GIUSEPPE VERDI. SIMON BOCCANEGRA.

The Metropolitan Opera. New York.

Five Performances Only: April 1st, April 5th,April 9th, April13th, April 16th.

Tickets from $27  at: www.MetOpera.org or tel (212) 362-6000

Estimates run time: 3 hrs 9 mins. One intermission – 35 mins. Sung in Italian. Met Opera titles in English,German,Italian and Spanish.

The legendary pair of The Greatest Maestros of the century – JAMES LEVINE and PLACIDO DOMINGO have defined Verdi’s art for more than four decades. They demonstrate their mastery with this remarkable character study of the wise Doge forced to confront his past. The spectacular cast includes tenor Joseph Calleja and another legend, bass Ferruccio Furlanetto, as Boccanegra’s rival, Fiesco.

The opera is based on a historical figure who, in 1339, became doge (leader) of the Republic of Genoa. While the details of the pseudo-history in the story are irrelevant to appreciating the opera, the issues symbolized in the historical moment are crucial. The endless fighting between and within the various Italian city-states of the era forms a rich background for this tale of a man worn down by social and personal fragmentation.

Cast and Creative Team:

James Levine
CONDUCTOR
James Levine
PERFORMING
ALL DATES

AMELIA GRIMALDI
Lianna Haroutounian
PERFORMING
ALL DATES

GABRIELE ADORNO
Joseph Calleja
PERFORMING
ALL DATES

JACOPO FIESCO
Ferruccio Furlanetto
PERFORMING
ALL DATES

SIMON BOCCANEGRA
Plácido Domingo
PERFORMING
ALL DATES

PRODUCTION
Giancarlo del Monaco

SET & COSTUME DESIGNER
Michael Scott

LIGHTING DESIGNER
Wayne Chouinard

About Metropolitan Opera:

The Metropolitan Opera House is among the most powerful cultural institutions in the world of opera. The majestic 3,800-seat opera house is located at the iconic Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and is the only structure with a facade facing the major thoroughfare of Broadway on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Situated between New York City Ballet’s David H. Koch Theater and New York Philharmonic’s David Geffen Hall, the Metropolitan Opera looks over a vast plaza and the wondrous, ever-spouting Revson Fountain. Two Marc Chagall painted murals, framed in large windows of the grand tier lobby, give the opera house an especially distinct look.

While the original opera house opened in 1883 at 39th Street and Broadway, it has been at its current location since 1962. After more than fifty seasons, it still retains the quintessential Manhattan glamour and mid-century modern elegance. Each night, audience members are treated to an experience unmatched by other opera houses. Cluster-shaped chandeliers, their crystals aglow, begin to ascend toward the high ceiling overhead. This signals that the performance is about to start.

The most stellar voices in the pantheon of opera have been, and continue to be, regulars at the Metropolitan Opera House. Luciano Pavarotti, Maria Callas and Leontyne Price all graced the stage on numerous occasions. And today, Placido Domingo, the irrepressible and unchallenged opera superstar of our time, carries forth this legacy. Indeed, some of today’s greatest voices, such as Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, Susan Graham, and Mariusz Kwiecien have emerged from the Metropolitan Opera Rising Stars program.

Under Peter Gelb’s extraordinary leadership, the Met has blazed into the future, deftly embracing the latest broadcast technology and media outlets to capture the attention of the greater public and a mass audience heretofore unimagined. The Met’s expansive repertoire numbers some 200 works and counting. Unquestionably there are many marvelous opera houses in the world, but the Metropolitan Opera House remains the gold standard.

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The Metropolitan Opera

Lincoln Center,New York, New York 10023

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Posted by Nadia Kovarskaya