Archive for the ‘Met Opera’ Category
5/11/13 – Gotterdammerung – NOON
Metropolitan Opera Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner Libretto by Richard Wagner Sung in German Approximate running time: 5 hrs. 31 min., 2 intermissions. Robert Lepage’s landmark production of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen is back for three complete cycles in spring 2013, on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the composer’s birth. The Ring‘s cataclysmic finale stars Deborah Voigt and Katarina … Read More »
5/04/13 – Dialogues des Carmelites – 1:00PM
Metropolitan Opera Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc Libretto by Francis Poulenc, after Georges Bernanos Sung in French Approximate running time: 3 hrs. 2 min., 1 intermission. In one of the Met’s greatest productions, Poulenc’s masterpiece makes a rare return to the repertory with a fine cast led by Patricia Racette, Felicity Palmer, and Isabel Leonard. Louis Langrée conducts … Read More »
04/27/13 – Giulio Cesare – 1PM
Metropolitan Opera Giulio Cesare by George Frideric Handel Libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym Sung in Italian Approximate running time: 4 hrs. 5 min., 2 intermissions. The opera that conquered London in Handel’s time comes to the Met in David McVicar’s inventive production—which triumphed at its Glyndebourne premiere in 2005. The Guardian praised McVicar’s “witty, sexy, and tragic post-colonial framing of … Read More »
04/20/13 – Siegfried – NOON
Metropolitan Opera Die Walküre by Richard Wagner Libretto by Richard Wagner Sung in German Approximate running time: 5 hrs. 6 min., 2 intermissions. Robert Lepage’s landmark production of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen is back for three complete cycles in spring 2013, on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the composer’s birth. Jay Hunter Morris reprises his … Read More »
04/13/13 – Die Walkure – NOON
Metropolitan Opera Die Walküre by Richard Wagner Libretto by Richard Wagner Sung in German Approximate running time: 5 hrs. 4 min., 2 intermissions. Robert Lepage’s landmark production of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen is back for three complete cycles in spring 2013, on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the composer’s birth. In the second installment, the … Read More »
04/06/13 – Das Rheingold – 1:00pm
Metropolitan Opera Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner Libretto by Richard Wagner Sung in German Approximate running time: 2 hrs. 46 min, wihtout intermission. Robert Lepage’s landmark production of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen is back for three complete cycles in spring 2013, on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the composer’s birth. In the epic’s first installment, … Read More »
03/30/13 – La Traviata – 1:00pm
Metropolitan Opera La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave Sung in Italian Approximate running time: 2 hrs. 37 min, one intermission. Soprano Diana Damrau tackles Verdi’s eternal heroine for the first time anywhere in Willy Decker’s inspiring production. Plácido Domingo expands his repertoire to sing the baritone role of Germont, Violetta’s tormentor. Tenor … Read More »
03/23/13 – La Forza del Destino – 1:00pm
Metropolitan Opera La Forza del Destino by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave Sung in Italian Approximate running time: 3 hrs. 33 min. The Met Archival Broadcast: March 12, 1977 Matinee Broadcast Cast/Crew Leonora: Leontyne Price Don Alvaro: Plácido Domingo Don Carlo: Cornell MacNeil Padre Guardiano: Martti Talvela Preziosilla: Rosalind Elias Fra Melitone: Renato Capecchi Marquis de Calatrava: Malcolm Smith Curra: Carlotta Ordassy … Read More »
03/16/13 – Francesca da Rimini – 1:00pm
Metropolitan Opera Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai Libretto by Tito Ricordi Sung in Italian Approximate running time: 3 hrs. 33 min., including 3 intermissions Eva-Maria Westbroek and Marcello Giordani star in the Met’s production of Zandonai’s melodic gem, inspired by Dante’s Inferno. Marco Armiliato conducts. Eva-Maria Westbroek “exudes warmth and intelligence in the title role” (Financial … Read More »
03/09/13 – Don Carlo – 1:00pm
Metropolitan Opera Don Carlo by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Camille du Locle and François Joseph Méry Sung in Italian Approximate running time: 4 hrs. 35 min., including 2 intermissions Nicholas Hytner’s powerful 2010 production features a strong cast for Verdi’s epic vision of the Spanish Inquisition. Ramón Vargas sings the title role, joined by Barbara Frittoli, Anna Smirnova, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Ferruccio … Read More »
