SIEGFRIED:Wagner
Original Air Date: 04/13/2019
Jordan; Goerke, Morley, Cargill, Vinke, Siegel, Volle, Konieczny, Belosselskiy
SID.19150639
SEASON PREMIERE
Program 041319-Siegfried
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HAMLET:Thomas
Original Air Date: 03/27/2010
Langrée; Keenlyside, Petersen, Larmore, Morris, Spence
MOD Video SID.19150641
This is the only Met broadcast of the Thomas work. Keenlyside has a commercial DVD in the same production with Dessay from Barcelona 2004. Petersen was a late substitute for Dessay for the whole run. Larmoreis especially vivid as Gertrude, part of her movement into dramatic mezzo/soprano parts.
LA TRAVIATA:Verdi
OAD: 04/17/2019 SID.19160321
Luisotti; Hartig, Costello, Domingo
LA CLEMENZA DI TITO:Mozart
OAD: 04/20/2019 SID.19160640
Koenigs; Fang, van den Heever, DiDonato, Murrihy, Polenzani, Van Horn
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DIE WALKÜRE:Wagner
OAD 04/25/2019 SID.19170427
Jordan; Goerke, Westbroek, Barton, Schuster, Skelton, Grimsley, Groissböck
Christine Goerke makes a “thrilling return” (New York Times) to the Met as Brünnhilde, with Greer Grimsley as her father Wotan and Stuart Skelton and Eva-Maria Westbroek as the twins Siegmund and Sieglinde. Philippe Jordan conducts the second installment of Wagner’s immortal Ring cycle.

GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG:Wagner
SEASON PREMIERE
Jordan; Goerke, Haller, Schuster, Schager, Nikitin, Konieczny, Owens
SID.19170638
Program 042719-gotterdammerung
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RIGOLETTO:Verdi
OAD: 05/01/2019 SID.19180321
Luisotti; Feola, Zaharia, Hymel, Gagnidze, Ivashchenko
Verdi’s tragic jester returns in Michael Mayer’s neon-bedecked, Las Vegas–themed production. Baritones Roberto Frontali and George Gagnidze share the title role, and soprano Nadine Sierra reprises her portrayal of Gilda, the role that helped launch her now-blossoming Met career. Tenors Vittorio Grigolo, Francesco Demuro, Matthew Polenzani, and Stephen Costello share the role of the lascivious Duke, and Nicola Luisotti conducts.
DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES : Poulenc
OAD: 05/03/2019 SID.19180535
Program 050319-dialogues-des-carmelites


FEDORA:Giordano
OAD: 04/26/1997
Abbado; Freni, Domingo, Croft, Arteta
MOD Video SID.19190107
This is the Met’s only broadcast of this verismo work, and is available on DVD also. This is a solid performance even if it catches Freni in the extreme twilight of a very long career. This is Freni’s penultimate opera performance at the Met, with another Fedora 5 days later. She appears 5 years later in an opening night gala doing Act 2 of Fedora, and she returns 3 years later for an end of season concert that marks her last vocal appearance on any stage.
FEDORA:Giordano
OAD: 04/26/1997
Abbado; Freni, Domingo, Croft, Arteta
MOD Video SID.19190316
This is the Met’s only broadcast of this verismo work, and is available on DVD also. This is a solid performance even if it catches Freni in the extreme twilight of a very long career. This is Freni’s penultimate opera performance at the Met, with another Fedora 5 days later. She appears 5 years later in an opening night gala doing Act 2 of Fedora, and she returns 3 years later for an end of season concert that marks her last vocal appearance on any stage.
SIEGFRIED : Wagner
OAD: 05/09/2019 SID.19190427
Jordan; Goerke, Morley, Cargill, Vinke, Siegel, Volle, Konieczny, Belosselskiy
PROGRAM 050919-siegfried
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DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES : Poulenc
OAD: 05/11/2019 SID.19190638
Nézet-Séguin; Leonard, Pieczonka, Morley, Cargill, Mattila, Portillo, LaPointe


THAÏS:Massenet
Original Air Date: 12/20/2008
López-Cobos; Fleming, Hampson, Schade
Live in HDMOD Video SID.19200208
Although the video has been available almost continuously on MOoD, I find this performance preferable to the Sills Milnes, which was massively overplayed in the first years of Sirius Radio. I rather like Thais as a break from other titles in the repertory.Although the video has been available almost continuously on MOoD, I find this performance preferable to the Sills Milnes, which was massively overplayed in the first years of Sirius Radio. I rather like Thais as a break from other titles in the repertory.

