Leona Mitchell

This all-star cast is framed by Peter Hall’s gritty, realistic production and conducted by James Levine, who brings out all the surging emotion and gripping drama in Bizet’s score. At the center of the story is Agnes Baltsa, whose smoky mezzo is tailor-made for the gypsy Carmen, an independent woman who glories in obeying only her own rules, but who is haunted by fate. Superstar tenor José Carreras is Don José, the solider from a small town who catches Carmen’s eye and is destroyed by his growing obsession with her. Samuel Ramey is the charismatic matador Escamillo, who lures Carmen away from Don José with tragic result. Leona Mitchell is Micaëla, the simple girl from Don José’s hometown who cannot save him. March 21, 1987 Matinee Broadcast.

La producción de Franco Zeffirelli de Turandot de Puccini, grabada en vivo en el Metropolitan Opera House en abril de 1987, con Eva Marto como Turandot, Plácido Domingo como Calaf, Leona Mitchel como Liú, Paul Plishka como Timur y Huges Cuenod como el Emperador Altoum. Dirige James Levine

Verdi's early masterpiece is based on a Victor Hugo play with a complicated plot concerning a young woman and the three men vying for her affections—her elderly uncle, a king destined to become Holy Roman Emperor, and a bandit who is actually an overthrown nobleman. Though there is plenty of action arising from the various passions and grudges scattered among these characters, the opera is best appreciated as a feast of beautiful and dramatic Italianate singing. With virtuosic roles for a quartet of principals, the opera delivers one feat of heroic vocalism after another.

Comedia melodramática con Luciano Pavarotti interpretando a un cantante de ópera que consigue, gracias al amor, recuperar la voz perdida.

Peter learns about trust and self-esteem in an animated adventure