DON GIOVANNI:Mozart
Wednesday 01/30/2019 – 7:30 pm
Meister; Willis-Sørensen, Lombardi, Garifullina, de Barbeyrac,
Pisaroni, Abdrazakov, Cedel, Kocán
CARMEN : Bizet
Saturday 02/02/2019 – 1 pm ET
Langrée; Phillips, Margaine, Alagna, Simpson
Live in HD
DER ROSENKAVALIER : Strauss
MOD Audio OAD: 12/19/1964
Schippers; Della Casa, Schwarzkopf, Edelmann, Raskin, Dönch
Della Casa as Octavian; Schwarzkopf in one of her two Met appearances.
DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL : Mozart
MOD Audio OAD: 03/24/1990
Levine; Devia, Heilmann, Moll, Mills, Magnusson
Notable for Moll’s matchless Osmin, premiered at the Met 10 years earlier, and Levine’s authoritative conducting
FALSTAFF : Verdi
OAD: 02/26/1949
Reiner; Warren, Resnik, Valdengo, Elmo, Albanese, Di Stefano
Reiner’s second MET opera, Emlo and Valdengo stand out in a strong ensemble.
IL TROVATORE : Verdi
MOD Audio OAD: 03/17/1973
Cillario; Domingo, Caballé, Cossotto, Merrill, Vinco
Last role appearances for Caballe, Domingo and Merrill;
Cossotto broadcast debut in Azucena
LA CENERENTOLA : Rossini
MOD Audio OAD: 01/24/1998
Levine; Larmore, Vargas, Alaimo, Corbelli
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR : Donizetti
MOD Audio OAD: 12/08/1956
Cleva; Callas, Votipka, McCracken, Sordello, Campora, Franke, Moscona
Only MET broadcast by Callas in her few (21 total) appearances at the MET ; Cleva conducted 17.
MADAMA BUTTERFLY : Puccini
OAD: 02/26/2000
Rudel; Crider, Larin, White, Josephson, Fitch
MANON : Massenet
MOD Video OAD: 04/07/2012
Luisi; Netrebko, Beczala, Szot
Audio broadcast of the LIVE IN HD, breakout part for Beczala and notable for Netrebko’s impassioned performance
ORFEO ED EURIDICE : Gluck
OAD: 04/09/1955
Monteux; Stevens, Güden, Hurley
Monteux’s penultimate season
SAMSON ET DALILA : Saint-Saëns
MOD Audio OAD: 02/28/1998
Slatkin; Domingo, Graves, Leiferkus
Domingo and Graves – ‘a searing demonstration of “onstage chemistry
SIEGFRIED : Wagner
OAD: 02/16/1957
Stiedry; Windgassen, Mödl, Edelmann, Madeira, Kelley, Pechner
One of Windgassen’s two broadcasts (with Gotterdammerung ) in his only MET season, one of the best Siegfried’s postwar
THE BARTERED BRIDE : Smetana
MOD Video OAD: 12/02/1978
Levine; Stratas, Gedda, Talvela, Vickers
Stellar cast with Vickers successful in a different role for him
THE FIRST EMPEROR : Dun
MOD Video OAD: 01/13/2007
Dun; Domingo, Futral, Groves, Tian, DeYoung
Broadcast from the Premiere season
THE QUEEN OF SPADES : Tchaikovsky
OAD: 02/14/2004
Jurowski; Domingo, Dalayman, Palmer, Chernov, Zaremba, Putilin
Last Gherman for Domingo, interesting work from Dalayman and Jurowski