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Today AT 1PM
Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor
Nadine Sierra stars as the young heroine driven to madness in Simon Stone’s audacious new production, which relocates Donizetti’s classic tragedy to the American Rust Belt of today. Maestro Riccardo Frizza leads an all-star cast, which also features Javier Camarena as Lucia’s forbidden lover, Artur Ruciński as her conniving brother, and Christian Van Horn as the compassionate Raimondo.
Nadine Sierra stars as the young heroine driven to madness in Simon Stone’s audacious new production, which relocates Donizetti’s classic tragedy to the American Rust Belt of today. Maestro Riccardo Frizza leads an all-star cast, which also features Javier Camarena as Lucia’s forbidden lover, Artur Ruciński as her conniving brother, and Christian Van Horn as the compassionate Raimondo.
Tonight AT 8PM
Brett Dean’s Hamlet
Australian composer Brett Dean’s contemporary masterpiece arrives at the Met, in a riveting production by Neil Armfield. Allan Clayton stars as Shakespeare’s tortured Dane, alongside Brenda Rae as Ophelia, Eve Gigliotti as Gertrude, Rod Gilfry as Claudius, and John Relyea as the ghost of Hamlet’s father. Maestro Nicholas Carter makes his Met debut leading the anticipated premiere.
Australian composer Brett Dean’s contemporary masterpiece arrives at the Met, in a riveting production by Neil Armfield. Allan Clayton stars as Shakespeare’s tortured Dane, alongside Brenda Rae as Ophelia, Eve Gigliotti as Gertrude, Rod Gilfry as Claudius, and John Relyea as the ghost of Hamlet’s father. Maestro Nicholas Carter makes his Met debut leading the anticipated premiere.
tomorrow AT 3PM
Philip Glass’s Akhnaten
Philip Glass’s mesmerizing modern masterpiece returns in Phelim McDermott’s ritualistic production, which brings ancient Egypt to vivid life with striking stage tableaux and a troupe of jugglers. Anthony Roth Costanzo reprises his celebrated turn as the revolutionary pharaoh Akhnaten, with Rihab Chaieb as his queen, Nefertiti, and Karen Kamensek on the podium.
Philip Glass’s mesmerizing modern masterpiece returns in Phelim McDermott’s ritualistic production, which brings ancient Egypt to vivid life with striking stage tableaux and a troupe of jugglers. Anthony Roth Costanzo reprises his celebrated turn as the revolutionary pharaoh Akhnaten, with Rihab Chaieb as his queen, Nefertiti, and Karen Kamensek on the podium.
