Donizetti’s Anna Bolena
– New Production -

Anna Netrebko opens the Met season with her portrayal of the ill-fated queen driven insane by her unfaithful king. She sings one of opera’s greatest mad scenes in a production that also stars Ekaterina Gubanova as her rival, Jane Seymour, and Ildar Abdrazakov as Henry VIII. Marco Armiliato conducts.

Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Ekaterina Gubanova (Giovanna Seymour), Tamara Mumford (Smeton), Stephen Costello (Lord Riccardo Percy), Ildar Abdrazakov (Enrico VIII).

Live: Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Encore: None
Expected Running Time: 4 hours, 10 minutes, 1 intermission

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Mozart’s Don Giovanni
– New Production -

Mariusz Kwiecien brings his youthful and sensual interpretation of Mozart’s timeless anti-hero to the Met for the first time, under the direction of Tony Award®-winning director Michael Grandage and with James Levine conducting. A troupe of refined Mozartians appears in this new production, including Marina Rebeka, Barbara Frittoli, Isabel Leonard, Matthew Polenzani, Ramón Vargas, and John Relyea. Gerald Finley steps into the title role later in the season, and Andrew Davis also conducts.

Marina Rebeka (Donna Anna), Barbara Frittoli (Donna Elvira), Mojca Erdmann (Zerlina), Ramón Vargas (Don Ottavio), Mariusz Kwiecien (Don Giovanni), Luca Pisaroni (Leporello), Joshua Bloom (Masetto), Stefan Kocan (The Commendatore).

Live: Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Encore: Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 3:00 pm
Expected Running Time: 3 hours, 50 minutes, 1 intermission

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Wagner’s Siegfried
– New Production -

In part three of the Ring, Wagner’s cosmic vision focuses on his hero’s early conquests, while Robert Lepage’s revolutionary stage machine transforms itself from bewitched forest to mountaintop love nest. Gary Lehman sings the title role and Deborah Voigt’s Brünnhilde is his prize. Bryn Terfel is the Wanderer. James Levine conducts.

Deborah Voigt (Brünnhilde), Patricia Bardon (Erda), Gary Lehman (Siegfried), Gerhard Siegel (Mime), Bryn Terfel (Wanderer), Eric Owens (Alberich).

Live: Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 12:00 (noon) pm
Encore: None
Expected Running Time: 5 hours, 51 minutes, 2 intermissions

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Glass’s Satyagraha

The Met’s visually extravagant production is back for an encore engagement. Richard Croft once again is Gandhi in Philip Glass’s unforgettable opera, which the Washington Post calls “a profound and beautiful work of theater.”

Rachelle Durkin (Miss Schlesen), Richard Croft (M.K. Gandhi), Kim Josephson (Mr. Kallenbach), Alfred Walker (Parsi Rustomji).

Live: Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Encore: None
Expected Running Time: 4 hours, 8 minutes, 2 intermissions

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Handel’s Rodelinda

Sensational in the 2004 Met premiere of Stephen Wadsworth’s much-heralded production, Renée Fleming reprises the title role. She’s joined by Stephanie Blythe and countertenor Andreas Scholl, and Baroque specialist Harry Bicket conducts.

Renée Fleming (Rodelinda), Stephanie Blythe (Eduige), Andreas Scholl (Bertarido), Iestyn Davies (Unulfo), Joseph Kaiser (Grimoaldo), Shenyang (Garibaldo).

Live: None
Encore: Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Expected Running Time: 4 hours, 15 minutes, 2 intermissions

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Gounod’s Faust
– New Production -

With Jonas Kaufmann in the title role, René Pape as the devil, and Marina Poplavskaya as Marguerite, Gounod’s classic retelling of the Faust legend couldn’t be better served. Tony Award®-winning director Des McAnuff updates the story to the first half of the 20th century with a production that won praise in London last season. A later run features two other first-tier Fausts: Roberto Alagna and Joseph Calleja, with Ferruccio Furlanetto stepping in as the devil. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts on the heels of his Don Carlo success.

Marina Poplavskaya (Marguerite), Michele Losier (Siébel), Jonas Kaufmann (Faust), Russell Braun (Valentin), René Pape (Méphistophélès).

Live: None
Encore: Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Expected Running Time: 4 hours, 15 minutes, 2 intermissions

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The Enchanted Island
– New Production -

Inspired by the musical pastiches and masques of the 18th century, the Met presents an original Baroque fantasy, featuring a who’s who of Baroque stars led by eminent conductor William Christie. With music by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, and others, the new libretto by Jeremy Sams combines elements of The Tempest and A Midsummer Night¹s Dream. David Daniels is Prospero, Joyce DiDonato is Sycorax, and Plácido Domingo sings Neptune. Danielle de Niese and Luca Pisaroni co-star, along with Lisette Oropesa and Anthony Roth Costanzo. This dazzling production is directed and designed by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch (Satyagraha and the Met’s 125th Anniversary Gala).

Danielle de Niese (Ariel), Lisette Oropesa (Miranda), Joyce DiDonato (Sycorax), David Daniels (Prospero), Anthony Roth Costanzo (Ferdinand), Placido Domingo (Neptune), Luca Pisaroni (Caliban).

Live: Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Encore: None
Expected Running Time: 3 hours, 30 minutes, 1 intermission

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Wagner’s Götterdämmerung
– New Production -

With its cataclysmic climax, the Met’s new Ring cycle, directed by Robert Lepage, comes to its resolution. Deborah Voigt stars as Brünnhilde and Jay Hunter Morris is Siegfried—the star-crossed lovers doomed by fate. Fabio Luisi conducts.

Deborah Voigt (Brünnhilde), Wendy Bryn Harmer (Gutrune), Waltraud Meier (Waltraute), Jay Hunter Morris (Siegfried), Iain Paterson (Gunther), Eric Owens (Alberich), Hans-Peter König (Hagen).

Live: Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 12:00 (noon) pm
Encore: None
Expected Running Time: 6 hours, 14 minutes, 2 intermissions

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Verdi’s Ernani

Angela Meade takes center stage in Verdi’s thrilling early gem. Salvatore Licitra is her mismatched lover, and all-star Verdians Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Ferruccio Furlanetto round out the cast.

Angela Meade (Elvira), Salvatore Licitra (Ernani), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Don Carlo), Ferruccio Furlanetto (de Silva).

Live: Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Encore: None
Expected Running Time: 3 hours, 49 minutes, 2 intermissions

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Massenet’s Manon
– New Production -

Anna Netrebko’s dazzling portrayal of the tragic heroine in Laurent Pelly’s new production travels to the Met from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Piotr Beczala and Paulo Szot also star, with the Met’s Principal Guest Conductor Fabio Luisi on the podium.

Anna Netrebko (Manon), Piotr Beczala (des Grieux), Paulo Szot (Lescaut), David Pittsinger (Comte des Grieux).

Live: Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 12:00 (noon) pm
Encore: None
Expected Running Time: 4 hours, 3 minutes, 2 intermissions

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Verdi’s La Traviata

Natalie Dessay will put on the red dress in Willy Decker’s stunning production, in her first Violetta at the Met. Matthew Polenzani sings Alfredo, Dmitri Hvorostovsky is Germont, and Principal Guest Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.

Natalie Dessay (Violetta Valéry), Matthew Polenzani (Alfredo Germont), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Giorgio Germont).

Live: Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Encore: Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 3:00 pm
Expected Running Time: 3 hours, 7 minutes, 1 intermission

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