Lianna Haroutounian to Sing the Role of Amelia Grimaldi in All Performances of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra at the Met
Lianna Haroutounian will sing the role of Amelia Grimaldi in all performances of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra at the Met this season: April 1, 5, 9 matinee, 13, and 16.
These will be Haroutounian's first Met performances of Amelia, a role she has previously sung with the Opéra de Tours. The Armenian soprano made her Met debut last season as Elisabeth de Valois in Verdi's Don Carlo. Her other performances this season include Leonora in Verdi's Il Trovatore at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden; Mimì in Puccini's La Bohème with Opera Australia; and the title role in Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur at La Monnaie, Brussels.
Simon Boccanegra is conducted by Met Music Director James Levine and will also star Plácido Domingo in the title role, Joseph Calleja as Gabriele Adorno, and Ferruccio Furlanetto as Jacopo Fiesco.
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