Suzuki
Ever since it opened the 2006–07 season, Anthony Minghella’s striking production of Madama Butterfly has been a Met classic. Drawing inspiration from traditional Japanese theater, Minghella’s staging retells this heartbreaking tale with brilliant stagecraft, bold colors, and bunraku puppetry. In this Live in HD performance from the fall of 2019, Chinese soprano Hui He stars as Cio-Cio-San, the young geisha who puts her trust in a visiting American naval officer, only to later be abandoned by him. In a feat of operatic heroics, tenor Bruce Sledge appears as the callous Pinkterton, stepping into the role on short notice to replace an ailing colleague. Pier Giorgio Morandi conducts one of opera’s most tragic masterpieces, leading a cast that also includes mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong as Cio-Cio-San’s loyal companion, Suzuki, and Tony Award–winning baritone Paulo Szot as the U.S. consul Sharpless.
Arsace
Анжела Мид впервые исполнит заглавную партию в Мет, где «Семирамида» не звучала 25 лет. Элизабет ДеШонг выступит в роли ассирийского военачальника Арзака, Хавьер Камарена — в роли индийского царя Идрено, Ильдар Абдразаков исполнит роль заговорщика Ашшура, а Райан Спидо Грин — верховного жреца Ороя. Дирижирует Маурицио Бенини.
Suzuki
Puccini’s Japanese tragedy Madama Butterfly is given a ravishing production by The Royal Opera. Its alluring imagery of Japan from the 19th-century European Imagination heightens the intense clash of East and West. When the American naval officer Pinkerton seduces the young ‘Butterfly’ Cio-Cio-San, he seems to promise every happiness – but his cruel abandonment leads to her tragic self-sacrifice. Antonio Pappano, Music Director of The Royal Opera and renowned for his interpretations of Puccini, conducts an exceptionally fine cast with the Royal Opera Chorus and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Powerful performances show why Madama Butterfly remains one of the all-time operatic favourites.
Suzuki
Cio-Cio-San, the young Japanese bride of dashing American officer Lieutenant Pinkerton, finds her romantic idyll shattered when he deserts her shortly after their marriage. She lives in hope that one day he will return. Three years later, Cio-Cio-San and her little son see Pinkerton’s ship in the harbour. She excitedly expects his visit – but Pinkerton and his American wife Kate have come only to take the boy away, to raise him in America. Cio-Cio-San bids her son farewell and then takes her own life.
The Wardrobe Mistress / The Schoolboy / The Page
William Kentridge’s multi-layered production of Berg’s masterpiece stars charismatic soprano Marlis Petersen in the title role—the enigmatic and alluring woman who is equal parts femme fatale, innocent girl, and abused victim. The men around her, whose lives she forever alters, are Johan Reuter as newspaper publisher Dr. Schön; Daniel Brenna as his composer son, Alwa; Paul Groves as the Painter; and Franz Grundheber as Schigolch. Susan Graham sings Countess Geschwitz, and Lothar Koenigs conducts Berg’s landmark score.
The Wardrobe Mistress / The Schoolboy / The Page
William Kentridge’s multi-layered production of Berg’s masterpiece stars charismatic soprano Marlis Petersen in the title role—the enigmatic and alluring woman who is equal parts femme fatale, innocent girl, and abused victim. The men around her, whose lives she forever alters, are Johan Reuter as newspaper publisher Dr. Schön; Daniel Brenna as his composer son, Alwa; Paul Groves as the Painter; and Franz Grundheber as Schigolch. Susan Graham sings Countess Geschwitz, and Lothar Koenigs conducts Berg’s landmark score.
Angelina, known as Cenerentola
"This is Vienna State Opera live at home". December 2014.
«Лукреция Борджа» - опера в двух актах, 4-х картинах с прологом. Либретто Ф. Романи по одноименной трагедии В. Гюго, наиболее шокирующие детали драмы опущены или смягчены. В. Гюго, возмущенный искажением пьесы при переделке ее в либретто, обратился в суд, чтобы защитить свои авторские права, и выиграл процесс. Опера некоторое время шла в Париже под названием «Ренегат», действие ее было перенесено в Турцию, имена героев изменены. Однако позднее «Ренегат» снова превратился в «Лукрецию Борджа». Слава Доницетти в значительной мере связана с успехом, который принесла ему эта опера. Музыка ее полна драматизма, патетики, ярко театральна, хотя, как и в других произведениях Доницетти, здесь немало бледных страниц и самозаимствований. Эффектная, дающая простор певческому искусству исполнительницы, богатая виртуозной колоратурой заглавная партия привлекала многих выдающихся певиц. Премьера «Лукреции Борджа» состоялась 26 декабря 1833 года в миланском театре «Ла Скала».
Suzy
This elegant romance is the least-known work of the mature Giacomo Puccini . The story concerns a kept woman who defies convention to chase a dream of romantic love with an earnest, if naïve, young man. This Met Opera production features the dynamic soprano Angela Gheorghiu and Frenchborn tenor Roberto Alagna performing the roles of Magda and Ruggero, it blooms into its rightful place in the glorious Puccini canon. La Rondine (The Swallow) was commissioned by Vienna s Carltheater in 1913. Due to the impending outbreak of World War I, premiered in 1917, at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo with Gilda Dalla Rizza and Tito Schipa. Set in a Parisian salon, it is the story of Magda, the glamorous mistress of wealthy banker Rambaldo. Her yearning for romantic love compels her into the arms of the ardent and adoring young Ruggero.
