The Metropolitan Opera 2012 - 2013 Season
Captured Live in HD
The Metropolitan opera's award-winning series of operas captured live in HD.
Adults: $25, Concessions: $22
*Cast, Dates and Production Details are subject to change without notice
Richard Wagner's
PARSIFAL
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 April 2013 at 1pm
Conductor: Daniele Gatti
Production: Francois Girard
Cast: Katarina Dalayman (Kundry), Jonas Kaufmann (Parisifal), Peter Mattei (Amfortas), Evgeny Nikitin (Klingsor), Rene Pape (Gurnemanz)
Jonas Kaufmann stars in the title role of the innocent who finds wisdom in François Girard's new vision for Wagner's final masterpiece. His fellow Wagnerian luminaries include Katarina Dalayman as the mysterious Kundry, Peter Mattei as the ailing Amfortas, Evgeny Nikitin as the wicked Klingsor, and René Pape as the noble knight Gurnemanz.
Riccardo Zandonai's
FRANCESCA DA RIMINI
Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 May 2013 at 1pm
Conductor: Marco Armiliato
Production: Piero Faggioni
Cast: Eva-Maria Westbroek (Francesca), Marcello Giordani (Paolo), Robert Brubaker (Malatestino), Mark Delavan (Gianciotto)
George Frideric Handel's
GIULIO CESARE
Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 May 2013 at 1pm
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Production: David McVicar
Cast: Natalie Dessay (Cleopatra), Alice Coote (Sesto), Patricia Bardon (Cornelia), David Daniels (Giulio Cesare), Christophe Dumaux (Tolomeo), Guido Loconsolo (Achilla)
The opera that conquered London in Handel’s time comes to the Met in David McVicar’s lively production. The world’s leading countertenor, David Daniels, sings the title role opposite Natalie Dessay as an irresistibly exotic Cleopatra. Baroque specialist Harry Bicket conducts.