Opera

MET Opera Summer 2012: Anna Bolena

Libretto by Felice Romani, based on Ippolito Pindemonte’s Enrico VIII ossia Anna Bolena and Alessandro Pepoli’s Anna Bolena Act I England, 1536. At Richmond Castle, courtiers discuss the state of royal affairs: Queen Anne’s star is sinking since King Henry VIII has fallen in love with another woman.

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Release Date: 20.06.2012, Length: 3h 30 min

MET Opera Summer 2012: Le Comte Ory

Cast: Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Susanne Resmark, Juan Diego Flórez, Stéphane Degout, Michele Pertusi Libretto by Eugène Scribe and Charles-Gaspard Delestre-Poirson World premiere: Paris, Opéra, August 20, 1828 Act I France, around 1200. The Count of Formoutiers and most of the men have left for the Holy Land to fight in the Crusades, leaving behind the count’s sister, Adèle, and her companion Ragonde.

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Release Date: 27.06.2012, Length: 2h 45 min

MET Opera Summer 2012: Don Giovanni

Cast: Marina Rebeka, Barbara Frittoli, Mojca Erdmann, Ramón Vargas, Mariusz Kwiecien, Luca Pisaroni, Joshua Bloom, Štefan Kocán Act 1 Leporello, servant to the nobleman Don Giovanni, keeps watch outside the Commendatore’s home at night.

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Release Date: 11.07.2012, Length: 3h 20 min

MET Opera Summer 2012: Les Contes D'Hoffmann

Libretto by Jules Barbier, based on the play by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (based on stories by E.T.A. Hoffmann) World premiere: Paris, Opéra Comique, February 10, 1881 Prologue Luther’s tavern in a German city, early 19th century. The poet Hoffmann is in love with Stella, the star singer of the opera.

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Release Date: 18.07.2012, Length: 3h 20 min

MET Opera Summer 2012: Lucia di Lammermoor

Scotland, mid-19th century. An intruder has been spotted at night on the grounds of Lammermoor Castle, home of Enrico Ashton. Normanno, the captain of the guard, sends Enrico’s men off in search of the stranger. Enrico arrives, troubled.

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Release Date: 25.07.2012, Length: 2h 40 min