The Met rings in the new year with the gala premiere of a bold new take on Verdi's timeless tragedy from Bartlett Sher. Rigoletto Music by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave Premiered March 11, 1851, La Fenice (Venice, Italy) Verdi's Italian masterpiece opens Opera Colorado's 40th Anniversary Season, featuring unforgettable music, including the effervescent "La donna mobile." Soprano Nadine Sierra stars as the self-sacrificing courtesan Violettaone of opera's ultimate heroinesin Michael Mayer's vibrant production of Verdi's beloved tragedy. Baritone Quinn Kelsey and soprano Rosa Feola reprise rapturously acclaimed turns as the tragic jester Rigoletto and his headstrong daughter, Gilda, and two artists make noteworthy Met debuts: tenor Benjamin Bernheim as the promiscuous Duke of Mantua, and Maestro Speranza Scappucci on the podium. and the castwhich includes eljko Lui, Diana Damrau, Piotr Beczala . Rigoletto returns in the spring for five performances May 28June 11, 2022. There are plenty of vocal thrills in Sir David McVicar's new production of Giordano's revenge thriller at the Metropolitan Opera. The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its spring run of "Rigoletto.". His role in Italys cultural and political development has made him an icon in his native country. For the Met: Mia Bongiovanni is supervising producer and Louisa Briccetti and Victoria Warivonchik are producers. GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET "Rigoletto" premieres Friday, June 17 on PBS as part of #PBSForTheArts. For up-to-date casting go back to the previous page. In May 2017, he was appointed chief conductor and artistic director of the Orquesta Filarmnica de Gran Canaria and was the chief conductor of the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie from 2011 to 2017. The character-driven chamber opera, a collaboration between acclaimed American composer Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer, based on a script by Terrence McNally, will be directed by Gary Briggle and presented at the Jungle Theater. Beyond the costumes, it's hard to see what Sher has actually done with the purported Weimar inspiration he captures neither the hedonism nor the sense of imminent downfall of the period but it's an attractive, efficient production that will surely be revived for years to come. A new opera by composer Eric Moe and librettist Rob Handel, The Artwork of the Future, will have its world premiere in a production by Fresh Squeezed Opera in five performances at HERE Performing Arts Center in SoHo on May 13, 14, 16, 18, and 19, 2023. Nicholas Carter makes his Met debut conducting a remarkable ensemble, which also features soprano Brenda Rae as Ophelia, mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly as Gertrude, baritone Rod Gilfry as Claudius, and legendary bass John Tomlinson as the ghost of Hamlet's father. The Metropolitan Opera. Verdi doesnt waste a moment and every single note in the piece plays a crucial role in building its tension and tragedy. During the trio, he erupted with the firepower that hed displayed in Don Carlo, his voice booming over the orchestral torrent, his phrasing precise and pointed. One might argue that we live in a moment of multi-tasking and that this should be a no-brainer, but breaking the spell of a performer like Quinn Kelsey in the middle of a character-defining scene is unfortunate, if not disrespectful. Producer: Don Judd. It gave off the aria less of a playful feel and emphasized the romantic longing of Gilda. 24, 2022 Karen Kamensek will conduct the May and June. He perhaps lacks the nastiness for the part, but more than makes up for it with an Act 2 aria of such tenderness and sincerity that I almost believed that the Duke could be in love with Gilda. While the soprano was at her best during the delicate opening lines of the piece, her piano singing almost parlato in its effect and generating a powerful intimacy between audience and performer. Please check if you entered the email address correctly. From there his voice grew even more tender, each ensuing phrase a caress as he reached out toward his hurting daughter. Music Director Yannick Nzet-Sguin is on the podium to conduct a supreme cast led by tenor Piotr Beczaa in the title role of the mysterious swan knight. Kelsey reprises the title role opposite Kristina Mkhitaryan as Gilda and Stephen Costello as the Duke of Mantua. Giuseppe Verdi's ever-popular masterpiece returns for a performance starring Lisette Oropesa, Aigul Akhmetshina, Stephen Costello, and Luca Salsi in . Italian conductor Daniele Rustioni returns to the Met after previously conducting Aida in 2017. Digital support of The Met: Live in HD is provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies. But she eventually found her way back with the cadenza, and the arias coda where her elegant legato line returned us to the initial bliss. . desso! Opera is thriving. A dream cast assembles for Strauss's grand Viennese comedy. The ensuing stanza was sung with a similar gentleness, but you could feel that she was taking a bit more time with it, thus amplifying the intensity so that the second climax to the high A, despite a similar dynamic phrasing, had a punchier, emotional impact and set up the increased agitation of what follows. His particular interests include 20th century French violin sonatas and baroque opera, and he is currently pursuing his PhD in London, UK. In the Mets production, the action