| | ManonFriday, March 16, 2012 at 5:30 pm Laurent Pelly’s acclaimed new production comes to the Met from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, starring Anna Netrebko in the title role. Sarah Billinghurst leads a discussion with Netrebko, Pelly, tenor Piotr Beczala, and conductor Fabio Luisi. | |
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| Anna BolenaMonday, September 19, 2011 at 6:30 pm David McVicar’s season-opening new production stars Anna Netrebko in the title role of the ill-fated queen driven insane by her unfaithful king. McVicar, Netrebko, and conductor Marco Armiliato discuss this Met premiere production with General Manager Peter Gelb. | |
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| Don GiovanniMonday, October 3, 2011 at 5:30 pm Mariusz Kwiecien brings his acclaimed interpretation of Mozart’s timeless anti-hero to the Met for the first time, under the direction of Tony Award winner Michael Grandage. In this conversation, hosted by General Manager Peter Gelb, Kwiecien discusses Don Giovanni with conductor Fabio Luisi and co-stars Barbara Frittoli, Marina Rebeka, Ramón Vargas, and Luca Pisaroni. | |
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| SiegfriedTuesday, October 18, 2011 at 5:30 pm
In part three of the Ring cycle, Wagner’s cosmic vision focuses on his hero’s early conquests, while director Robert Lepage’s revolutionary stage machine transforms itself from bewitched forest to mountain love nest, employing cutting-edge 3D technology. Lepage talks about his production with star Gary Lehman, conductor Fabio Luisi, and General Manager Peter Gelb. | |
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| FaustMonday, November 21, 2011 at 6 pm Tony Award-winning director Des McAnuff updates Gounod’s retelling of the classic Faust legend to the first half of the 20th century, in a production that won praise in London last season. He discusses his approach with Peter Gelb, tenor Jonas Kaufmann, who sings the title role, soprano Marina Poplavskaya, and conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin. | |
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| The Enchanted IslandThursday, December 15, 2011 at 5:30 pm This extraordinary world-premiere work offers a treasure trove of the finest arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, and other Baroque composers, set to a new libretto inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Met Assistant Manager Sarah Billinghurst leads a conversation with director Phelim McDermott, associate director and set designer Julian Crouch, conductor William Christie, projection designer Mark Grimmer, and Jeremy Sams, who wrote the new libretto. | |
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| GötterdämmerungFriday, January 20, 2012 at 7 pm The Met’s new Ring cycle, directed by Robert Lepage comes to its conclusion. Peter Gelb welcomes Lepage, conductor Fabio Luisi, and stars Jay Hunter Morris and Deborah Voigt to discuss the final chapter of this landmark production. | |
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