THAÏS:Massenet
Original Air Date: 12/20/2008
López-Cobos; Fleming, Hampson, Schade
Live in HDMOD Video SID.19200424
Although the video has been available almost continuously on MOoD, I find this performance preferable to the Sills Milnes, which was massively overplayed in the first years of Sirius Radio. I rather like Thais as a break from other titles in the repertory.Although the video has been available almost continuously on MOoD, I find this performance preferable to the Sills Milnes, which was massively overplayed in the first years of Sirius Radio. I rather like Thais as a break from other titles in the repertory.

THAÏS:Massenet
Original Air Date: 12/20/2008
López-Cobos; Fleming, Hampson, Schade
Live in HDMOD Video SID.19200640
Although the video has been available almost continuously on MOoD, I find this performance preferable to the Sills Milnes, which was massively overplayed in the first years of Sirius Radio. I rather like Thais as a break from other titles in the repertory.Although the video has been available almost continuously on MOoD, I find this performance preferable to the Sills Milnes, which was massively overplayed in the first years of Sirius Radio. I rather like Thais as a break from other titles in the repertory.
THE QUEEN OF SPADES:Tchaikovsky
Original Air Date: 04/10/1999
Gergiev; Domingo, Gorchakova, Söderström, Hvorostovsky, Borodina, Putilin
MOD AudioMOD Video SID.19260102
This performance is too late for Soderstrom, too late for Domingo, and too late for Gorchakova. You can see the video of from five days later on MOoD as well. Better to hear the first season of the production with Gregorian who succeeded Heppner, Guleghina who succeeded Mattila with Rysanek. That has been on Sirius, but is not on MOoD. If Sirius had been at work when the production premiered we would have a broadcast of Heppner and Mattila at their very best. MOD is from 4-15-99 performance.
THE QUEEN OF SPADES:Tchaikovsky
Original Air Date: 04/10/1999
Gergiev; Domingo, Gorchakova, Söderström, Hvorostovsky, Borodina, Putilin
MOD AudioMOD Video SID.19260318
This performance is too late for Soderstrom, too late for Domingo, and too late for Gorchakova. You can see the video of from five days later on MOoD as well. Better to hear the first season of the production with Gregorian who succeeded Heppner, Guleghina who succeeded Mattila with Rysanek. That has been on Sirius, but is not on MOoD. If Sirius had been at work when the production premiered we would have a broadcast of Heppner and Mattila at their very best. MOD is from 4-15-99 performance.
MARNIE:Muhly
Original Air Date: 11/10/2018
Spano; Leonard, Kelly, Graves, Davies, Maltman
Live in HDMOD Video SID.19260535
THE QUEEN OF SPADES:Tchaikovsky
Original Air Date: 04/10/1999
Gergiev; Domingo, Gorchakova, Söderström, Hvorostovsky, Borodina, Putilin
MOD AudioMOD Video SID.19260636
This performance is too late for Soderstrom, too late for Domingo, and too late for Gorchakova. You can see the video of from five days later on MOoD as well. Better to hear the first season of the production with Gregorian who succeeded Heppner, Guleghina who succeeded Mattila with Rysanek. That has been on Sirius, but is not on MOoD. If Sirius had been at work when the production premiered we would have a broadcast of Heppner and Mattila at their very best. MOD is from 4-15-99 performance.
THE QUEEN OF SPADES:Tchaikovsky
Original Air Date: 04/10/1999
Gergiev; Domingo, Gorchakova, Söderström, Hvorostovsky, Borodina, Putilin
MOD AudioMOD Video SID.19260748
