THE MET: LIVE IN HD 2014-15 SEASON PROMOS
Verdi’s Macbeth
October 11, 2014 at 12:55 pm ET
Don’t miss the ultimate stage spectacle – The Met: Live in HD in theatres. The
2014-15 season of opera performances, transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera
stage, begins October 11 with Verdi’s masterful adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy,
Macbeth, starring Željko Lučić’s in the title role and Anna Netrebko as his mad and
murderous mate Lady Macbeth. Adrian Noble’s chilling production also features Joseph
Calleja as the noble Macduff and René Pape as Banquo.
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Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro
October 18, 2014 at 12:55 pm ET
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2014-15 season of opera performances, transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera
stage, continues October 18 with a spirited new production of Mozart’s masterpiece Le
Nozze di Figaro by director Sir Richard Eyre. Met Music Director James Levine leads a
delightful cast including bass-baritone Ildar Abdrazakov in the title role, Marlis Petersen
as his bride Susanna, Peter Mattei as the philandering Count, American soprano
Amanda Majeski in her Met debut as the long-suffering Countess, and Isabel Leonard as
the libidinous pageboy Cherubino.
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Bizet’s Carmen
November 1, 2014 at 12:55 pm ET
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The 2014-15 season of opera performances, transmitted live from the Metropolitan
Opera stage, continues November 1 with Carmen—Bizet’s beloved opera that features
one instantly recognizable melody after another. Sir Richard Eyre’s mesmerizing
production, the most popular presentation in HD history, returns with mezzo-soprano
Anita Rachvelishvili singing her signature role of the ill-fated gypsy temptress.
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Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia
November 22, 2014 at 12:55 pm ET
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The 2014-15 season of opera performances, transmitted live from the Metropolitan
Opera stage, continues November 22 with the Met’s effervescent production of Rossini’s
classic comedy Il Barbiere di Siviglia, featuring Isabel Leonard as the feisty Rosina,
Lawrence Brownlee as her conspiring flame, and Christopher Maltman as the endlessly
resourceful and charming barber himself.
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Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
December 13, 2014 at 12pm ET
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The 2014-15 season of opera performances, transmitted live from the Metropolitan
Opera stage, continues December 13 with Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Met Music
Director James Levine returns to one of his signature Wagner works conducting this epic
comedy. Michael Volle, Johan Botha, and Annette Dasch star in this charming and
magisterial celebration of the power of music and art.
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Lehár’s The Merry Widow
January 17, 2015 at 12:55 pm ET
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The 2014-15 season of opera performances, transmitted live from the Metropolitan
Opera stage, continues January 17 with Tony Award-winning director and choreographer
Susan Stroman’s new production of The Merry Widow. Renée Fleming stars as the
beguiling femme fatale who captivates all Paris in Lehár’s enchanting operetta, which
also features Nathan Gunn as Danilo and Broadway actress Kelli O’Hara as Valencienne.
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Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann
January 31, 2015 at 12:55 pm ET
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2014-15 season of opera performances, transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera
stage, continues January 31 with Les Contes d’Hoffmann. The magnetic tenor Vittorio
Grigolo takes on the tortured poet and unwitting adventurer of the title in Offenbach’s
operatic masterpiece, in the Met’s wild, kaleidoscopic production. Hibla Gerzmava, Erin
Morley, and Christine Rice sing the three heroines—each an idealized embodiment of
some aspect of Hoffmann’s desire, and Thomas Hampson portrays the shadowy Four
Villains.
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Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta/ Bartok’s Bluebeard’s Castle
February 14, 2015 at 12:30 pm ET
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The 2014-15 season of opera performances, transmitted live from the Metropolitan
Opera stage, continues February 14 with an intriguing double bill, consisting of
Tchaikovsky’s enchanting fairy tale Iolanta followed by Bartók’s erotic psychological
thriller Bluebeard’s Castle. Anna Netrebko stars as the beautiful blind girl who
experiences love for the first time in Iolanta, and Nadja Michael is the unwitting victim
of the diabolical Bluebeard, played by Mikhail Petrenko. Both operas are directed by
Mariusz Trelinski, who was inspired by classic noir films of the 1940s.
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Rossini’s La Donna del Lago
March 14, 2015 at 12:55 pm ET
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The 2014-15 season of opera performances, transmitted live from the Metropolitan
Opera stage, continues March 14 with La Donna del Lago. Bel canto superstars Joyce
DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez join forces for this Rossini showcase of vocal virtuosity,
set in the medieval Scottish highlands and based on a popular work by Sir Walter Scott.
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Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana/ Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci
April 25, 2015 at 12:30 pm ET
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The 2014-15 season of opera performances, transmitted live from the Metropolitan
Opera stage, continues April 25 with opera’s most enduring tragic double bill. In an
evocative new production from Sir David McVicar, Marcelo Álvarez rises to the challenge
of playing the dual tenor roles of Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana and Canio in
Pagliacci. Rae Smith has designed the moodily atmospheric 1900 village square setting
of Cavalleria, which transforms to a 1948 truck stop for the doomed vaudeville troupe of
Pagliacci. Eva-Maria Westbroek and Patricia Racette sing the two unlucky heroines, and
Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.
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