Operas at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York
“Anna Boleyn”, “Maria Stuarda” and “Roberto Devereux” – on the Tudor dynasty in England – are three of the works of the renowned Italian composer that are included from Monday in the cycle “Nightly Metly Opera Streams”, which for the seventh consecutive week is scheduled for free – via Streaming– by the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.
In addition, and by audience choice, the presentation of “Aída” of January 3, 1985 that starred the legendary Leontyne Price, recognized as the best soprano of its time for Verdi’s creations, will be transmitted; must-see titles for the duration of forced confinement in homes following the pandemic caused by coronavirus covid-19.
Each opera starts at 19:30 In New York – similar to schedule in Chile – through the official website metopera.org and can be viewed until 18:30 the next day, as well as in all applications Met Opera on Demand.
Subtitles will be available in different languages, depending on the production.
Program Monday 27 April to Sunday 3 May:
Monday, April 27: Anna Boleyn, by Donizetti
It stars Anna Netrebko, Ekaterina Gubanova, Stephen Costello and Ildar Abdrazakov. Directed by Marco Armiliato. Broadcast live via satellite on 15 October 2011.
David McVicar’s atmospheric and melancholy production captures the drama of this fascinating piece of British history, told as only Donizetti could. International superstar Anna Netrebko is Queen Anna Boleyn, who feels trapped in an unhappy marriage to King Henry VIII (Ildar Abdrazakov), whose wandering eye has focused on another woman, Jane Seymour (Ekaterina Gubanova), Anna’s friend, but now her unintentional rival. Add to this an early love of Anna, Percy (Stephen Costello), who returns to court from exile, and the result is a haunting and explosive account of the Queen’s tragic last days, before she is performed in one of the most moving and dazzling moments in the entire opera.
Tuesday, April 28: Maria Stuarda, by Donizetti
It stars Elza van den Heever, Joyce DiDonato and Matthew Polenzani. Directed by Maurizio Benini. Broadcast live via satellite on 19 January 2013.
Joyce DiDonato delivers a sensational performance as Mary, Queen of Scots, in the drama of the bel singing of Donizetti, in front of Elza van den Heever as Queen Elizabeth. This live HD performance – from David McVicar’s acclaimed 2012 production – also stars Matthew Polenzani as Leicester, the man caught among rival queens.
Wednesday, April 29: Roberto Devereux, from Donizetti
It starred Sondra Radvanovsky, El-na Garanca, Matthew Polenzani and Mariusz Kwiecien. Directed by Maurizio Benini. Broadcast live via satellite on 16 April 2016.
Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky completes her long foray as donizetti’s three Tudor queens by playing, in this latter installment, Elizabeth I. David McVicar’s atmospheric production frames the queen and Earl of Essex’s dramatic and heartbreaking love story as a work within a play that unfolds before members of the royal court. Radvanovsky’s depiction, like the mature monarch, is a feat that exposes the conflict between his public duties as ruler of England and his private feelings as a woman. Matthew Polenzani is the Earl of Essex, Roberto Devereux, the object of his affection which is being debated between two women. She plays Sarah and Mariusz Kwiecien as her husband, the Duke of Nottingham.
Thursday, April 30: Marnie, by Nico Muhly
Starring Isabel Leonard, Iestyn Davies and Christopher Maltman. Directed by Roberto Spano. Broadcast live via satellite on 10 November 2018.
Based on Winston Graham’s gripping novel of intrigue and deception from 1961, Nico Muhly’s new opera features mezzo-soprano Leonard Isabel in the elusive lead role, a young con artist who employs countless false identities until he finds his partner in arrogantly the arrogant Mark Rutland, sung by baritone Christopher Maltman. Director Michael Mayer’s film production features vivid colors as well as dazzling 1960s-inspired costumes by Oscar-nominated designer and stylist Arianne Phillips.
Friday, May 1: Aida, by Verdi (the audience election)
Starring Leontyne Price, Fiorenza Cossotto, James McCracken and Simon Estes. Directed by James Levine. Broadcast live on January 3, 1985.
This was one of the most emotional nights in the Met’s history: when Leontyne Price said goodbye to the opera. “Aida” is the role that inspired audiences around the world to hail her as the best Verdi soprano of her time. And this broadcast shows why: the famous lofty phrases that seemed to have no end, their gleaming and bright voice without dimming over the years. But above all the heart and ennobling soul that Price lavished in every performance, captured here forever. With James Levine conducting the Met’s orchestra, choir and ballet.
Saturday, May 2: Luisa Miller, by Verdi
Starring Sonya Yoncheva, Piotr Beczaca and Plácido Domingo. Directed by Bertrand de Billy. Broadcast live via satellite on 14 April 2018.
Released immediately before the masterpieces “Rigoletto”, “El trorovador” and “La traviata”, “Luisa Miller” incorporates the youthful vitality that had made Verdi an international sensation, while the dramaturgical discipline and sophistication of those later works. In this live HD performance, soprano Sonya Yoncheva takes on the fascinating lead role. Like his father, Miller, the legendary Plácido Domingo adds another baritone role to his extensive repertoire. Tenor Piotr Beczala as Rodolfo, Alexander Vinogradov as Count Walter, and Dmitry Belosselskiy as Wurm complete the illustrious cast.
Sunday, May 3: Prince Igor of Borodin
Starring Oksana Dyka, Anita Rachvelishvili and Ildar Abdrazakov. Directed by Gianandrea Noseda. Broadcast live via satellite on 1 March 2014.
The acclaimed new production by Dmitri Tcherniakov, of Borodin’s Russian epic, is the first performance at the Met in nearly a century, and stars Ildar Abdrazakov in the lead role of the tormented prince who leads his army against the Polovtsians. The stellar cast, in Russian, also includes Oksana Dyka as his wife Yaroslavna, Anita Rachvelishvili as Konchakova, Sergey Semishkur as Igor’s son, Vladimir, Mikhail Petrenko as Prince Galitzky and Étefan Kocán as Khan Konchak. Gianandrea Noseda directs the vast musical forces of the Met in this colorful score, which includes the celebrated Polovtsian Dances.