This performance is too late for Soderstrom, too late for Domingo, and too late for Gorchakova. You can see the video of from five days later on MOoD as well. Better to hear the first season of the production with Gregorian who succeeded Heppner, Guleghina who succeeded Mattila with Rysanek. That has been on Sirius, but is not on MOoD. If Sirius had been at work when the production premiered we would have a broadcast of Heppner and Mattila at their very best. MOD is from 4-15-99 performance.
DON GIOVANNI:Mozart
Original Air Date: 04/14/1990
Levine; Furlanetto, Vaness, Ramey, Putnam, Winbergh, Upshaw
MOD Video SID.19270104
This performance comes 2 weeks after the telecast of the new Zeffirelli production with a number of cast changes Furlanetto and Ramey switch roles with Furlanetto now in the title role, Winbergh replaces Hadley, Putnam replaces Mattila. Although this has been on the radio before, it is not familiar to me, and I will make a special effort to take a listen.
DON GIOVANNI:Mozart
Original Air Date: 04/14/1990
Levine; Furlanetto, Vaness, Ramey, Putnam, Winbergh, Upshaw
MOD Video SID.19270320
This performance comes 2 weeks after the telecast of the new Zeffirelli production with a number of cast changes Furlanetto and Ramey switch roles with Furlanetto now in the title role, Winbergh replaces Hadley, Putnam replaces Mattila. Although this has been on the radio before, it is not familiar to me, and I will make a special effort to take a listen.
DON GIOVANNI:Mozart
Original Air Date: 04/14/1990
Levine; Furlanetto, Vaness, Ramey, Putnam, Winbergh, Upshaw
MOD Video SID.19270530
This performance comes 2 weeks after the telecast of the new Zeffirelli production with a number of cast changes Furlanetto and Ramey switch roles with Furlanetto now in the title role, Winbergh replaces Hadley, Putnam replaces Mattila. Although this has been on the radio before, it is not familiar to me, and I will make a special effort to take a listen.
DON GIOVANNI:Mozart
Original Air Date: 04/14/1990
Levine; Furlanetto, Vaness, Ramey, Putnam, Winbergh, Upshaw
MOD Video SID.19270743
This performance comes 2 weeks after the telecast of the new Zeffirelli production with a number of cast changes Furlanetto and Ramey switch roles with Furlanetto now in the title role, Winbergh replaces Hadley, Putnam replaces Mattila. Although this has been on the radio before, it is not familiar to me, and I will make a special effort to take a listen.
L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI:Rossini
Original Air Date: 01/04/1986
Levine; Horne, Ahlstedt, Montarsolo, Monk
MOD Video SID.19280209
This performance precedes the telecast by one week and that telecast is available in MOoD. For me, the distinction of the performance is mostly Montarsolo. Isabella is Horne’s second most performed role at 37 (Carmen unsurprisingly is first at 49) Her 3d is Adalgisa in Norma (all with Sutherland). MOD is 1/11/86 performance with same cast.
L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI:Rossini
Original Air Date: 01/04/1986
Levine; Horne, Ahlstedt, Montarsolo, Monk
MOD Video SID.19280425
This performance precedes the telecast by one week and that telecast is available in MOoD. For me, the distinction of the performance is mostly Montarsolo. Isabella is Horne’s second most performed role at 37 (Carmen unsurprisingly is first at 49) Her 3d is Adalgisa in Norma (all with Sutherland). MOD is 1/11/86 performance with same cast.
L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI:Rossini
Original Air Date: 01/04/1986
Levine; Horne, Ahlstedt, Montarsolo, Monk
MOD Video SID.19280641
This performance precedes the telecast by one week and that telecast is available in MOoD. For me, the distinction of the performance is mostly Montarsolo. Isabella is Horne’s second most performed role at 37 (Carmen unsurprisingly is first at 49) Her 3d is Adalgisa in Norma (all with Sutherland). MOD is 1/11/86 performance with same cast.
