Mariusz Kwiecien brings his youthful and sensual interpretation of Mozart’s timeless anti-hero to the Met for the first time, under the direction of Tony Award®-winning director Michael Grandage and with James Levine conducting. A troupe of refined Mozartians appears in this new production, including Marina Rebeka, Barbara Frittoli, Isabel Leonard, Matthew Polenzani, Ramón Vargas, and John Relyea. Gerald Finley steps into the title role later in the season, and Andrew Davis also conducts.
James Levine /Andrew Davis, Michael Grandage, Christopher Oram, Paule Constable, Ben Wright. Marina Rebeka, Barbara Frittoli/Annette Dasch, Mojca Erdmann/Isabel Leonard, Otavio Ramón Vargas/Bruce Sledge/Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz Kwiecien/Gerald Finley, Leporello Luca Pisaroni/John Relyea, Mazeto Joshua Bloom/Shenyang, Štefan Kocán /James Morris.
Gaetano Donizetti ANNA BOLENA – New Production
Libretto by Felice Romani
Anna Netrebko opens the Met season with her portrayal of the ill-fated queen driven insane by her unfaithful king. She sings one of opera’s greatest mad scenes in a production that also stars Ekaterina Gubanova as her rival, Jane Seymour, and Ildar Abdrazakov as Henry VIII. Marco Armiliato conducts.
Marco Armiliato, David McVicar, Robert Jones, Jenny Tiramani, Paule Constable, Andrew George. Anna Netrebko/Angela Meade, Ekaterina Gubanova, Tamara Mumford, Stephen Costello, Ildar Abdrazakov.