unfolds in Weimar Germany in the 1920s, a time and place with surprising parallels to the decadentand dangerousworld of the original setting. Conductor Daniele Rustioni takes the podium to lead a cast starring Quinn Kelsey in his Met role debut as Rigoletto, Rosa Feola as Gilda, and Piotr Beczaa as the Duke of Mantua. Soprano Tamara Wilson portrays the virtuous duchess Elsa, falsely . For more than 50 years, PBS has been the media destination for the arts, presenting dance, theater, opera, visual arts and concerts to Americans in every corner of the country. Its an intimate passage and one of Verdis most radical (at the time). This season at the Met, she also sings Olga in Eugene Onegin. American conductor Karen Kamensek is currently leading Philip Glass's Akhnaten at the Met, the production she made her company debut with in 2019. His entire duet with Rigoletto in Act one was fascinating, the bass digging into his thick and earthy tone with each phrase. However, it included some glaring strange elements that were impossible to ignore. Samson et Dalila (Saint-Sans) Tosca (Puccini) The Elixir of Love (Donizetti) The moment where this kind of tempo whiplash stood out more was right before Cortigiani, Rigolettos other big solo moment. Once a seeming fixture with the company throughout the early 2000s, he stopped appearing after the 2016 season. Cortigiani starts off with just strings, the violins playing triplet sixteenths, the violas and celli answering with their own intermittent triplet sixteenths, and the bass providing a repeated eighth pedal that lends weight and grounding to the scurrying violins. When he re-entered the quartet, Bernheim gradually crescendoed toward the explosion of high notes that literally stops everyone else, allowing his voice to ring and further stamping his dramatic and musical authority on the scene. 2022 | 19:00 Rigoletto, Verdi, The Metropolitan Opera | New York City, United States ti. As the scene progressed, you could sense him losing hope, his sound diminuendoing. And, because of how extreme these tempi were, a lot of the rich orchestral details felt underplayed or ignored. The mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina is making her debut in the role of Maddalena. The company noted that Erin Morley will sing the role of Gilda on May 28 through June 11 replacing the originally announced Kristina Mkhitaryan, who has withdrawn from the production. He capped off this incredible performance with a lengthy pause, which added tremendous emotional suspense to the moments following Gildas death. For its first staging of the opera in 17 years, the Met assembled a superb cast which combined with the Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra under the baton of Yannick . in the middle of his career. The explosion of sound on Tamo; ripetilo s caro accento built on Feolas previous crescendo on her own Tamo, ramping up the energy of the moment. In their Met debuts, Yulia Matochkina sings Maddalena, and Ante Jerkunica sings Sparafucile. Continues through Jan. 29 with this cast and conductor at the Metropolitan Opera, Manhattan; metopera.org. He is a resident director of Lincoln Center Theater, where his productions have included My Fair Lady, Oslo, The King and I, and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. Find The Metropolitan Opera on Facebook (opens new window), Find The Metropolitan Opera on Twitter (opens new window), Find The Metropolitan Opera on Instagram (opens new window). Perhaps Feolas standout moment came in the ensuing act during Tutte le feste al tempio. The recitative that preceded the duet proper, Ciel! Later this season, he will sing Wotan in Wagner's Das Rheingold at English National Opera, King Marke in Act III of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde in concert with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, and Hunding in Wagner's Die Walkre in Naples. A Verdi favorite, Rigoletto is set in the rich and decadent Italian Renaissance and features some of opera's most famous arias! There were other moments, where the textures simply didnt cohere. Compounding Bernheims performance during this scene was how much fun he seemed to be having, not only flirting with Akhmetshina, but even caressing a cross on the wall, a childish smile on his face. MEET THE STARS LUNCHEON. The conductor taking on this opera is very much a storyteller from those opening trombone calls to the final tutti D flat on which the opera ends. Arizona Opera officially announced its 2023/24 Season, featuring four opera productions including a World Premiere in Phoenix and Tucson, as well as the companys inauguralNew Works Festivalin Phoenix, and a new series of community concerts in Tucson. Then theres some bizarre choices like the sudden abstraction during the Act three trio where the lights go red inside the inn and Gilda has a seeming out of body experience? His first Gilda! Il Trittico is comprised of three one act operas; Il Tabarro (The Cloak), Suor Angelica (Sister Angelica), and Gianni Schicchi. A two-time Tony Awardwinner, his designs for Seascape, The Light in the Piazza, South Pacific, Awake and Sing, and Ah, Wilderness have all been seen on Broadway. Taking in the work on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022 for the first time in years, her words resonated rather deeply with me. Sir David McVicar 's new production of Giordano 's revenge thriller at Met! 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