Falstaff: Ambrogio Maestri, the famous Italian baritone known as the best Falstaff of his generation once again wears the clothes of Verdi’s hero from 22 February 2019 at the New York Metropolitan Opera in Robert Carsen’s production.
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Cancellation: After the Paris production of Berlioz’s Les Troyens, Bryan Hymel has withdrawn from upcoming performances as the Duke in Verdi’s Rigoletto at the New York Metropolitan Opera, due to personal reasons. Francesco Demuro, Matthew Polenzani and Stephen Costello replace.
Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande needs a chef. The New York’s Met offers Yannick Nézet-Séguin to conduct a rare revival of Debussy’s masterpiece staged by Jonathan Miller from 15 to 31 January 2019 starring Isabel Leonard, Paul Appleby, and Kyle Ketelsen.
New Year’s Eve : Superstar soprano Anna Netrebko will spend the New Year’s Eve in New York on Metropolitan Opera’s stage where she performs as Adriana Lecouvreur. On stage with her, a brilliant cast reminds the brilliant hours of the Met with Piotr Beczala, Anita Rachvelishvili and Ambrogio Maestri. David McVicar’s beautiful production is conducted […]
After the Chorégies d’Orange and the Opéra de Lyon in France, now the New York Metropolitan Opera performs Boito’s Mefistofele (from 8 November 2018). The cast is composed by brilliant Michael Fabiano facing vilain Christian Van Horn and sweet Angela Meade as the Goethe heros. Robert Carsen’s production is conducted by Carlo Rizzi and Joseph […]
Donizetti’s comedy La Fille du Régiment will be performed at New York’s Metropolitan Opera from February 7 with a brilliant cast starring Pretty Yende in the role of Marie, Javier Camarena as Tonio and Alessandro Corbelli and Maurizio Muraro sharing the role of Sergeant. Amrerican actress Kathleen Turner join the cast to perfom the non-singing […]
He is back ! Jonas Kaufmann returns to the Met to perform as Dick Johnson in Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West with Eva-Maria Westbroek as Minnie, on October 17, 20, 23 & 27.
A dream cast for a Verdi’s masterpiece yet to be discovered, Sonya Yoncheva, Piotr Beczala and Plácido Domingo star in Verdi’s Luisa Miller at the Metropolitan Opera from 29 March.
New cast change at the Metropolitan Opera from January 22, after Marco Armiliato replacing Maestro James Levine, Verdi’s Il Trovatore is now performed by Jennifer Rowley as Leonora in all performances, she replaces Maria Agresta who is ill.
So sad for the Met, Bryn Terfel has to withdraw from the new production of Puccini’s Tosca due to vocal fatigue. Zeljko Lucic replaces as Scarpia in December and January.