Series Detail - Strauss Divas /

3 Performances

Der Rosenkavalier

Tuesday, October 13, 2009
7:30 pm

Renée Fleming and Susan Graham reign supreme in Richard Strauss’s masterpiece. Kristinn Sigmundsson is Baron Ochs.

Composer:  Richard Strauss
Cast: de Waart; Fleming, Graham, Persson, Vargas, Ketelsen, Sigmundsson

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

Elektra

Tuesday, December 15, 2009
8:00 pm

Richard Strauss’s blazing score stars Susan Bullock as the demented princess. Deborah Voigt plays her devoted sister, Chrysothemis, and Fabio Luisi conducts.

Composer:  Richard Strauss
Cast: Luisi; Bullock, Voigt, Palmer, Schmidt, Nikitin

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

Ariadne auf Naxos

Monday, February 15, 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