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3 Performances

Aida

Monday, October 12, 2009
8:00 pm

The Met has assembled a cast of powerful voices to match Aida’s epic scale, which in this grand production uses every stage lift in the house. Shanghai-born soprano Hui He makes her Met debut in the title role, with Dolora Zajick as her rival for the affections of Salvatore Licitra’s
Radamès. Carlo Guelfi is Amonasro, and Paolo Carignani conducts.

Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi
Cast: Gatti; Urmana, Zajick, Botha, Guelfi, Scandiuzzi, Kocán

Sung in Italian with Met Titles in English, German and Spanish

Les Contes d’Hoffmann

Wednesday, December 16, 2009
8:00 pm

A powerhouse team joins forces for Offenbach’s psychological fantasy. James Levine conducts, and Tony Award® winner Bart Sher (South Pacific) returns after the triumph of his Met Barber of Seville to direct. Inspired by Kafka, Sher describes his production as “a magical journey in which the character works out different manifestations of his psyche.” Joseph Calleja sings the tour-de-force title role, opposite Anna Netrebko as the tragic Antonia and Alan Held as the demonic four villains.

On December 3, the Met celebrates the opening night of this exciting new production with a gala benefit. Learn more.

Composer:  Jacques Offenbach
Cast: Levine; Kim, Netrebko, Gubanova, Lindsey, Calleja, Held

Sung in French with Met Titles in English, German and Spanish

Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Thursday, March 4, 2010
8:00 pm

If you’re a fan of spectacular singing and great comic timing, you won’t want to miss Barlett Sher’s hit production. Diana Damrau brings her sparkling soprano to the role of Rosina, with Lawrence Brownlee and Franco Vassallo as her partners in comedy.

Composer:  Gioachino Rossini
Cast: Benini; Damrau, Brownlee, Vassallo, Muraro, Ramey

Sung in Italian with Met Titles in English, German and Spanish