The Met Presents an English-Language Version of HANSEL AND GRETEL, 12/16-1/7
by BWW
News Desk
- Dec 16, 2011
Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, sung in English, will return to the Met December 16 as the company's annual holiday presentation. Performances of the opera this season will include weekday matinees and special ticket prices designed to appeal to families with children. The fairy tale adaptation, which will be seen in Richard Jones's fanciful production, will star Aleksandra Kurzak in her Met role debut as Gretel, opposite Alice Coote and Kate Lindsey (also making her Met role debut), who alternate in the role of Hansel. Michaela Martens and Dwayne Croft will sing the roles of the adventurous children's parents, Gertrude and Peter, while Robert Brubaker will sing the Witch who wants to turn them into gingerbread cookies. Jennifer Johnson Cano will sing the Sandman, who coaxes the children to sleep, and Lindemann Young Artist Development Program member Lei Xu the Dew Fairy, who awakens them. The rising British conductor Robin Ticciati, currently music director of the Glyndebourne Festival, will make his Met debut.
The Met Presents an English-Language Version of HANSEL AND GRETEL, 12/16-1/7
by Jennie Mamary
- Dec 2, 2011
Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, sung in English, will return to the Met December 16 as the company's annual holiday presentation. Performances of the opera this season will include weekday matinees and special ticket prices designed to appeal to families with children. The fairy tale adaptation, which will be seen in Richard Jones's fanciful production, will star Aleksandra Kurzak in her Met role debut as Gretel, opposite Alice Coote and Kate Lindsey (also making her Met role debut), who alternate in the role of Hansel. Michaela Martens and Dwayne Croft will sing the roles of the adventurous children's parents, Gertrude and Peter, while Robert Brubaker will sing the Witch who wants to turn them into gingerbread cookies. Jennifer Johnson Cano will sing the Sandman, who coaxes the children to sleep, and Lindemann Young Artist Development Program member Lei Xu the Dew Fairy, who awakens them. The rising British conductor Robin Ticciati, currently music director of the Glyndebourne Festival, will make his Met debut.
New Production of Siegfried Opens at The Met 10/27
by BWW
News Desk
- Oct 27, 2011
Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi will lead the opening performances of Siegfried, Robert Lepage's new production of the third opera in Wagner's Ring cycle. The new production, premiering October 27, will be Luisi's first time conducting this opera at the Met.
New Production of Siegfried Opens at The Met 10/27
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Oct 13, 2011
Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi will lead the opening performances of Siegfried, Robert Lepage's new production of the third opera in Wagner's Ring cycle. The new production, premiering October 27, will be Luisi's first time conducting this opera at the Met.
Seven New Productions Headline Met Opera's 2011-12 Season
by BWW
News Desk
- Sep 26, 2011
The Metropolitan Opera's 2011-12 season will feature the world's leading singers, conductors, and stage directors in seven new productions, including a world premiere, a Met premiere, and the first complete performances of a new Der Ring des Nibelungen cycle conducted by Music Director James Levine and directed by Robert Lepage.
Metropolitan Opera to Premiere NIXON IN CHINA on PBS, 6/1
by Caryn Robbins
- May 10, 2011
The Metropolitan Opera's premiere production of John Adams' 'Nixon in China,' conducted by the composer and staged by internationally acclaimed director Peter Sellars, will air in primetime on THIRTEEN's 'Great Performances at the Met' Wednesday, June 1 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS
Seven New Productions Headline Met Opera's 2011-12 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Feb 16, 2011
The Metropolitan Opera's 2011-12 season will feature the world's leading singers, conductors, and stage directors in seven new productions, including a world premiere, a Met premiere, and the first complete performances of a new Der Ring des Nibelungen cycle conducted by Music Director James Levine and directed by Robert Lepage.
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