{"id":10106,"date":"2013-02-26T18:59:27","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T23:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=10106"},"modified":"2013-02-26T18:59:27","modified_gmt":"2013-02-26T23:59:27","slug":"metropolitan-opera-unveils-its-10-live-in-hd-operas-for-the-2013-14-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2013\/02\/26\/metropolitan-opera-unveils-its-10-live-in-hd-operas-for-the-2013-14-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Metropolitan Opera unveils its 10 live-in-HD operas for the 2013-14 season"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A scene from a new production of Falstaff directed by Robert Carsen, which will be transmitted live on Dec. 14 (Catherine Ashmore photo).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Metropolitan Opera announced its 2013-14 season, including the 10 productions that will be broadcast live in HD to about 1,900 movie theatres around the world, including Cineplex theatres in Canada.<\/p>\n

The highlights include a new production of Verdi’s Fastaff<\/em> by Toronto boy Robert Carsen, Ren\u00e9e Fleming’s return in Dvorak’s Rusalka<\/em> in a production that also stars John Relyea and has Yannick N\u00e9zet-S\u00e9guin conducting, and a season-closing Cenerentola<\/em> featuring Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Florez.<\/p>\n

Here are all the details of the live-in-HD operas, as provided by the Metropoltan Opera this afternoon:<\/p>\n

Eugene Onegin \u2013 <\/i>Tchaikovsky – October 5, 2013 at 12:55 p.m. ET <\/b><\/p>\n

New Production<\/b><\/p>\n

Conductor<\/b>: Valery Gergiev<\/p>\n

Production<\/b>: Deborah Warner<\/p>\n

Set Designer<\/b>: Tom Pye<\/p>\n

Costume Designer<\/b>: Chloe Obolensky<\/p>\n

Lighting Designer<\/b>: Jean Kalman<\/p>\n

Video Designers<\/b>: Finn Ross & Ian William Galloway<\/p>\n

Choreographer<\/b>: Kim Brandstrup<\/p>\n

Cast<\/b>: Mariusz Kwiecien (Eugene Onegin), Anna Netrebko (Tatiana), Oksana Volkova (Olga), Piotr Beczala (Lenski), Alexei Tanovitsky (Gremin)<\/p>\n

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The Live in HD <\/i>season begins October 5 with acclaimed English director Deborah Warner<\/b>\u2019s new production of Tchaikovsky\u2019s romantic tragedy Eugene Onegin<\/i>, conducted by Valery Gergiev<\/b>. Anna Netrebko<\/b> opens her third consecutive Met season in her company role debut as Tatiana, the na\u00efve heroine from Pushkin\u2019s classic novel. Mariusz Kwiecien <\/b>portrays the self-confident title character, in a much-admired interpretation he has sung in many of the world\u2019s leading opera houses, and Piotr Beczala <\/b>reprises his acclaimed performance as Onegin\u2019s friend-turned-rival, Lenski. Reviewing Warner\u2019s production, the Sunday Telegraph <\/i>praised its \u201cmixture of haunting visual and emotional impact: cutting straight to the heart of the work, [Warner] shows how Onegin <\/i>is simultaneously about two colliding Russian societies\u2014rustic provincialism and cosmopolitan decadence\u2014and three wasted lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Nose \u2013 <\/i>Shostakovich – October 26, 2013 at 12:55 p.m. ET<\/b><\/p>\n

Conductor<\/b>: Pavel Smelkov<\/p>\n

Production<\/b>: William Kentridge<\/p>\n

Set Designer<\/b>: William Kentridge & Sabine Theunissen<\/p>\n

Costume Designer<\/b>: Greta Goiris<\/p>\n

Lighting Designer<\/b>: Urs Sch\u00f6nebaum<\/p>\n

Cast<\/b>: Paulo Szot (Kovalyov), Andrey Popov (Police Inspector), Alexander Lewis (The Nose)<\/p>\n

