Exotic Escapes

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4 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

Turandot

Monday, January 4, 2010
8:00 pm

Franco Zeffirelli’s breathtaking production stars Maria Guleghina in the title role of the ruthless princess. As Calàf, Marcello Giordani sings “Nessun dorma.” Andris Nelsons conducts.

Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Cast: Nelsons; Guleghina, Kovalevska, Licitra, Tian

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

Ariadne auf Naxos

Thursday, February 4, 2010
8:00 pm

Strauss’s dual gifts for groundbreaking modernity and classical elegance come together in a smart and fanciful production. The great Swedish diva Nina Stemme makes a rare appearance in the title role and Sarah Connolly as the Composer. Kirill Petrenko conducts.

Composer: Richard Strauss
Cast: Petrenko; Stemme, Kim, Connolly, Ryan, Schmeckenbecher

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

Attila

Monday, March 22, 2010
8:00 pm

Riccardo Muti, a champion of the Verdian tradition, makes his Met debut with one of the composer’s rousing early operas. This story of civilization’s encounter with barbarism is explored in a new production by director Pierre Audi. Some of the brightest lights in contemporary design, including Miuccia Prada and the architecture team of Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron (the 2008 Beijing Olympics “Bird’s Nest” stadium), have created the costumes and scenery. “Our approach is to stay very close to the descriptions supported by Verdi: destruction, rubble, lagoon, forest, darkness—all in a very naturalistic way,” explain Herzog and de Meuron. Ildar Abdrazakov sings the title role, joined by Violeta Urmana, Ramón Vargas, and Carlos Alvarez.