Director
In this New Year’s Day performance, Laurent Pelly’s storybook staging of Massenet’s Cendrillon, a hit of the 2017–18 season, is presented with an all-new English translation in an abridged 90-minute adaptation, with mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as its rags-to-riches princess. Maestro Emmanuel Villaume leads a delightful cast, which includes mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo as Cinderella’s Prince Charming, soprano Jessica Pratt as her Fairy Godmother, and mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe and bass-baritone Laurent Naouri as her feuding guardians. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.
Conductor
La gran tragedia romántica de Puccini ambientada en el París Bohe - mio, en una impresionante producción de Richard Jones protagonizada por Sonya Yoncheva y Charles Castronovo. Richard Jones capta a la perfección la simbiosis entre tragedia y comedia en La Bohème. Un análisis exhaustivo de la obra de Puccini, de sus personajes, sobre todo el de la conmovedora Mimi y la encantadora Musetta. Los diseños de Stewart Laink marcan el contraste entre la pobreza de los áticos bohemios y el esplendor de las boutiques de la burguesía parisina en el día de Navidad.
Conductor
Sir David McVicar’s bold new staging of Tosca, Puccini’s operatic thriller of Napoleonic Rome, thrilled Met audiences when it rang in the New Year in 2018. Only weeks later, the production was seen by opera lovers worldwide as part of the Met’s Live in HD series of cinema presentations. In this performance, Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva is the passionate title diva, opposite charismatic tenor Vittorio Grigolo as her lover, the idealistic painter Mario Cavaradossi. Baritone Željko Lučić is the menacing Baron Scarpia, the evil chief of police who employs brutal tactics to ensnare both criminals and sexual conquests. On the podium, Emmanuel Villaume conducts the electrifying score, which features some of Puccini’s most memorable melodies.
Music Director
Live performance from Teatro La Fenice, 29 Nov. 2013.
Conductor
Washington National Choir and Orchestra