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William Kentridge<\/b>\u2019s dazzlingly innovative production of Shostakovich\u2019s shocking, unconventional opera about a beleaguered Russian official and his runaway nose returns to the Met for the first time since its sold-out 2010 premiere. Pavel Smelkov <\/b>conducts a cast led by Paulo Szot <\/b>as the hapless Kovalyov, with Andrey Popov <\/b>as the menacing Police Inspector and Alexander Lewis <\/b>as Kovalyov\u2019s peripatetic nose.<\/p>\n

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Tosca \u2013 <\/i>Puccini – November 9, 2013 at 12:55 p.m. ET<\/b><\/p>\n

Conductor<\/b>: Riccardo Frizza<\/p>\n

Production<\/b>: Luc Bondy<\/p>\n

Set Designer<\/b>: Richard Peduzzi<\/p>\n

Costume Designer<\/b>: Milena Canonero<\/p>\n

Lighting Designer<\/b>: Max Keller<\/p>\n

Cast<\/b>: Patricia Racette (Tosca), Roberto Alagna (Cavaradossi), George Gagnidze (Scarpia), John Del Carlo (Sacristan)<\/p>\n

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Patricia Racette <\/b>portrays the tempestuous diva Floria Tosca in Luc Bondy<\/b>\u2019s production of Puccini\u2019s enduring favorite. Roberto Alagna <\/b>sings Tosca\u2019s lover, the painter Cavaradossi, and George Gagnidze <\/b>is the corrupt, lustful Scarpia. Riccardo Frizza <\/b>conducts Puccini\u2019s sweeping, dramatic tale of murder, lust, and political intrigue.<\/p>\n

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Falstaff \u2013 <\/i>Giuseppe Verdi \u2013 December 14, 2013 at 12:55 p.m. ET <\/b><\/p>\n

New Production<\/b><\/p>\n

Conductor<\/b>: James Levine<\/p>\n

Production<\/b>: Robert Carsen<\/p>\n

Set Designer<\/b>: Paul Steinberg<\/p>\n

Costume Designer<\/b>: Brigitte Reiffenstuel<\/p>\n

Lighting Designer<\/b>: Robert Carsen and Peter Van Praet<\/p>\n

Cast<\/b>: Ambrogio Maestri (Falstaff), Lisette Oropesa (Nannetta), Angela Meade (Alice Ford), Stephanie Blythe (Mistress Quickly), Jennifer Johnson Cano (Meg Page), Paolo Fanale (Fenton), Franco Vassallo (Ford)<\/p>\n

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Verdi\u2019s brilliant final masterpiece Falstaff <\/i>has its first new Met production in nearly 50 years, conducted by James Levine <\/b>and directed by Robert Carsen<\/b>. Ambrogio Maestri <\/b>sings the iconic basso buffo role of Sir John Falstaff, the boorish, blustery character originally seen in Shakespeare\u2019s Henry IV <\/i>and Merry Wives of Windsor<\/i>. Angela Meade <\/b>is Alice Ford, one of many objects of Falstaff\u2019s affection, and Stephanie Blythe <\/b>is the sharp-tongued Mistress Quickly in a cast that also includes Lisette Oropesa <\/b>as Nannetta, Jennifer Johnson Cano <\/b>as Meg Page, Paolo Fanale <\/b>in his Met debut as Fenton, and Franco Vassallo <\/b>as Ford. The International Herald Tribune <\/i>praised Carsen\u2019s staging, first seen at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, as a \u201cproduction of eye-catching ingenuity.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rusalka – <\/i>Dvo\u0159\u00e1k \u2013 February 8, 2014 at 12:55 p.m. ET <\/b><\/p>\n

