and martyrdom. Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard sings the touching role of Blanche and soprano Karita […]
05/04/19 – Aida – 1pm
The Metropolitan Opera Giuseppe Verdi Aida ESTIMATED RUN TIME: 3 HRS 36 MINS, 2 intermissions SUNG IN ITALIAN photo credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera In what should be a highlight of the new season, soprano Anna Netrebko sings her first Met Aida, going toe-to-toe with mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili as Amneris. Later in the season, […]
04/27/19 – Gotterdammerung – NOON
The Metropolitan Opera Richard Wagner Götterdämmerung ESTIMATED RUN TIME: 5 HRS 32 MINS, 2 intermissions SUNG IN GERMAN photo credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera Wagner’s epic cycle concludes with acts of betrayal, murder, vengeance, and, finally, the destruction of the world. Christine Goerke plays Brünnhilde, whose heroic self-sacrifice paves the way for humankind’s redemption […]
04/20/19 – La Clemenza di Tito – 1pm
The Metropolitan Opera Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart La Clemenza di Tito ESTIMATED RUN TIME: 2 HRS 52 MINS, 1 intermission SUNG IN ITALIAN photo credit: Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato sings Sesto at the Met for the first time, and tenor Matthew Polenzani adds yet another role to his extensive Mozartean repertoire as […]
04/13/19 – Siegfried – NOON
The Metropolitan Opera Richard Wagner Siegfried ESTIMATED RUN TIME: 5 HRS, 6 MINS, 2 intermissions SUNG IN GERMAN photo credit: Richard Termine / Met Opera Orphaned at birth, Siegfried learns his true identity and fulfills his destiny to become Brünnhilde’s savior and lover. Tenors Stefan Vinke and Andreas Schager sing the heroic title character. Christine […]
