Only 2 operas remain to be broadcast in the 2011-2 program - Massenet's Manon & Verdi's La Traviata - both in April. There is, however, an excellent collection starting in October as follows...
Donizetti’s
L'Elisir d'Amore–New Production
October 13, 2012
Anna Netrebko and Matthew Polenzani star in Bartlett Sher's new
production of one of the greatest comic gems in opera, as the fickle Adina and
her besotted Nemorino. Mariusz Kwiecien is the blustery sergeant Belcore and
Ambrogio Maestri is Dulcamara, the loveable quack and dispenser of the elixir.
Maurizio Benini conducts.
Verdi’s
Otello
October 27, 2012
Verdi’s Shakespearean masterpiece returns to the Met with Johan
Botha in the title role opposite the acclaimed Desdemona of star soprano Renée
Fleming. Semyon Bychkov conducts.
Adès’s
The Tempest—Met Premiere
November 10, 2012
Composer Thomas Adès conducts the Metropolitan Opera premiere of his
own work, with baritone Simon Keenlyside starring as Prospero. Director Robert
Lepage recreates the interior of 18th-century La Scala in this inventive
staging.
Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito
December 1, 2012
The virtuosic Elīna Garanča sings Sesto in Mozart’s drama set in
ancient
Verdi’s
Un Ballo in Maschera—New Production
December 8, 2012
Director David Alden’s dreamlike setting provides a compelling
backdrop for this dramatic story of jealousy and vengeance. Marcelo Álvarez
stars as the conflicted king; Karita Mattila is Amelia, the object of his
secret passion; and Dmitri Hvorostovsky is her suspicious husband. Kathleen Kim
is the page Oscar, and Stephanie Blythe sings the role of the fortune-teller
Ulrica. Fabio Luisi conducts.
Verdi’s
Aida
December 15, 2012
The Met's unforgettable production of Verdi's ancient Egyptian drama
stars Liudmyla Monastyrska as the enslaved Ethiopian princess caught in a love
triangle with the heroic Radamès, played by Roberto Alagna, and the proud
Egyptian princess Amneris, sung by Olga Borodina. Fabio Luisi conducts.
Berlioz’s
Les Troyens
January 5, 2013
The Met offers a rare opportunity to witness Berlioz’s vast epic,
last performed at the Met in 2003. Deborah Voigt, Susan Graham, Marcello
Giordani, and Dwayne Croft lead the starry cast, portraying characters from the
Trojan War. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi marshals the large-scale
musical forces.
Donizetti’s
Maria Stuarda—Met Premiere
January 19, 2013
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, one of the world’s most exciting
singers, takes on the virtuosic bel canto role of the doomed Mary, Queen of
Scots. Director David McVicar turns to the second opera of Donizetti’s Tudor
trilogy, which explores regal characters at fateful moments of their lives.
Elza van den Heever sings
Verdi’s
Rigoletto– New Production
February 16, 2013
Director Michael Mayer has placed his new production of Verdi’s
towering tragedy in
Wagner’s
Parsifal–New Production
March 2, 2013
Jonas Kaufmann stars in the title role of the innocent who finds
wisdom in François Girard's new vision for Wagner's final masterpiece. His
fellow Wagnerian luminaries include Katarina Dalayman as the mysterious Kundry,
Peter Mattei as the ailing Amfortas, Evgeny Nikitin as the wicked Klingsor, and
René Pape as the noble knight Gurnemanz. Daniele Gatti conducts.
Zandonai’s Francesca da Rimini
March
16, 2013, 12 pm ET
Zandonai's compelling opera, inspired by an episode from Dante's
Inferno, returns in the Met's ravishingly beautiful production, last seen in
1986. Dramatic soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek and tenor Marcello Giordani are the
doomed lovers. Marco Armiliato conducts.
Handel’s
Giulio Cesare—New Production
April 27, 2013
The opera that conquered Can't wait!
Robert Bovington
Roquetas de Mar February 2012
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