Conductor<\/b>: Yannick N\u00e9zet-S\u00e9guin<\/p>\n

Production<\/b>: Otto Schenk<\/p>\n

Set Designer<\/b>: G\u00fcnther Schneider-Siemssen<\/p>\n

Costume Designer<\/b>: Sylvia Strahammer<\/p>\n

Lighting Designer<\/b>: Gil Wechsler<\/p>\n

Choreographer<\/b>: Carmen de Lavallade<\/p>\n

Cast<\/b>: Ren\u00e9e Fleming (Rusalka), Emily Magee (Foreign Princess), Dolora Zajick (Je\u017eibaba), Piotr Beczala (Prince), John Relyea (Water Sprite)<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/i>Ren\u00e9e Fleming <\/b>sings her first Live in HD <\/i>performance of one of her signature roles, the lovelorn mermaid Rusalka, in Dvo\u0159\u00e1k\u2019s sumptuously melodic opera. Yannick N\u00e9zet-S\u00e9guin <\/b>conducts a cast that also includes Piotr Beczala <\/b>as the handsome Prince Rusalka yearns to love; Dolora Zajick <\/b>as the cackling swamp witch Je\u017eibaba; Emily Magee <\/b>as the Foreign Princess, Rusalka\u2019s rival; and John Relyea <\/b>as Rusalka\u2019s father, the Water Sprite.<\/p>\n

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Prince Igor \u2013 <\/i>Alexander Borodin \u2013 March 1, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. ET <\/b><\/p>\n

New Production<\/b><\/p>\n

Conductor<\/b>: Gianandrea Noseda<\/p>\n

Production<\/b>: Dmitri Tcherniakov<\/p>\n

Set Designer<\/b>: Dmitri Tcherniakov<\/p>\n

Lighting Designer<\/b>: Gleb Filshtinsky<\/p>\n

Cast<\/b>: Ildar Abdrazakov (Prince Igor Svyatoslavich), Oksana Dyka (Yaroslavna), Anita Rachvelishvili (Konchakovna), Sergey Semishkur (Vladimir Igorevich), Mikhail Petrenko (Prince Galitsky), \u0160tefan Koc\u00e1n (Khan Konchak)<\/p>\n

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Alexander Borodin\u2019s epic Prince Igor <\/i>has its first Met performances since 1917 in a new production staged by noted Russian opera director Dmitri Tcherniakov <\/b>in his Met debut. Gianandrea Noseda <\/b>conducts the lush score, famous for its celebrated \u201cPolovtsian Dances,\u201d and Ildar Abdrazakov <\/b>sings the title role of a 12th<\/sup>-century Russian hero. The cast also includes Oksana Dyka <\/b>in her Met debut as Yaroslavna, Igor\u2019s emotionally fragile second wife; Anita Rachvelishvili <\/b>as the fiery Polovtsian princess Konchakovna; Sergey Semishkur <\/b>in his Met debut as Vladimir Igorevich, Igor\u2019s son and Konchakovna\u2019s lover; Mikhail Petrenko<\/b> as Prince Galitsky; and \u0160tefan Koc\u00e1n<\/b> as the warlord Khan Konchak.<\/p>\n

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Werther \u2013<\/i> Jules Massenet \u2013 March 15, 2014 at 12:55 p.m. ET<\/b><\/p>\n

New Production<\/b><\/p>\n

Conductor<\/b>: Alain Altinoglu<\/p>\n

Production<\/b>: Richard Eyre<\/p>\n

Set & Costume Designer<\/b>: Rob Howell<\/p>\n

Lighting Designer<\/b>: Peter Mumford<\/p>\n

Video Designer<\/b>: Wendall Harrington<\/p>\n

Choreographer<\/b>: Sara Erde<\/p>\n

Cast<\/b>: Jonas Kaufmann (Werther), Lisette Oropesa (Sophie), El\u012bna Garan\u010da (Charlotte), David Bi\u017ei\u0107 (Albert), Jonathan Summers (Le Bailli)<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/i>Director Richard Eyre <\/b>returns to the Met with a new staging of Massenet\u2019s tragic romance Werther, <\/i>starring Jonas Kaufmann <\/b>and El\u012bna Garan\u010da <\/b>in their first Met performances as the brooding poet Werther and his unattainable love, Charlotte. Lisette Oropesa <\/b>sings the role of Sophie, Charlotte\u2019s sister; David Bi\u017ei\u0107 <\/b>makes his Met debut as Charlotte\u2019s fianc\u00e9, Albert; and Jonathan Summers <\/b>is Charlotte\u2019s father, Le Bailli. Alain Altinoglu <\/b>conducts the first new Met production of the opera in more than forty years.<\/p>\n

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La Boh\u00e8me <\/i>– Puccini \u2013 April 5, 2014 at 12:55 p.m. ET <\/b><\/p>\n

Conductor<\/b>: Stefano Ranzani<\/p>\n

Production<\/b>: Franco Zeffirelli<\/p>\n

Set Designer<\/b>: Franco Zeffirelli<\/p>\n

Costume Designer<\/b>: Peter J. Hall<\/p>\n

Lighting Designer<\/b>: Gil Wechsler<\/p>\n

Cast<\/b>: Anita Hartig (Mim\u00ec), Susanna Phillips (Musetta), Vittorio Grigolo (Rodolfo), Massimo Cavalletti (Marcello), Patrick Carfizzi (Schaunard), Oren Gradus (Colline), Donald Maxwell (Benoit\/Alcindoro)<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>An exciting young cast stars in Franco Zeffirelli<\/b>\u2019s classic production of La Boh\u00e8me, <\/i>the most-performed opera in Met history.\u00a0 Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo <\/b>stars as the passionate writer Rodolfo, and Romanian soprano Anita Hartig <\/b>makes her Met debut as his consumptive lover, Mim\u00ec. Susanna Phillips <\/b>sings the flirtatious Musetta and Massimo Cavalletti <\/b>is the painter Marcello in this performance, led by rising conductor Stefano Ranzani<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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Cos\u00ec fan tutte <\/i>– Mozart \u2013 April 26, 2014 at 12:55 p.m. ET <\/b><\/p>\n

Conductor<\/b>: James Levine<\/p>\n

Production<\/b>: Lesley Koenig<\/p>\n

Designer<\/b>: Michael Yeargan<\/p>\n

Lighting Designer<\/b>: Duane Schuler<\/p>\n

Cast<\/b>: Susanna Phillips (Fiordiligi), Isabel Leonard (Dorabella), Danielle de Niese (Despina), Matthew Polenzani (Ferrando), Rodion Pogossov (Guglielmo), Maurizio Muraro (Don Alfonso)<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 James Levine <\/b>conducts the first Live in HD <\/i>performance of Mozart\u2019s barbed romance Cos\u00ec fan tutte. <\/i>Lesley Koenig<\/b>\u2019s sleek production will star Susanna Phillips <\/b>and Isabel Leonard <\/b>as the sisters Fiordiligi and Dorabella; Matthew Polenzani <\/b>and Rodion Pogossov <\/b>as their fianc\u00e9s, Ferrando and Guglielmo; Danielle de Niese <\/b>as their feisty maid Despina; and Maurizio Muraro <\/b>as the cynical Don Alfonso.<\/p>\n

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La Cenerentola <\/i>– Rossini \u2013 May 10, 2014 at 12:55 p.m. ET <\/b><\/p>\n

Conductor<\/b>: Fabio Luisi<\/p>\n

Production<\/b>: Cesare Lievi<\/p>\n

Designer<\/b>: Maurizio Bal\u00f2<\/p>\n

Lighting Designer<\/b>: Gigi Saccomandi<\/p>\n

Choreographer<\/b>: Daniela Schiavone<\/p>\n

Cast<\/b>: Joyce DiDonato (Angelina), Juan Diego Fl\u00f3rez (Don Ramiro), Pietro Spagnoli (Dandini), Alessandro Corbelli (Don Magnifico), Luca Pisaroni (Alidoro)<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joyce DiDonato <\/b>sings her first Met performances of the title character in Rossini\u2019s Cinderella story, La Cenerentola<\/i>, with bel canto master Juan Diego Fl\u00f3rez<\/b> as her dashing prince. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi <\/b>leads a cast that also includes Pietro Spagnoli <\/b>in his Met debut as the servant Dandini, Alessandro Corbelli <\/b>as Cenerentola\u2019s stepfather Don Magnifico, and Luca Pisaroni <\/b>as Don Ramiro\u2019s tutor, Alidoro.<\/p>\n

UPDATE (FEB. 27), from Cineplex:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tickets for the 10 transmissions in the 2013-14 Live in HD<\/i> season will go on sale in August in the U.S. and Canada, with Met Members offered priority before tickets are made available to the general public. International ticket sales dates and details on ordering tickets for the 2013-14 Live in HD <\/i>series vary from country to country and will be announced separately by individual distributors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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